The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), a member of the International Council for Science, is an organization which serves as an umbrella organization for many national and regionally grouped immunological societies. The organization was founded in 1969. 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 84 member societies in 2024.
The 2022–2025 executive committee of the IUIS is Miriam Merad, President; Rita Carsetti, Vice-President; João P. B. Viola, Secretary General; Michael Ratcliffe, Treasurer; Faith Osier, Past President.
Every three years the IUIS organizes an international congress, called the International Congress of Immunology (ICI), with one of its national society members. The ICI congress (rebranded as IUIS2019) took place in Beijing, China, in 2019. IUIS2023 was held in Cape Town, South Africa. Vienna, Austria will host IUIS2025.
Frontiers in Immunology is the IUIS' official journal.
The standing committees of the IUIS are Clinical Immunology, Early Career, Education, Gender Equity, Inborn Errors of Immunity, Immunotherapy, Nomenclature, Publications, Quality Assessment and Standardization, Vaccines, and Veterinary.
Among their activities is classification of primary immunodeficiency diseases.
+ International Congresses and PresidentsHistory of the IUIS Retrieved 05/11/2015.Nr. Year ICI Location Term President From19.2025Vienna2022-2025Miriam Merad18.2023Cape Town2022-2025Miriam Merad 17. 2019 Beijing 2019–2022 Faith Osier 16. 2016 Melbourne 2016–2019 Alberto Mantovani 15. 2013 Milan 2013–2016 Jorge Kalil 14. 2010 Kobe 2010–2013 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann 13. 2007 Rio de Janeiro 2007–2010 Peter C. Doherty 12. 2004 Montreal 2004–2007 Rolf Zinkernagel 11. 2001 Stockholm 2001–2004 Philippa Marrack 10. 1998 New Delhi 1998–2001 Fritz Melchers 9. 1995 San Francisco 1995–1998 Tomio Tada 8. 1992 Budapest 1992–1995 Henry Metzger 7. 1988 Berlin 1989–1992 Jacob B. Natvig 6. 1986 Toronto 1986–1989 Gustav J.V.Nossal 5. 1983 Kyoto 1983–1986 Alain L. de Weck 4. 1980 Paris 1980–1983 Baruj Benacerraf 3. 1977 Sydney 1977–1980 Michael Sela / 2. 1974 Brighton 1974–1977 John Humphrey 1. 1971 Washington, D.C. 1971–1974 Bernard Cinader Fd. 1969 Bruges
Online immunology education Immunohub is IUIS official education platform which hosts and restores all the educational content, including and not limited to IUIS Congresses recordings, Day of Immunology webinar, Women in Science webinar, etc. Immunopaedia is one of the educational provider of online pre-course material for IUIS immunology courses in the developing world and in other countries.
See also Gustav Nossal Stefan H.E. Kaufmann
Spanish Society for Immunology British Society for Immunology American Association of Immunologists
References
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