The Coordinator of Aggressotype is Prof. Dr. Barbara Franke from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Human Genetics, in Nijmegen, 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.

Professor Barbara Franke

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The Steering Committee (SC) consists of all WP leaders and meets twice a year. It is the supervisory body of the research activities which reports to and is accountable to the General Assembly.

The General Assembly (GA) is the ultimate decision-making body of the project and meets once a year. It consists of one representative of each beneficiary with authority to vote, as well as a number of non-voting researchers and graduate students working for Aggressotype. The GA receives regularly status updates from all work packages, provides scientific and political directions and settles any dispute that might occur.

The Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board (SEAB) is a consultative body which is formed to ensure and improve the scientific performance and the quality of results of Aggressotype. The members of the SEAB are provided with progress reports from Aggressotype and are invited to the annual GA meetings in order to monitor the progress of work, to assess the scientific quality and to give feedback. The SEAB will also consider and mention any ethical issues, which might require (stronger) attention in their feed-back.

Five renowned experts from the relevant scientific fields of Aggressotype have agreed to be part of the Aggressotype Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board:

• Prof. Dr. Klaus A. Miczek, Moses Hunt Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
• Dr. James Blair, Chief Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
• Dr. Peter S. Jensen, Professor of Psychiatry and Head of the T-MAY (Treatment of Maladaptive Aggression in Youth) group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
• Prof. Dr. Han G. Brunner, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

The Ethics and Dissemination Board has been set up in the aftermath of the kick-off meeting and consists of four experts from the different disciplines represented in Aggressotype, as well as one representative from a patient organization (ADHD-Europe). The board will advise on sensitive issues regarding protocols and procedures, and will also develop plans for how to best disseminate Aggressotype news and results.

Different working groups have been envisioned already during the preparation of the project kick-off and led to very fruitful discussions during the first meeting. There are currently two groups (one for genetics and one for animal studies) that foster across-site and across-WP exchange and meet via TC on a monthly basis. More groups might be set up in the future as the project evolves, depending on the needs.

The Early Career Scientist group integrates the PhD candidates and young postdocs contributing to the Aggressotype consortium. We aim to become interdisciplinary researchers in the field of aggression and related mental disorders. By means of interactive telecom-meetings, a mentoring system, and presentations to the consortium and the outside world, we exchange and expand our knowledge on subjects running from the aetiology of aggression up to effective treatment.