The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
Founded: 1913
Member of
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB): 1942
Member of
International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS): 1969
MISSION:
The American Association of Immunologists is an association of professionally trained scientists from all over the world dedicated to advancing the knowledge of immunology and its related disciplines, fostering the interchange of ideas and information among investigators, and addressing the potential integration of immunologic principles into clinical practice. The association serves its members by providing a center for the dissemination of information relevant to the field and its practices, organizing and sponsoring educational and professional opportunities, planning and presenting scientific meetings, addressing membership-derived issues and opinions, and responding to important funding and policy challenges. AAI owns and publishes The Journal of Immunology, the largest and most highly cited journal in the field, as well as ImmunoHorizons, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the science of immunology.
- President:
- Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D., Yale School of Medicine, HHMI
- CEO:
- M. Michele Hogan, Ph.D.
- Membership:
- over 7,700
- Location:
- 1451 Rockville Pike, Suite 650, Rockville, Maryland 20852
- Contact:
- Offices and Staff