Prebic Executive Council
Ram Menon, PhD
Executive
Director
The University of Texas Medical Branch at
Galveston
Galveston, TX, USA
Nanbert Zhong, MD, PhD
New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
Bo Jacobsson, MD, PhD
Sweden
Elizabeth Bonney, MD
University of
Vermont
Burlington, VT, USA
Prebic Board of Directors
Sam Mesiano, PhD
President
USA
Prof. Hadijat Olaide Raji, MD
Vice President
Nigeria
Lauren S Richardson, PhD
Secretary General
USA
Brandie D Taylor, PhD
Treasurer
USA
Ourlad Tantengco, MD, PhD
Board of Directors
USA
Liaison – Australasia Branch
Dilly Anumba, MD
Board of Directors
UK
Liaison – Australasia Branch
Shajila Siricila, PhD
Board of Directors
USA
YIF representation
Jarek Kalinka, MD, PhD
Board of Directors
Poland
Liaison – European Branch
Prebic Branch Directors
Natasha Singh, MD
European Branch
UK
Luis Sobrevia, PhD
South American Branch
Chile
Houda Moustaide, MD
Africa/Middle East
Morocco
Sandra Reznik, MD, PhD
North America
USA
Our Vision and Values
The core beliefs of PREBIC are to advance scientific knowledge to prevent preterm birth through open, global collaborative research based on the principles of open communication, trust and honesty. Through our mission and vision, PREBIC aims to optimize newborn health and long-term development for mothers and childrens.
The values of PREBIC are to:
- Develop global collaborative research into preterm birth.
- Create a community of researchers to increase our understanding of the mechanisms leading to PTB.
- Stimulate scientific enquiry to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms leading to preterm birth.
- Create scientific guidelines for global collaborative research in preterm birth.
- Engage international collaborative research to prevent preterm birth.
- Facilitate collaborative using transdisciplary approaches to improve knowledge into preterm birth.
- To expedite preterm birth research by combining the resources of multiple research groups across multiple geographic populations.
- Encourage young researchers to work in international collaborative multidisciplinary teams to advance knowledge to prevent preterm birth.