14 September 2017

The European Complement Network (“ECN”) is a Pan-European non-profit scientific organization managed by researchers and clinicians investigating the complement system (part of the innate immunity) and/or diseases related to it.

ECN activities are managed by a board that consists of 12 to 14 members representing different European countries.

The board members are elected during the ECN congress meetings by the congress participants. This year Elena Volokhina (Pediatric Nephrology/TML), theme Renal disorders has been elected as new board member of the ECN.
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