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Established 2004

Founding Members

The founding members of the Society came together during the International Hyaluronan meeting (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) in October 2003, during a round table discussion.

The Founders formally agreed to take part in the formation of the society, which was then officially incorporated by Dr. Endre Balazs and Dr. Vincent Hascall on October 4, 2004.

Giovanni_AbatangeloGiovanni Abatangelo, Ph.D.
Dipartimento di Istologia
Microbiologia e Biotecnologie
Mediche/Sezione Istologia e Embriologia
Padova, ITALY
Endre A. Balazs, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
Matrix Biology Institute
Edgewater, NJ USA
Malcolm P. Aldrich Research Professor Emeritus
College of Physicians & Surgeons
Columbia University
New York, NY USA
Mary Cowman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Bioengineering
Tandon School of Engineering
New York University
New York, NY, USA
Anthony J. Day, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Wellcome Trust Centre for
Cell-Matrix Research,
Faculty of Life Sciences,
University of Manchester,
Manchester, UK
Janet Denlinger, Ph.D.
President
Matrix Biology Institute
Edgewater, NJ USA
Timothy Hardingham, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Universities of Manchester & Liverpool
Manchester, UK
Vincent C. Hascall, Ph.D.
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH USA
Koji Kimata, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Institute of Molecular Science
Aichi Medical University
Nagakute, Aichi, JAPAN
New York, NY USA
Cheryl Knudson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Greenville, NC USA
Warren Knudson, Ph.D.
Professor
Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Greenville, NC USA
Torvard Laurent, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Uppsala
Uppsala, SWEDEN
Ulla Laurent, M.D., Ph.D.
Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Uppsala
Uppsala, SWEDEN
Glyn O. Phillips, Ph.D., DSc, Hon DSc, FRSC
Executive Chairman
Phillips Hydrocolliods Research Ltd.
Cardiff, Wales UK
Peter Prehm, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Hylitis
Nottuln, Germany
Glenn Prestwich, Ph.D.
Presidential Professor
Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
John Scott, Ph.D.
Chemical Morphology
Manchester University Medical School
Manchester UK
John Sheehan, Ph.D.
Cystic Fibrosis Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC USA
Robert Stern, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York NY, USA
Bryan Toole, Ph.D.
Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC USA

Eva Turley, Ph.D.
Professor & Distinguished Oncology Scientist,
London Regional Cancer Program Professor
Western University
London, ON CANADA

Paul Weigel, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Charles Weiss, M.D.
Chairman, Emeritus
Dept. of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, FL USA
Thomas Wight, Ph.D.
Dept. of Vascular Biology
The Hope Heart Institute
1124 Columbia Street, Ste. 783
Seattle, WA 98104-2046