International Union of Immunological Societies

Short description: International umbrella organization for immunology societies

International Union
of Immunological SocietiesAbbreviation| IUIS

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Formation| 1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Type| NGO
Headquarters| Kurfürstendamm 71
Location|

* Berlin, Germany

Region served

| Worldwide

Official language

| English

President

| Faith Osier

Parent organization

| International Council for Science (ICSU)
Website| iuis.org

The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), a member of the International Council for Science,[1] is an organization which serves as an umbrella organization for many national and regionally grouped immunological societies. The organization was founded in 1969.[1] The ten founding member societies were the American Association of Immunologists, British Society for Immunology, Canadian Society for Immunology, Dutch Society for Immunology, Gesellschaft fur Immunologie, Israel Immunological Society, Polish Society of Immunology, Scandinavian Society for Immunology, Societe Francaise d’immunologie, and Yugoslav Immunological Society. IUIS had 83 member societies in 2019.[citation needed]

The 2019–2022 executive committee of the IUIS is Faith Osier, President; Miriam Merad, Vice-President; Roslyn Kemp, Secretary General; Michael Ratcliffe, Treasurer; Alberto Mantovani, Past President.[citation needed]

Every three years the IUIS organizes an international congress, called the International Congress of Immunology (ICI), with one of its national society members. The 2016 ICI was held in Melbourne, Australia. Last ICI (rebranded as IUIS2019) took place in Beijing, China, in 2019. Cape Town, South Africa, will host IUIS2022.[2]

Frontiers in Immunology is the IUIS' official journal. Immunopaedia is the official educational provider of online pre-course material for IUIS immunology courses in the developing world and in other countries.[3][4]

The standing committees of the IUIS are Clinical Immunology, Education, Gender Equality and Career Development, Immunotherapy, Inborn Errors of Immunity, Nomenclature, Publications, Quality Assessment and Standardization, Vaccines, and Veterinary.[citation needed]

Among their activities is classification of primary immunodeficiency diseases.[5]

International Congresses and Presidents[6] Nr. | Year | ICI Location | Term | President | From

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17. | 2019 | Beijing |  China | 2019–2022 | Faith Osier  |  Kenya
16. | 2016 | Melbourne |  Australia | 2016–2019 | Alberto Mantovani |  Italy
15. | 2013 | Milan |  Italy | 2013–2016 | Jorge Kalil |  Brazil
14. | 2010 | Kobe |  Japan | 2010–2013 | Stefan H. E. Kaufmann |  Germany
13. | 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil | 2007–2010 | Peter C. Doherty |  Australia
12. | 2004 | Montreal |  Canada | 2004–2007 | Rolf Zinkernagel |  Switzerland
11. | 2001 | Stockholm |  Sweden | 2001–2004 | Philippa Marrack |  United Kingdom
10. | 1998 | New Delhi |  India | 1998–2001 | Fritz Melchers |  Switzerland
9. | 1995 | San Francisco |  United States | 1995–1998 | Tomio Tada |  Japan
8. | 1992 | Budapest |  Hungary | 1992–1995 | Henry Metzger |  France
7. | 1988 | Berlin |  Germany | 1989–1992 | Jacob B. Natvig |  Norway
6. | 1986 | Toronto |  Canada | 1986–1989 | Gustav J.V.Nossal |  Australia
5. | 1983 | Kyoto |  Japan | 1983–1986 | Alain L. de Weck |  Switzerland
4. | 1980 | Paris |  France | 1980–1983 | Baruj Benacerraf |  United States
3. | 1977 | Sydney |  Australia | 1977–1980 | Michael Sela |  Poland/  Israel
2. | 1974 | Brighton |  England | 1974–1977 | John Humphrey |  United Kingdom
1. | 1971 | Washington, D.C. |  United States | 1971–1974 | Bernard Cinader |  Canada
Fd. | 1969 | Bruges |  Belgium |

## Contents

* 1 Online immunology education
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Online immunology education

Immunopaedia, a non-profit educational website based in South Africa, is the official provider of online pre-course material for IUIS immunology courses.[7]

## See also

* Gustav Nossal
* Stefan H.E. Kaufmann

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IUIS - International union of immunological societies". http://www.iuisonline.org/pages/introduc.htm.
2. ↑ "IUIS 2022" (in en-US). https://iuis2022.org/.
3. ↑ "News from Immunopaedia » IUIS". 2019-11-08. https://iuis.org/news/news-from-immunopaedia/.
4. ↑ "Immunopaedia – Free Immunology Education" (in en). 2022-03-07. https://www.immunopaedia.org.za/.
5. ↑ "Primary immunodeficiency diseases: an update from the International Union of Immunological Societies Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Classification Committee". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 120 (4): 776–94. October 2007. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.08.053. PMID 17952897.
6. ↑ History of the IUIS Retrieved 05/11/2015.
7. ↑ KIT. "Providing on-line immunology education" (in en-gb). http://iuisonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=361:providing-on-line-immunology-education&catid=35:news&Itemid=73.

## External links

* International Union of Immunological Societies
* Frontiers in Immunology
* International Union of Immunological Societies records, 1966-2011, bulk 1971-1997 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
* Archival papers of Bernhard Cinader, founder and first president of the society from 1966 to 1969, are held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services

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