The American Association of Immunologists

Susan L. Swain, Ph.D.

Brief Bio

Susan L. Swain is a professor of pathology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Swain was the president of the American Association of Immunologists from 2004 to 2005 and served on the AAI Council from 1999 to 2006. She was awarded the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 and was elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019.

Oral History - Full Interview

Interview Date: Friday, November 2, 2012
Location: Worcester, MA

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Oral History - Transcript

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Oral History - Clips

Family and Personal Background (2:10)
Interest in Science, Biology, and Immunology (2:50)
As a Trainee with Albert Coons and Richard Dutton (5:13)
As Director of the Trudeau Institute (7:49)
Differences between Academia and Non-profit Reseach Institutes (2:07)

AAI Service History

Joined: 1977
President: 2004–2005
Vice President: 2003–2004
Councillor: 1999–2003

The Journal of Immunology
Associate Editor: 1985–1987
Section Editor: 1987–1991
Deputy Editor: 2008–2013

Committees
Committee on the Status of Women: 1988–1991
Program Committee: 1989–1994
Nominating Committee: 1991–1992, 1995–1997
Committee on the Status of Women: 1993–1998 (ad hoc member)
Publications Committee, 1994–1998

Other Service
IUIS Delegate: 2001

President's Address

"Thanks for the Memory!," Delivered April 2, 2005

The Journal of Immunology 175, no. 8 (2005): 4823–26.

President's Message

"AAI President’s Message," October 2004

AAI Newsletter (October 2004), 2, 7.

Awards and Honors

New York State Woman of Distinction, 2002
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award, AAI, 2010
Distinguished Fellow, AAI, 2019

Institutional/Biographical Links

University of Massachusetts Medical School faculty page