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In Memoriam

Wendy L. Havran, Ph.D., AAI ’85
September 1, 1955 – January 20, 2020

AAI extends condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Wendy Havran, Ph.D., a professor and associate dean of graduate studies at Scripps Research, who died on January 20th in San Diego following a brief illness.

Dr. Havran was widely known as a leader in the field of gamma delta T cell biology, her commitment to mentoring the next generation of scientists, and her dedicated service to the profession through volunteer leadership in AAI activities and committees.

In recognition of her extensive service to AAI and the immunology community, Havran was elected in 2019 to the inaugural class of Distinguished Fellows of AAI, an honor that is among the highest bestowed by AAI. In 2018, she received the AAI Distinguished Service Award for her enduring and exemplary service to AAI and the immunology community, including as AAI program chair, an ex officio member of Council, and section editor and associate editor for The Journal of Immunology. She was selected to present one of this year’s AAI Distinguished Lectures at IMMUNOLOGY2020™ in Hawaii.

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2020 Career Award Recipients Announced

AAI is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Career Awards, which honor individuals for outstanding research and career achievements. These immunologists will be recognized at IMMUNOLOGY2020™, which is taking place in Honolulu, Hawai‘i from May 8–12, 2020.

Meet the 2020 awardees now.

AAI President Issues Statement in Conjunction with Rally for Medical Research Capitol Hill Day

For the 7th consecutive year, AAI was a sponsor of, and participant in, the Rally for Medical Research Capitol Hill Day, an event that brings together biomedical researchers, clinicians, patients, and others, to advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In conjunction with Rally Hill Day, AAI President Jeremy M. Boss, Ph.D., issued the following statement:

“NIH funding has been essential to generations of immunologists working to better understand the immune system and how it can be utilized to prevent, treat, and cure disease. Extraordinary advances in immunotherapy, such as those recognized by the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, are allowing doctors to unleash patients’ own immune systems to fight cancer, transforming how we treat cancer and other diseases. NIH funding also supports urgently needed immunological research on infectious diseases (such as influenza, Ebola, and HIV/AIDS) and chronic diseases (such as Alzheimer’s disease, type 1 diabetes, and heart disease), saving lives, reducing pain, and preventing disability.”