Thank You NMB

Thanks to the Outgoing NMB

The Network Management Board (NMB) provides strategic leadership for the Network and plays a key role in reviewing membership and funding applications.

Over the past few years, a number of outgoing NMB members have provided invaluable support to both the VALIDATE community and the Management Team.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Prof Manabu Ato (NIID, Japan), Prof Narisara Chantratita (Mahidol University, Thailand), Prof Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos (University of Aberystwyth, UK), Dr Daniela Pagliara Lage (UFMG, Brazil), Dr Zimvo Obasa (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Dr Susana Flores Villalva (INIFAP, Mexico), Dr Paula Niewold (Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands), Dr Elena Stylianou (University of Oxford, UK), and Dr Thao-Thy Pham (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium).

We are extremely grateful for their time, expertise, and commitment.

Published 7 March 2026