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Immunology News - March 2023

Immunology News March 2023
In the spring edition of Immunology News, you can hear from our new President, Professor Tracy Hussell, on how she will work with our wonderful committees and membership to keep the Society going from strength to strength over the next four years. You can help shape this crucial work by standing for one of the positions on our committees and electing your representatives – take a look at the dates in the article.

Another important date for your calendar is 20 April: our first event for our community to come together to discuss and celebrate the impact of our field with a day full of networking and the BSI Immunology Awards Ceremony (www.immunology.org/transforming-immunology). You can also read about the upcoming 'Inflammation at barrier sites' meeting as part of our busy Regional & Affinity Group events programme, and discover our popular bioinformatics training.

Additionally you can find a piece to honour the late Professor Avrion Mitchison, a pioneer in the field and one of the Society’s founding members, through recollections from his colleagues and peers.
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Immunology News - December 2022

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In the last Immunology News edition of 2022, we show you what to look forward to at our flagship conference BSI Congress, including research from top scientists and unique opportunities to make new connections, and the editors of our newest Open Access journal, Discovery Immunology, take you through cutting-edge articles in the inaugural issue.

This issue features an interview with BSI President Professor Arne Akbar, who is finishing his term this year and reflects on his time leading the Society and the challenges that the field still faces. Additionally, in this issue you can discover our Corporate Members, whose support is vital to our activities.

We also bring you up to speed on the latest developments in our mission to build closer links between academics and clinicians, including the establishment of the BSI Clinical Immunology Professional Network (CIPN) and a feature on the barriers to these important collaborations.
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Immunology News - September 2022

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This autumn edition of Immunology News celebrates the inspiring talent of the emerging generation of immunologists. Hear from the PhD and Postdoc winners of our Bright Sparks sessions from BSI Congress 2021 as they tell us about their interesting research, the early career researcher (ECR) editorial boards of our official journals on their valuable insights on building peer review skills and our Education & Careers Secretary, Dr Donald Palmer on his highlights from BSI Summer School.

We also look ahead to Congress 2022, taking a closer look at what our attendees can look forward to in Liverpool this December and look back at our members attending an international conference earlier this year and sharing their top tips for ECRs presenting their research.

Additionally, you can learn about some of our wonderful members including Prof Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak who shares her journey in immunology across two countries, and our Immunosenescence Affinity Group's upcoming conference.
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