International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT)

ISOTT promotes research into all aspects of the processes involved in the transport of oxygen from the air to its final consumption in the cells of the various organs of the body. It organises an annual conference and publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts in the Springer book series Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.

About

The International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT) is an interdisciplinary society of scientists, engineers, clinicians, and mathematicians worldwide dedicated to advancing understanding of oxygen transport from the air to its ultimate use by cells and tissues. ISOTT brings together researchers from diverse fields to exchange knowledge, discuss new developments, and address important questions in oxygen transport and tissue oxygenation. Founded in 1973, ISOTT has provided an international platform for scientific collaboration and idea exchange, contributing to major advances in areas such as oxygen measurement, spectroscopy, mathematical modeling, and the regulation of oxygen supply to tissues.

The ISOTT Constitution and Bylaws (PDF) contain the code that governs all aspects of our society’s activities.

The Founding of ISOTT: The Shamattawa of Engineering Science and Medical Science (by Duane F. Bruley, Society Historian) (PDF)

ISOTT officers

President

Fahmeed Hyder
Yale University, USA

Phone: (+1) 203 785 6205 fahmeed.hyder@yale.edu

Secretary

Ursula Wolf
University of Bern, Switzerland

Phone: (+41) 31 684-1550
secretary@isott.org

President-elect

Turgut Durduran
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain

Phone: (+34) 93 553-4151
turgut.durduran@icfo.eu

Past president

Alexander Caicedo-Dorado
Pontificia Universidad Javerian, Colombia

Phone: (+57) 601 320-8320 acaicedod@javeriana.edu.co

Treasurer

He Xu
University of Pennsylvania
Lansdowne, PA (USA)

Phone: (+1) 484-432-7106 isott_treasurer@outlook.com

Head of publication committee

Ilias Tachtsidis
University College London, UK

Phone: (+44) 20 7679 0269
i.tachtsidis@ucl.ac.uk

Executive committee

Allan Doctor (USA)
Turgut Durduran (Spain)
Mada Hashem (Canada)
Kazuki Hotta (Japan)
Alexander Kalyanov (Switzerland)

Maheen Siddiqui (UK)
Qi Wang (USA)
Hamoon Zohdi (Switzerland)
Victor Ochoa-Gutierrez (USA)

Past ISOTT presidents

Prof. Alexander Caicedo-Dorado (Pontificia Universidad Javerian, Colombia) (ISOTT 2026)

Prof. Ilias Tachtsidis (University College London, UK) (ISOTT 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece)

Prof. Sally Pias (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) (ISOTT 2024)

Prof. Kaoru Sakatani (The University of Tokyo, Japan) (ISOTT 2023)

Prof. Kazuto Masamoto (The University of Electro-Communications, Japan) (ISOTT 2023)

Prof. Ursula Wolf (University of Bern, Switzerland) (ISOTT 2020, 2021, 2022)

Prof. Edwin M. Nemoto (The University of New Mexico, USA) (ISOTT 2019, ISOTT 1995)

Prof. Pan Dong Ryu (Seoul National University, South Korea) (ISOTT 2018)

Prof. Oliver Thews (University Halle, Germany) (ISOTT 2017)

Prof. Howard J. Halpern (University of Chicago, USA) (ISOTT 2016)

Prof. Qingming Luo (Hainan University, China) (ISOTT 2015)

Prof. Lin Z. Li (University of Pennsylvania, USA) (ISOTT 2015)

Prof. Clare Elwell (University College London, UK) (ISOTT 2014)

Prof. Harold M. Swartz (Geisel School of Medicine, USA) (ISOTT 2013, ISOTT 1999)

Prof. Sabine van Huffel (KU Leuven, Belgium) (ISOTT 2012)

Prof. Wiliam Welch (Georgetown University, USA) (ISOTT 2011)

Prof. Martin Wolf (University of Zurich, Switzerland) (ISOTT 2010)

Prof. Joseph C. LaManna (Case Western Reserve University, USA) (ISOTT 2009)

Prof. Eiji Takahashi (Saga University, Japan) (ISOTT 2008)

Prof. Dr. Mamoru Tamura (Kagoshima University, Japan) (ISOTT 2008)

Prof. Per Liss (Uppsala University, Sweden) (ISOTT 2007)

Prof. Kyung A. Kang (University of Louisville, USA) (ISOTT 2006)

Prof. David J. Maguire (Griffith University, USA) (ISOTT 2005)

Prof. Gerolamo Cicco (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy) (ISOTT 2004)

Prof. Paul Okunieff (University of Rochester, USA) (ISOTT 2003)

Dr. Maureen S. Thorniley (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK) (ISOTT 2002)

Prof. David F. Wilson (University of Pennsylvania, USA) (ISOTT 2001)

Prof. Berend Oeseburg (University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlan) (ISOTT 2000)

Prof. Andras Eke (Semmelweis University, Hungary) (ISOTT 1998)

Prof. Anthony G. Hudetz (University of Michigan, USA) (ISOTT 1997)

Dr. David K. Harrison (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Scotland) (ISOTT 1996)

Prof. Can Ince (Academic Medical Center, The Netherlands) (ISOTT 1994)

Prof. Kutay Akpir (University of Istanbul, Turkey) (ISOTT 1994)

Prof. Peter D. Wagner) (1993 Peter D. Wagner San Diego, CA, USA University of California, USA) (ISOTT 1993)

Prof. Peter Vaupel (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany) (ISOTT 1992)

Prof. Wilhelm Erdmann (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands) (ISOTT 1991)

Prof. Michael McCabe (Griffith University, Australia) (ISOTT 1990)

Prof. Johannes Piiper (Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Germany) (ISOTT 1989)

Prof. Karel Rakusan (University of Ottawa, Canada) (ISOTT 1988)

Prof. Masaji Mochizuki (Nishimaruyama Hospital, Japan) (ISOTT 1987)

Prof. Carl R. Honig (University of Rochester, USA) (ISOTT 1987)

Prof. Ian A. Silver (University of Bristol, UK) (ISOTT 1986, ISOTT 1977)

Prof. Ian S. Longmuir (North Carolina State University, USA) (ISOTT 1985)

Prof. Ferdinand Kreuzer (University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands) (ISOTT 1984)

Prof. Duane F. Bruley (Louisiana Tech University, USA) (ISOTT 1983, ISOTT 1974, ISOTT 1973)

Prof. Dietrich W. Lübbers (Max-Planck-Institut for System Physiology, Germany) (ISOTT 1982)

Prof. James Haim. I. Bicher (University of Arkansas, USA) (ISOTT 1981, ISOTT 1974, ISOTT 1973)

Prof. Arisztid G.B. Kovách (Semmelweis University, Hungary) (ISOTT 1980)

Prof. José Strauss (University of Miami, USA) (ISOTT 1979, ISOTT 1978)

Prof. Britton Chance (University of Pennsylvania, USA) (ISOTT 1976)

Prof. Gerhard Thews (University of Mainz, Germany) (ISOTT 1975)

Prof. Melvin H. Knisely (Medical College of South Carolina, USA) (ISOTT 1974, ISOTT 1973)