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ASI Annual Meeting Awards - deadline EXTENDED 6th September 2019

Monday September 02, 2019

Abstract submissions for the ASI Annual Scientific Meeting have been extended until 6th September 2019, so we’d like to remind you of the fantastic ASI Meeting Awards, Subsidies and Travel Bursaries currently on offer. Applications for all Annual Meeting Awards also close 6th September 2019. Why is it so great to be an ASI member? Last year we DOUBLED our Travel Bursary total funding to AUD 40 000 this year, so your chances of success are: ~1 in 2 if you are a Postgraduate Student ~2 in 3 if you are a ...
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ASI representatives for IUIS General Assembly 2019

Tuesday August 27, 2019

ASI invite Expressions of Interest from experienced ASI members to fill two representative positions at the General Assembly of the IUIS. 17th General Assembly of the IUIS This meeting will take place on Saturday October 19th 2019, 14:00 - 17:00 in Beijing before the start of the IUIS meeting. During this meeting our chosen ASI representatives will have the opportunity to vote in the IUIS Elections 2019, and thus have a say in who will be representing the IUIS for the 2019-2022 term of ...
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ICB celebrates National Science Week in Australia with a new Virtual Issue

Thursday August 15, 2019

National Science Week celebrates the scientific contributions of Australian scientists and their research institutes and universities to the world. The latest ICB Virtual Issue explores a wide range of topics from Indigenous Aboriginal immunity against the flu to the neonatal immune system. Click here for more ICB Virtual Issues.
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Celebrate National Science Week - ‘I Am An Immunologist’ social media campaign

Monday August 12, 2019

What is ‘I Am An Immunologist’? If you haven’t already seen some of our posts, ‘I Am An Immunologist’ is an ongoing promotional campaign created by Gabriela Khoury to help the public become more familiar with what an immunologist does. The ASI showcases different members by introducing them and what they study on Twitter and Facebook. Often featured members participate in ‘A Day in the Life of an Immunologist’ where they share their daily antics as an immunologist on Twitter. How can I ...
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ASI Women's Initiative Travel Awards 2019

Friday August 02, 2019

ASI is committed to promoting gender equity and diversity at our annual meetings. Each year, the Local Organising Committees of our annual meetings endeavour toward achieving gender parity in the speaker selection. We're proud of what we've achieved - click here to check out the gender balance amongst our invited speakers and chairs for the last couple of years. As part of our commitment to promoting gender equity and diversity, ASI Women’s Initiative offer 4 Travel Awards (up to AUD1000 each) to facilitate the attendance ...
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Join the ASI Women Speakers Database

Thursday August 01, 2019

The ASI Women's Initiative is jam-packed full of membership benefits, including the inaugural Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Lectureship Award that we recently launched, Travel Awards, a Mentor-Mentee Program, and the Women Speakers Database. What is the purpose of the ASI Women Speakers Database? A cornerstone of the ASI Women’s Initiative is the Women Speakers Database. It is a valuable resource that has been developed for a number of different purposes, to aid: The immunological community looking for speakers, session chairs and panel ...
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The Jared Purton - ASI Award

Friday July 19, 2019

The Jared Purton – ASI award seeks to recognise an Early to Mid - Career Researcher with the aim to further advance their research at a critical point in their career. The prize is currently worth $5000 with a runners up prize of $3000. The use of the prize money is determined by the awardee but must directly support their research. Some examples include, but are not limited to: provision of child care while attending a conference; travel support to ...
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The art of science - ICB cover art competition for 2020

Thursday July 11, 2019

ICB is looking for exciting and eye-catching images to use for its 2020 cover. We are offering the opportunity for your image to be the one selected for 2020. The winning entry will also receive a $500 prize.* To submit your winning image, please email your entry to [email protected] and include “ICB Cover” in the subject line. The closing date is 31st August 2019. Helpful advice: We need high resolution images, but if your file size is too large to send by e-mail, ...
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Introducing our new ASI website

Friday June 28, 2019

Our new website has launched! It brings many significant improvements, including: Useful information is now contained within your member profile! You'll be able to look this up in a matter of seconds. We are frequently asked: "What is my ASI member number?" "Am I a financial member?" "Am I eligible to apply for this amazing ASI award?" Payments received from now on will generate tax invoices that can be downloaded later Award Status Tracking- giving you greater confidence that we have received your award application, plus the ability ...
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CTI receives first ever Impact Factor of 7.271!

Friday June 21, 2019

Announcing the 2018 Impact Factor for Clinical & Translational Immunology... It's a momentous time in history when your society's journal receives it's first ever Impact Factor. We are incredibly excited to announce the 2018 Impact Factor for Clinical & Translational Immunology is 7.271! This fantastic Impact Factor places our journal 22/158 in the Immunology category, and well above other immunology journals such as Journal of Clinical Immunology (4.128), Oncoimmunology(5.333), Clinical and Experimental Allergy (4.741), European Journal of Immunology (4.695), and the Journal of ...
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The ASI Newsletter June edition is out now!

Thursday June 20, 2019

Please click here to visit our Newsletter page and download your copy of the June 2019 ASI Newsletter.
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