✨ IWGGD membership is built on collaboration — bringing together experts to advance research, improve patient care, and shape international guidelines in Gaucher disease.
Membership is open to researchers, clinicians, and diagnostic professionals worldwide who are actively engaged in Gaucher disease and affiliated with an academic or medical institution.
Membership is not open to industry.
As a member, you will have the opportunity to:
Join IWGGD Working Groups — the core of IWGGD’s scientific activities
Contribute to international projects, collaborative studies, and guideline development
Participate in IWGGD meetings, scientific initiatives, and networking events
Apply for short-term scholarships and preceptorships
Host and train researchers or scholars at your institution
Stay up to date with developments in the field through our monthly newsletter
For academic and medical institutions (universities, hospitals, research centers).
The institution holds the membership and is granted one vote in IWGGD matters
Covers multiple individuals from the same institution
Each individual must submit a personal application to be included in IWGGD activities
Only members affiliated with an institutional membership are eligible for:
Board nomination
Working Group Chair positions
For individual researchers, clinicians, or students whose institution is not yet registered.
Applies to one individual only
Valid for up to 2 years
Does not include voting rights
Not eligible for Board or Working Group Chair roles
👉 Individual membership is intended as a temporary pathway, and members are encouraged to support the registration of their institution.
| Feature | Institutional Membership | Association (Individual) Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Who joins | Academic/medical institution | Individual researcher, clinician, or student |
| Representatives | Multiple individuals (each registers separately) | One person |
| Voting rights | ✅ One vote per institution | ❌ No voting rights |
| Board eligibility | ✅ Yes (via institutional affiliation) | ❌ Not eligible |
| WG Chair eligibility | ✅ Yes (via institutional affiliation) | ❌ Not eligible |
| Duration | Annual (renewed yearly) | Up to 2 years |
| Industry affiliation | ❌ Not permitted | ❌ Not permitted |
