Membership

Join a Diverse Community of Immunologists

FOCIS is an international organization of immunology specialists united by a commitment to excellence. Our membership includes clinicians, researchers, industry experts, trainees and graduate and medical students.

Key Member Benefits:

  • Network with our global community.
  • Post job openings on our career center – it’s free!
  • Gain knowledge with FOCIS’ educational offerings.
  • Save over $1,000 annually with discounts for the Annual Meeting.
  • Obtain free access to FOCIS’ eNewsletter, Immunology Update.
  • Utilize resources and tools to help advance your career and knowledge base.
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Join FOCIS!

Select your membership type below.
Not sure what type of membership applies to you? Read more about the available membership types below!

FOCIS Member Types

Regular Member
Faculty Level Position: Assistant Professor ● Associate Professor ● Instructor ● Full Professor

Industry Member
Industry members are anyone not a post-doc or fellow, that work for a pharmaceutical/medical/non-academic institution.

Trainee Member
Trainee members are Fellows. Common titles/roles include, but are not limited to: Trainee, Fellow, Fellow Doctoral, Post-Graduate, Post-Doctoral and Resident. Trainee members require an advanced degree to qualify for this membership type.

Graduate/Medical Student Member
Graduate/Medical Student members must be a current medical or graduate student and must provide the name of their training program and the name of their training program advisor during the application process to qualify for this member type. Undergraduate students pursuing an honors thesis in immunology are also encouraged to apply to this member category.

Group Member
 (1) Faculty Level Position, (4) Trainee Level ● See “Regular” and “Trainee”

Emeritus Member
Retired ● Individuals who do not have an active lab

Asterisk stands for discounted rate for FOCIS Member Society members available.

 

Regular Membership $130
Regular Membership with Member Society Discount* $100
Industry Membership $130
Industry Membership with Member Society Discount* $100
Trainee Membership $80
Trainee Membership with Member Society Discount* $70
Group Membership (1 Regular, 4 Trainee Memberships) $200
Group Membership with Member Society Discount* $175
Emeritus Membership $80
Emeritus Membership with Member Society Discount* $70
Three-Year Trainee Membership $205
Three-Year Trainee Membership with Member Society Discount* $175
Graduate/Medical Student $0

*FOCIS Member Society members receive a reduced rate on FOCIS membership. Select your member society affiliation during enrollment, and your payment due will automatically recalculate.

Membership Terms

If you join FOCIS between January 1 and September 30, you will become a member for the current year, with your membership expiring on December 31. Before the following January, you will be asked to renew your membership for the following year.

If you join FOCIS between October 1 and December 31, 2023, your membership will expire at the end of the following year, December 31, 2024.