Mentors

EHA is pleased to introduce our mentors for 2026. With a wide range of skills, our mentors are ready to help mentees develop their full potential in hematology.

 

Adela Perolla
University of Medicine
Albania
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Networking

 

Alba Maiques
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Networking, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Work/life balance

 

Alicia Rovó
University Hospital Bern, Inselspital
Switzerland
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving, Time management

 

Amin Turki
University Hospital Bochum and University Hospital Essen
Germany
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Cultural awareness, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Anastasia Conti
Fondazione Telethon ETS
Italy
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Networking, Problem solving

 

Annamaria Brioli
Hannover Medical School
Germany
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Emotional intelligence, Leadership

 

Claudia Voena
San Luigi Gonzaga Teaching Hospital – University of Torino
Italy
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving

 

Cristina Papayannidis
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna
Italy
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Networking, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving

 

Dagmar Gotthardt
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Austria
Skills: Collaboration, Leadership, Networking, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Darko Antic
University Clinical Center Serbia
Serbia
Skills: Leadership, Networking, Communication, Critical thinking, DEI

 

Deniz Yilmaz Karapinar
Ege University Faculty of Medicine Children’s Hospital
Turkey
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Leadership, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Elena Solomou
University of Patras Medical School
Greece
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Emotional intelligence, Problem solving, Communication

 

Eleni Gavriilaki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece
Skills: Critical thinking, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving, Time management, Work/life balance

 

Elisa Rumi
Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
Italy
Skills: Communication, Critical thinking, Leadership, Networking, Work/life balance

 

Francesc Solé
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Problem solving

 

Gael Roue
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Leadership, Problem solving

 

Gerardo Gerardo Ferrer
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving

 

Jacqueline Cloos
Amsterdam UMC
Netherlands
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural awareness

 

Jan Cools
KU Leuven
Belgium
Skills: Communication, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Presenting/pitching, Problem Solving

 

Janine Stutterheim
Princess Máxima Center
Netherlands
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Networking, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Jessica Okosun
Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
Skills: Presenting/pitching, Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Problem solving, Adaptability

 

Jolanda Sarno
Tettamanti Research Center
Italy
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Cultural awareness, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Jose Tomás Navarro Ferrando
Catalan Institute of Oncology
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Critical thinking, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Work/life balance

 

Julia Starkova
Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Czechia
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Problem solving

 

Kiran Batta
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, DEI, Networking, Work/life balance

 

Lara Mussolin
University of Padova
Italy
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Networking

 

Laura Belver
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Skills: Communication, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Networking, Presenting/pitching

 

Laura Eugenia Velazquez Medina
U1197 INSERM
France
Skills: Adaptability, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural awareness, Networking

 

Laura Mondragón Martí­nez
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Spain
Skills: Adaptability, Presenting/pitching, Work/life balance

 

Leif Ludwig
Berlin Institute of Health and Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology
Germany
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Cultural awareness, Problem solving

 

Lisa Russell
Newcastle University
United Kingdom
Skills: Collaboration, Leadership, Presenting/pitching, Time management, Work/life balance

 

Livius Penter
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany
Skills: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Leadership, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving

 

Mandy Lauw
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Skills: Collaboration, Networking, Presenting/pitching, Leadership, Communication, DEI

 

Mhairi Copland
School of Cancer Sciences
United Kingdom
Skills: Adaptability, DEI, Emotional intelligence, Networking, Problem solving

 

Mirjam Belderbos
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
Netherlands
Skills: Adaptability, Presenting/pitching, Work/life balance

 

Mohamad Mohty
Sorbonne Université
France
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Networking, Presenting/pitching

 

Monica Rivera Franco
Mexican Ministry of Health
Mexico
Skills: Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Work/life balance

 

Nikolaos Sousos
University of Crete
Greece
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, DEI, Leadership, Work/life balance

 

Panagiotis Ntziachristos
Ghent University
Belgium
Skills: Adaptability, Communication, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Presenting/pitching

 

Paolo Milani
University of Pavia
Italy
Skills: Collaboration, Networking, Presenting/pitching

 

Renée Beekman
Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)
Spain
Skills: Critical thinking, Leadership, Presenting/pitching, Problem solving, Work/life balance

 

Sebastian Vosberg
University Hospital LMU Munich
Germany
Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Networking, Problem solving

 

Simona Valletta
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Skills: Cultural awareness, DEI, Leadership, Networking, Work/life balance