Congress Organizers
The 16th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry is organized by a dedicated team committed to advancing the field of biological psychiatry. Led by the Executive Committee, which oversees the strategic direction of the congress, and supported by the Scientific Committee, comprised of renowned experts who shape the scientific program, and the Regional Organizing Committee, representing Türkiye to ensure local expertise and a culturally rich experience, the organizers aim to create a stimulating and inclusive congress experience for all attendees.
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WFSBP Executive Committee Members
Prof. Lakshmi N. Yatham
President
Canada
Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai
President Elect
Germany
Prof. Michael Berk
Vice-President
Australia
Prof. Soraya Seedat
Secretary
South Africa
Prof. Frederico Duarte Garcia
Treasurer
Brazil
Prof. Oguz Karamustafalioglu
Vice-Secretary
Türkiye
Prof. Adriana Rivetti
Vice-Treasurer
Argentina
Prof. Benicio Frey
Vice-Treasurer
Canada
Dr. Daihui Peng
Honorary Vice-Secretary – Outreach
People’s Republic of China
Scientific Program Committee
CHAIR: Soraya Seedat
South African Society of Biological Psychiatry
South Africa
CO-CHAIR: Dost Ongur, M.D.,Ph.D
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
United States
Mohamed Alsuwaidan
Kuwait
Ole Andreassen, Prof. Dr.
University of Oslo
Norway
Istvan Bitter, M.D.
Semmelweis University, Dept of Psychiatry
Hungary
Paolo Brambilla, Prof. Dr.
University of Milan
Italy
Yu Hai Eric Chen, FRCPsych
Hong Kong University
Hong Kong SAR China
Jun Chen, M.D.,Ph.D.
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
China
Andrea Cipriani, M.D.,Ph.D.
Oxford University
United Kingdom
Deepak D’Souza
United States
Chris Davey
Australia
Katharina Domschke Ph.D.,Prof.
German Society for Biological Psychiatry
Germany
Naomi Fineberg
United Kingdom
Wolfgang Gaebel
German Society for Biological Psychiatry
Germany
Ishrat Husain, M.D.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Canada
Afzal Javed
United Kingdom
Tao Li, Prof.
Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
China
Mario Maj
Italian Society of Biological Psychiatry
Italy
Samer Makhoul
United Arab Emirates
Ricardo Marcelo Corral
Argentina
Andrew Nierenberg
United States
Dan Rujescu
German Society for Biological Psychiatry
Germany
Taiwo Sheikh
Ahmadu Bello University
Nigeria
Rajiv Tandon, M.D.
University of Michigan Medical Center
United States
Florence Thibaut, Prof. Dr.,M.D.,Ph.D.
University Paris Cité
France
Simavi Vahip
Turkish Society of Biological Psychiatry
Turkey
Gang Wang
Taiwanese Society of Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology
Taiwan
Allan Young, FRCP,M.D.,Ph.D.
United Kingdom
Carlos Zarate, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health
United States
Regional Organizing Committee
Chair: Bilgen Taneli
Co-Chair: Oguz Karamustafalioglu
Secretary: Yesim Taneli
Cengiz Akkaya
Yakup Albayrak
Koksal Alptekin
Kursat Altinbas
S. Mehdi Samimi Ardestani
Kemal Arikan
Murat Ilhan Atagun
Hamdullah Aydin
Yavuz Ayhan
Mansur Beyazyurek
Tezan Bildik
Ali Caykoylu
Deniz Ceylan
Fusun Cetin Cuhadaroglu
Aysen Esen Danaci
Dimitris Dikeos
Murat Demet
Berker Duman
Mehmet Cagdas Eker
Eka Chkonia
Engin Eker
Salih Saygin Eker
Hale Yapici Eser
Kostas N. Fountoulakis
Ali Saffet Gonul
Sinan Guloksuz
Cicek Hocaoglu
Ilkin Icelli
Filiz Izci
Gul Karacetin
Sacit Karamursel
Nesrin Karamustafalioglu
Selcuk Kirli
Emine Eren Kocak
Martina Rojnic Kuman
Nahit Motavalli Mukaddes
Aslan Oguz
Fuat Ozgen
Aslı Sarandol
Coskun Sarman
Yusuf Sivrioglu
Constantin R. Soldatos
Haldun Soygur
Sibel Suzen
Suna Taneli
Tolga Taneli
Atilla Tekin
Alp Ucok
Ismail Hakki Ulus
Arif Verimli
Aylin Yazici
Kemal Yazici
Mustafa Yildiz