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:
Cathryn R. Nagler, Ph.D. (’24), Chair Professor University of Chicago
Chandrashekhar Pasare, Ph.D. (’24) Professor Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Marion Pepper, Ph.D. (’24) Associate Professor University of Washington
Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Ph.D. (’24) Professor Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Russell E. Vance, Ph.D. (’24) Professor University of California, Berkeley
Shannon Dunn, Ph.D. (’25) Associate Professor St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
Andrea Schietinger, Ph.D. (’25) Associate Member Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Calvin B. Williams, M.D., Ph.D. (’25) Professor Medical College of Wisconsin
Isaac M. Chiu, Ph.D. (’26) Associate Professor Harvard University
Keke C. Faifax, Ph.D. (’26) Associate Professor University of Utah
Purvesh Khatri, Ph.D. (’26) Associate Professor Stanford University
Elizabeth A. Leadbetter, Ph.D. (’26) Associate Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio