IZFS Board of Directors Election Results

The International Zebrafish Society (IZFS) is pleased to announce the results of the 2026 Board of Directors Election.

IZFS Officers

President-Elect: Filippo Del Bene, PhD Paris, France	Treasurer: Wiebke Herzog, PhD Erlangen, Germany

IZFS Regional Representatives

East Asia Regional Representative Fumi Kubo, PhD Wako, Japan	Europe & West Asia Regional Representative Nicholas S. Foulkes, PhD Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen & Heidelberg, Germany
US & Canada Regional Representative Rubén Marín Juez, PhD Montreal, Canada	US & Canada Regional Representative Zhaoxia Sun, PhD New Haven, United States

Congratulations to the newly elected leaders of the International Zebrafish Society! These new Board members will begin their term after the Board of Directors meeting in the summer of 2026. Dr. Del Bene will serve as President-Elect for one year before ascending the President for one year, then Immediate Past President for one year. Drs. Herzog, Kubo, Foulkes, Marín Juez, and Sun will serve three-year terms in their respective roles.

Thank you to all of the candidates for their dedication and interest in serving our growing society. We are grateful to all of the IZFS members who voted in this year's election.

Thank you to the following IZFS Board Members who are rotating off the Board this summer!

Congratulations to the new IZFS leaders. Thank you to the outgoing Board Members for their efforts and the success they have brought to the zebrafish community.

• Feng Liu, PhD
  IZFS Past President (2026 - 2027)
• Han Wang, PhD 
  IZFS Treasurer (2023 - 2026)
• Filippo Del Bene, PhD
  IZFS Europe & West Asia Representative (2023 - 2026)
  Now President-Elect (2026 - 2027)
• Florence Marlow, PhD
  IZFS US & Canada Representative (2023 - 2026)
• Kelly Monk, PhD
  IZFS US & Canada Representative (2023 - 2026)
• Chengtian Zhao, PhD
  IZFS East Asia Representative (2023 - 2026)

Bylaws Revisions Approved: 

http://www.izfs.org/UserFiles/file/IZFSBylawsRevisions-ElectionResults.pdf