Call for Members

Application due date: June 1, 2026

The HGVS Variant Nomenclature Committee (HVNC), one of HUGO's Nomenclature Standards Committees, is looking for new members for the 2026-2030 term. The main activity of the committee is the "HGVS nomenclature", the standard for the unambiguous description of all sequence variants at the DNA, RNA and protein level (see www.HGVS-nomenclature.org). The committee's Terms of Reference are hosted on the HUGO website at the bottom of the (standards page). HUGO also maintains the HVNC's annual activity reports which were also published in the HUGO newsletter.

Interested in the work of the HVNC? Willing to spend some spare time and join the committee? Please apply to become a member.

Following our Terms of Reference, HVNC members should together represent interested communities, including gene/disease specific database curators, central repositories, clinical geneticists, commercial diagnostic laboratories, bioinformaticians, scientific journals, etc.

Applications should include a motivation letter detailing relevant expertise and interests in HGVS nomenclature (max. 1-page A4) and a CV. Applications should be mailed, before June 1, to the HUGO office: Jennifer.Lee@hugointernational.org. A response from the HUGO office is expected in early June. Committee member terms begin in July.

Applications will be evaluated by the HVNC, and new members proposed to the HUGO board. New members will be appointed by the HUGO board. The term of membership of the HVNC will be for 4 years (2026-2030). Each member should attend a minimum of 50% of HVNC meetings over an 18-month period, otherwise they will forfeit their position.