Six members of the Program Committee are elected by the membership of AAI, and six members are appointed by Council. Members serve staggered three-year terms. Members are to be chosen to represent different institutions and areas of the country. The Chair is a non-voting member of Council.
The Committee is charged with the responsibility for planning and implementing the scientific program presented at each annual meeting of the AAI, subject to approval by Council.
The AAI Program Committee is dedicated to selecting topics and speakers for the AAI annual meeting that represent the entire field of immunology and include scientists at a variety of career stages. The committee manages the following parts of the meeting:
David Masopust, Ph.D. (’21), Chair Professor University of Minnesota Medical School David Masopust website
Viviana P. Ferreira, D.V.M., Ph.D. (’20) Associate Professor University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences Viviana Ferreira website
Carolina B. López, Ph.D. (’20) Associate Professor University of Pennsylvania Carolina Lopez website
Daniel B. Stetson, Ph.D. (’20) Associate Professor University of Washington Daniel Stetson website
Rachel Gerstein, Ph.D. (’21) Associate Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School Rachel Gerstein website
Troy D. Randall, Ph.D. (’21) Professor University of Alabama, Birmingham Troy Randall website
Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Ph.D. (’21) Professor Vanderbilt University Jeffrey Rathmell website
Kimberly S. Schluns, Ph.D. (’21) Associate Professor MD Anderson Cancer Center Kimberly Schluns website
José Alberola-Ila, M.D., Ph.D. (’22) Associate Member Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Jose Alberola-Ila website
Irina Grigorova, Ph.D. (’22) Assistant Professor University of Michigan Medical School Irina Grigorova website
Gianna Hammer, Ph.D. (’22) Assistant Professor Duke University Gianna Hammer website
June L. Round, Ph.D. (’22) Associate Professor University of Utah June Round website