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Friday February 23, 2024

Congratulations to Dominic De Nardo 2023 ASI Breakthrough Immunology Awardee   We warmly congratulate Dominic De Nardo winner of the 2023 ASI Breakthrough Immunology Award. -- Our most prestigious ASI award yet, the ASI Breakthrough Immunology Award supports two outstanding emerging immunologists by providing funding toward their preliminary data for major grant funding applications.   I currently lead the Innate Immune Signalling Group in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology within the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. I am a passionate mid-career researcher with extensive experience in the field of innate ...
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Friday February 09, 2024

Keen to join our 2024 Day of Immunology Event Committee? Do you want to be more involved in the community, inspire the public and build your network?    Then perhaps you'd like to get involved with the Day of Immunology in 2024!    On and around the Day of Immunology – April 29th – ASI hosts many public events that celebrate our brilliant researchers, their work, and our incredible immune systems.    These events are organised and run by teams of volunteers from all career stages and all levels ...
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Saturday February 03, 2024

Congratulations to Jessica Borger 2019 ASI Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Lectureship Awardee   We warmly congratulate Jessica Borger winner of the 2019 ASI Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Lectureship Award -- Established in 2019 in memory of Margaret Baird I am a passionate science communicator, immunologist, educator and national leader in Diversity and Inclusion in STEMM. Following 14 years in the UK as an academic researcher, including undertaking my PhD at the National Institute of Medical Research and a postdoc at the University of Edinburgh, in late 2019 ...
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Monday January 29, 2024

ICB Cover Competition for 2024 Could your scientific image be our next cover?  ICB is looking for exciting and eye-catching images to use for its 2024 covers. We are offering the opportunity for your image to be the one selected for 2024. The winning entry will receive an AUD 500 prize.* Please note you must be a current ASI member to enter, so please click here to renew your membership if you haven't already. To submit your winning image, please follow the instructions below. The closing ...
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Thursday January 18, 2024

Inviting 2024 Membership Renewals now  We warmly welcome our new ASI Members and many thanks to all of our members who have already renewed for this year. Please consider renewing your ASI membership now by clicking the green button below. Make sure you're eligible for 2024 awards by renewing now Don't forget that eligibility for most ASI awards require renewal by March 31st, so please renew now.  Renew now in under 2 min
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Monday December 18, 2023

Many congratulations to the following people for receiving our prestigious ASI Awards and Special Honours. 🏆 ASI SPECIAL HONOURS Burnet Oration David Tarlinton, Monash University Foundation Lecturer Judith Greer, University of Queensland 🏆 ASI AWARDS Breakthrough Immunology Awards Dominic De Nardo, Monash University Debbie Watson, University of Wollongong Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Award Alexandra Spencer, University of Newcastle Jared Purton - ASI Awards Jointly awarded to: Oanh Nguyen, University of Melbourne Anouk von Borstel, Monash University ASI Women's Initiative Travel Awards Kirsten Ward Hartstonge, University of Otago Career Advancement Award - Jacques Miller Gunasegaran Karupiah, Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania Career Advancement Award ...
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Monday December 11, 2023

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Thursday October 05, 2023

The Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI) supports the formal recognition of the First peoples of Australia in the constitution and the establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, recognising the importance of this pivotal step in our nation's journey towards reconciliation and equity. In our capacity as immunologists, we are guided by the principles of evidence-based knowledge, working to understand the intricate workings of the immune system in safeguarding us from diseases. We recognise ...
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Friday September 22, 2023

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Friday June 16, 2023

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Wednesday May 03, 2023

Dear ASI Members, IUIS abstract submissions have been extended to May 16th 2023 - click here to read more. 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, with ASI as a founding member. FIMSA is excited to announce the FIMSA Travel Awards to attend IUIS 2023 in Cape Town on Nov 27th - Dec 2nd 2023. Based on this current award round, ASI will be recommending 3-5 applications to ...
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Friday March 17, 2023

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Wednesday March 01, 2023

IUIS Special Travel Awards funded by ASI Application Round: March 1st - 31st, 2023 Dear ASI Members, IUIS registration and abstract submission are now open - click here to read more. ASI are excited to announce we are funding Special Travel Awards to attend IUIS 2023 on Nov 27th - Dec 2nd 2023, Cape Town. Applicants will need to submit their abstracts to the IUIS 2023 website by clicking here, prior to applying for the IUIS Special Travel Awards funded by ASI. Purpose: To support early - mid career members of ASI who wish to ...
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Tuesday February 07, 2023

Congratulations to Kate Schroder, 2022 ASI AbbVie New Horizons Research Awardee   In 2022 we continued our partnership with AbbVie in bringing you the ASI AbbVie New Horizons Research Award. We warmly congratulate Kate Schroder winner of the 2022 ASI AbbVie New Horizons Research Award. We extend much gratitude to AbbVie, who have generously sponsored this prestigious award.     AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative therapies for some of the world’s most complex conditions. In Australia, we employ more than 450 people with our therapies currently benefiting more ...
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Wednesday February 01, 2023

Inviting 2023 Membership Renewals now  We warmly welcome our new ASI Members and many thanks to all of our members who have already renewed for this year. Please consider renewing your ASI membership now by clicking the green button below. Make sure you're eligible for 2023 awards by renewing now Don't forget that eligibility for most ASI awards require renewal by March 31st, so please renew now.  Renew now in under 2 min
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Tuesday January 17, 2023

ASI Awards Judging Panel  Submit your EOI before February 13th 2023 Application Round: Jan 20th - Feb 13th 2023 As ASI continues to grow, we give back more to our members by providing numerous awards and funding opportunities throughout the year. Back in 2019, we introduced a new ASI initiative - the ASI Awards Judging Panel.  We established a group of members who were keen to give back a little and willing to act as assessors for scoring ASI award applications. We now invite ASI members to ...
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Monday December 19, 2022

Many congratulations to the following people for receiving our prestigious ASI Awards and Special Honours. ASI SPECIAL HONOURS Burnet Oration Prudence Hart, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research ASI AWARDS ASI AbbVie New Horizons Research Award Kate Schroder, institution Breakthrough Immunology Awards Claire Jessup, Flinders University Sapna Devi, University of Melbourne Margaret Baird Women in Immunology Award Danika Hill, Monash University Jared Purton - ASI Awards 1st Prize: Kirsten Ward Hartstonge, University of Otago 2nd Prize: Jaclyn Pearson, Hudson Institute of Medical Research ASI Women's Initiative Travel Awards Sapna Devi, University of Melbourne Patricia Macchiaverni, University of Western Australia Archita ...
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Friday December 16, 2022

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