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The American Association of Immunologists, founded in 1913, is dedicated to advancing the field of immunology and fostering development opportunities for researchers at every career stage. Its members work together to address common interests and push forward the boundaries of knowledge.

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AAI Member Spotlight

AAI members Federica Sallusto, D.Sc. (AAI ’14), Bojan Polic , M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’13), and Winfried F. Pickl, M.D. (AAI ’08), have been elected to the EFIS Board for 2022–2024.

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Need Help Complying with the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy? AAI Has Resources That Can Help

NIH has announced the implementation of its Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, which requires that all applications submitted on or after January 25, 2023, include a DMS plan. AAI has developed two new resources to help immunologists draft DMS plans that comply with this new policy.

AAI Resources and Recommendations
for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

AAI Guide to Developing Your NIH Data
Management and Sharing Plan

These resources were developed by the AAI Data Management and Sharing Working Group, established by the AAI Committee on Public Affairs. Please contact AAI Science Policy Analyst Emily Kansler, Ph.D., if you have any questions.

AAI Issues Statement Decrying Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs; Moves IMMUNOLOGY2024™ from Phoenix to Chicago

After carefully considering Arizona’s abortion law, which drastically restricts access to abortion services and related health care, and which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, AAI has moved IMMUNOLOGY2024™ from Phoenix to Chicago. AAI is delighted to bring its annual scientific meeting back to Chicago for the first time since 1983.

In conjunction with this announcement, AAI issued a statement articulating its deep concern about the Dobbs decision’s deleterious impact.

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AAI Issues Statement on Whether the COVID-19 Pandemic is Over

AAI Committee on Public Affairs Chair Peter Jensen, M.D., recently issued a statement responding to questions regarding whether the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The statement highlights the extraordinary progress that has been made in combatting COVID-19, including the rapid development of safe and effective vaccines. Jensen cautions, however, that “[w]hile remarkable progress has been made, hundreds of Americans are still dying from COVID-19 each day and millions are suffering from symptoms of Long COVID,” and urges all who are eligible “to get fully vaccinated and boosted.”

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April 1 Issue of The JI Now Online

You can read the latest issue of The Journal of Immunology now!

Visit The Journal of Immunology Online for articles on autoimmunity, immune regulation, and more.

Program Preview for IMMUNOLOGY2023™ now available!

The March 2023 issue of the AAI Newsletter, including the IMMUNOLOGY2023™ Program Preview, is now available for you to read online!

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February 2023 issue of ImmunoHorizons Now Available

You can read the latest issue of ImmunoHorizons now! This online-only journal, which is fully peer-reviewed and open-access, is committed to advancing the knowledge of immunology.

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Attend Career Development Sessions at IMMUNOLOGY2023™

Make plans to attend the outstanding career development sessions at IMMUNOLOGY2023™ May 11–15!

Details at IMMUNOLOGY2023.org

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Just Announced: Committee-Sponsored Sessions at IMMUNOLOGY2023™

AAI committees host symposia, workshops, lectures, and events at IMMUNOLOGY2023™ that address the most recent advances in their specialized areas of immunology research, as well as issues in public policy and career development.

Details at IMMUNOLOGY2023.org

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Major Symposia at IMMUNOLOGY2023™ Announced

See the exciting Major Symposia planned for IMMUNOLOGY2023™ May 11–15, 2023

Details at IMMUNOLOGY2023.org

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Choose From Nineteen Guest Sessions at IMMUNOLOGY2023™

Don’t miss these guest society symposia at IMMUNOLOGY2023™ May 11–15!

Details at IMMUNOLOGY2023.org

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Become an exhibitor or sponsor at IMMUNOLOGY2023™!

December 6, 2022

We are currently selling booth space for our annual meeting to be held May 11–15, 2023, in Washington, DC, and have numerous sponsorship opportunities!

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Apply for a Press Pass to IMMUNOLOGY2023™!

IMMUNOLOGY2023™ welcomes credentialed journalists to report on the educational programming offered, special sessions, and other events open to all.

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Don’t miss the Distinguished Lectures happening during IMMUNOLOGY2023™!

December 6, 2022

Learn more at immunology2023.org

President’s Program Announced for IMMUNOLOGY2023™

November 23, 2022

Don’t miss the President’s Program at IMMUNOLOGY2023™! President Mark Davis will give his address on May 11. For more information, visit immunology2023.org.

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ImmunoHorizons Call for Education Papers

COVID-19 Papers Freely Available from The JI

June 1, 2020

The Journal of Immunology has gathered its COVID-19 articles, along with well-cited articles on SARS and MERS, in one place. All articles on this web page are free to read, and future articles will be added as published.

Read them here.

Jenna Guthmiller, Ph.D. (AAI ’22), is one of four scientists selected by The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project to receive a Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grant.

Ira Mellman, Ph.D. (AAI ’11), has received the Lloyd J. Old Award for outstanding and innovative research that has had a major impact on the cancer field and has the potential to stimulate new directions in cancer immunology.

Aviv Regev, Ph.D. (AAI ’19), was named one of the Fiercest Women in Life Sciences by Fierce Pharma.

David Schatz, Ph.D. (AAI ’97), won the 2023 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize.

AAI members Federica Sallusto, D.Sc. (AAI ’14), Bojan Polic, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’13), and Winfried F. Pickl, M.D. (AAI ’08), have been elected to the EFIS Board for 2022–2024.

George Karagiannis, D.V.M., Ph.D. (AAI ’19), and Shivashankar Othy, D.V.M., Ph.D. (AAI ’13), have received the SLB Excellence in Leukocyte Biology Early-Career Award.

Timothy A. Springer, Ph.D. (AAI ’79), has received the 2022 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award.

Judy Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’96), Feng Shao, Ph.D. (AAI ’18), and Vishva Dixit, M.D. (AAI ’16), have received the William B. Coley Award from the Cancer Research Institute.

Smita Krishnaswamy, Ph.D. (AAI ’21), is the recipient of the 2022 FASEB Excellence in Science Early-Career Investigator Award. This award recognizes women early in their research career whose research has contributed significantly to a particular discipline in biological science.

Arlene Sharpe, M.D., Ph.D. (’97), received FASEB’s 2022 Excellence in Science Lifetime Achievement Award. This award honors female scientists who are making an impact in the biological and biomedical research community.

More Member News

Following are recent obituaries. To view the AAI In Memoriam Page, click here.

John Bienenstock, FRCP, FRCPC, FRSC (AAI ’69), professor, McMaster Brain-Body Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare (d. 7/25/2022)

Ji Ming Wang, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’03), senior investigator and head of the Chemoattractant Receptor and Signal Section in the Cancer Innovation Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH (d. 12/24/2022)

Emil R. Unanue, M.D., DFAAI (AAI ’66), the Paul & Ellen Lacy Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (d. 12/16/2022)

James W. Thomas II, M.D. (AAI ’83), professor of medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (d. 11/16/2022)

Joost J. Oppenheim, M.D. DFAAI (AAI ’68), senior investigator and head of the Cellular Immunology Section in the Cancer Innovation Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH (d. 5/14/2022)

Matthew F. Mescher, Ph.D., AAI '79, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia and David C. Utz Land Grant Chair in Fundamental Immunobiology, University of Minnesota (d. 12/21/2021)

Thomas A. Waldmann, M.D., AAI '71, Distinguished Investigator and Chief Emeritus, Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH (d. 9/25/2021)

Christine A. Biron, Ph.D., DFAAI (AAI '84), Esther Elizabeth Brintzenhoff Professor of Medical Science, Brown University (d. 10/16/2021)

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AAI Publications

The Journal of Immunology
April 1, 2023 Vol. 210 (7)

ImmunoHorizons
February 1, 2023 Vol. 7 (2)
An open access, fully peer-reviewed journal

AAI Newsletter
March Issue