Affiliations

ASI Inc. is affiliated with the following organisations:

International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)

The IUIS is an umbrella organization for many of the regional and national societies of immunology throughout the world. As articulated in its Constitution, the objectives of IUIS are:

to organize international co-operation in immunology and to promote communication between the various branches of immunology and allied subjects
to encourage within each scientifically independent territory co-operation between the Societies that represent the interests of immunology
to contribute to the advancement of immunology in all its aspects.

ASI is strongly represented within the IUIS. Assoc. Prof. Roslyn Kemp, is the current Secretary-General of IUIS and Prof. J. Alejandro Lopez, ASI IUIS Representative, is a member of the IUIS Education Committee and Steering Committee for Immunopaedia, an online resource tool that forms the core of the Immunology teaching material for workshops organised in various locations by the Education Committee.

Immunopaedia Ambassadors are being sought to help promote Immunopaedia and to contribute content for courses. As there are currently no Ambassadors from Australasia, ASI Members are encouraged to contribute to IUIS by either submitting original pieces or by editing existing material.

The 17th International Congress of Immunology, IUIS will be held in Beijing, China on Oct 18-23, 2019.

To receive the latest IUIS Quarterly Newsletter or to join their mailing list, click here.

IUIS Website
Immunopaedia Website
IUIS 2019 Congress Website

Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA)

The Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to advance the science of immunology in the Asia-Pacific region.

All immunological Societies and Associations within the Asia-Pacific region who are members of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) are eligible to become members of FIMSA. Current FIMSA members include Australia & New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

The current president of FIMSA is ASI member Laura Mackay.

FIMSA 2018 was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 10-13, 2018.

FIMSA Website