- Coordinator
The Coordinator of MiND is Prof. Dr. Barbara Franke from Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The project coordinator is the legal entity acting as the intermediary between the European Commission and the consortium as well as the supervisor of the overall progress of the project.
Prof. Barbara Franke Coordinator - Phone:+31 (0) 243 614 017
- Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board (SB) is the ultimate decision-making body of the project. It consists of all partners (beneficiaries and associated, academic as well as private sector) and Early Stage Researchers (ESRs). The SB is in charge of the political and strategic orientation of the project and acts as the arbitration body.
- Steering Committee
The Steering Committee (SC) consists of all WP leaders, the coordinator and two ESRs. It is the supervisory body of the research activities which reports to and is accountable to the Supervisory Board.
Prof. Barbara Franke Radboud University Medical Center 
Prof. Jonna Kuntsi King's College London 
Prof. Andreas Reif Goethe Universität 
Angelien Heister Radboud University Medical Center 
Prof. Philip Asherson King's College London 
Dr. William Norton University of Leicester 
Niall Mortimer University Hospital Würzburg / Vall d'Hebron Research Institute 
Elisa Dalla Vecchia University of Leicester 
Nienke Siebelink Karakter - Fellow Board
The Fellow Board comprises all ESRs in MiND. The purpose of this Board is to make sure that ESRs are represented at all levels of MiND. Two representatives of the Fellow Board become members of the Supervisory Board, others participate in Steering Committee, in Ethics, and in Communication Boards; two ESRs participate in the Education and Career Development Board.
Nienke Siebelink Karakter 
Joanna Szopinska Radboud University Medical Center 
Dr. Nicoletta Adamo King's College London 
Laura Ghirardi Karolinska Institutet 
Francesca Waddington Radboud University Medical Center 
Anu Shivalikanjli Universitat de Barcelona 
Dinka Smajlagic University of Bergen Elisa Dalla Vecchia University of Leicester 
Kai Waløen University of Bergen 
Bartosz Helfer King's College London / Braingaze 
Sara Boxhoorn Goethe Universität / Braingaze Niall Mortimer University Hospital Würzburg / Vall d'Hebron Research Institute 
Viola Stella Palladino Goether Universität - Education and Career Development Board
The Education and Career Development Board provides structure to and ensures high quality and standardization across the European participants in the supervision of the ESR training. The tasks of this board are to set-up and supervise the training components with a special focus on ensuring the excellence in education and training in our network and taking into account the competences needed in both the industrial and academic sectors.
Prof. Jonna Kuntsi King's College London 
Dr. Arjan de Brouwer Radboud University Medical Center 
Prof. Bru Cormand Universitat de Barcelona Dr. William Norton University of Leicester Joanna Szopinska Radboud University Medical Center Bartosz Helfer King's College London / Braingaze - Communication and Dissemination Board
The Communication and Dissemination Board develops strategies and ideas regarding our ETN’s communication, dissemination, valorisation and exploitation of intellectual property. Together with the local hosts, this Board will plan the MiND International Conference. For the valorisation task, they will judge the potential value of IP generated in MiND and will advise individual partners and the Steering Committee on valorisation.
Prof. Andreas Reif Goethe Universität 
Dr. Corina U. Greven Karakter 
Dr. Annette Schenck Radboud University Medical Center 
Prof. Jan Haavik University of Bergen 
Hans Supèr Braingaze 
Aurelie Baranger Autism-Europe Viola Stella Palladino Goether Universität Sara Boxhoorn Goethe Universität / Braingaze - Ethics Advisory Board
The Ethics Advisory Board is responsible for the ethically sound conduct of the research and counsels project leaders and ESRs on ethics issues. The board consists of senior members of MiND and two ESRs as well as an external, independent Ethics Advisor, Dr. Stephanie Witt.
Dr. Stephanie Witt is senior scientist of the Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry and head of the CIMH molecular genetics laboratory and biobank at Heidelberg University/Medical Faculty Mannheim. She is a psychologist by training and did her thesis in the molecular biology basic reserch. Her research focus is the search for genetic and environmental risk factors for psychiatric disorders, in particular affective disorders, schizophrenia, and alcohol dependence. A specific emphasis of her work is the refining of phenotype-genotype correlations across diagnostic categories through the application of advanced statistical techniques. The Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry is among the leading research teams in psychiatric genetics worldwide. Her other research interest is the study of the ethical, legal, and social aspects of psychiatric genetics.
Internal Ethics Advisory Board:
Prof. Barbara Franke Radboud University Medical Center 
Prof. Jan Buitelaar Radboud University Medical Center / Karakter 
Prof. Christine Freitag Goethe Universität Frankfurt 
Prof. Klaus-Peter Lesch University Hospital Würzburg 
Mascha Schijvenaars Radboud University Medical Center Andrea Bilbow ADHD Europe Dr. Nicoletta Adamo King's College London Kai Waløen University of Bergen - Project Management Office
The Project Management Office (PMO) of MiND is the central office. It consists of the Coordinator, a project manager and a training coordinator based in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Prof. Barbara Franke Coordinator Angelien Heister Radboud University Medical Center - Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is a consultative body which is formed to ensure and improve the scientific and ethical performance and the quality of results of MiND. Renowned experts from the relevant scientific fields of MiND have agreed to be part of the MiND Scientific Advisory Board:
Prof. Dr. Anita Thapar Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom 
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bourgeron Head of Unit, Unité de Génétique Humaine et fonctions cognitives, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - Ombudsman
The ombudsman for the MiND project is Prof. Dr. Rosemary Tannock (Professor Emeritus, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada). In case of conflicts in the consortium, she will serve as an independent expert third party to help solve the problems.
Prof. Dr. Rosemary Tannock University of Toronto Rosemary Tannock is now Professor Emerita at the University of Toronto and continues as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. She held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Special Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the University of Toronto from January 2006-February 2013.
Her clinical research program focuses on the nature and treatment of cognitive and academic impairments in ADHD (currently funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Institute of Education Sciences USA). She has authored two policy documents for the Canadian Federal Government on ADHD and Mental Illness in Post Secondary Education, as well as several "White Papers" on Educational Accommodations for children and youth with ADHD in Canada.
From 2007-2013, she was a member of the DSM-5 Work Group on ADHD and Externalizing Disorders and liaison-consultant to the Neurodevelopment Disabilities Work Group for Specific Learning Disabilities. Currently, she is an appointed member of the Steering Committee for the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set for ADHD and a consultant for the ICD-11 section on Specific Learning Disorders.
