The American Association of Immunologists

Jeffrey A. Frelinger, Ph.D.

Brief Bio

Jeffrey A. Frelinger was president of The American Association of Immunologists from 2010 to 2011 and served on the AAI Council from 2005 to 2012. He was awarded the AAI Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019.

Oral History - Full Interview

Interview Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012
Location: Boston, MA

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Oral History - Transcript

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Oral History - Clips

Family and Personal Background (1:01)
Interest in Biology and Medicine (1:34)
Reasons for Turning to Laboratory Work (1:48)
Graduate Work in Immunology at Caltech (6:02)
Working with Ray Owen (0:48)
Learning to Think about the "Big Picture" at Caltech (2:00)

Research Highlights at USC and UNC (9:25)
AAI Memories and Service (6:01)
State of Science in the United States Today (4:09)
Would You Recommend a Career in Immunology to Trainees? (0:58)
Final Thoughts (1:09)

AAI Service History

Joined: 1976
President: 2010–2011
Vice President: 2009–2010
Councillor: 2005–2009

The Journal of Immunology
Associate Editor: 1980–1983
Deputy Editor: 2003–2008

Committees
Committee on Public Affairs: 1995–2000, 2000–2004 (chair)

Other Service
AAI Representative to the FASEB Science Advisory Committee: 1999–2000
IUIS Delegate: 2010–2011
AAI Representative to the IUIS Council: 2010–2013

President's Address

"Life in the MHC," Delivered May 13, 2011

The Journal of Immunology 87 no. 5 (2011): 2035–37.

President's Message

"AAI President’s Message," July 13, 2010

AAI Newsletter (August/September 2010), 2–3.

Awards and Honors

Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1985
Visiting Fellow, Trinity College, Oxford University, 1989
Distinguished Service Award, AAI, 2003
Distinguished Fellow, AAI, 2019