FOCIS was established as a federation of disease- and organ-specific associations that have an interest in interdisciplinary and translational immunology as a component of their main area of practice/study.
FOCIS Member Societies
Member Society Directory
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
President: Dr. Angella Charnot-Katsikas
Staff Name: Dr. Jonathan Genzen
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
President: Dr. Angella Charnot-Katsikas
Staff Name: Dr. Jonathan Genzen
Staff Email: ACLPS@aruplab.com
Annual Meeting: May/June
Geographic Reach: International
Areas of Focus: Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
President: Jonathan Bernstein
Representative: Lanny Rosenwasser
Staff Name: Rebecca Brandt
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
President: Jonathan Bernstein
Representative: Lanny Rosenwasser
Staff Name: Rebecca Brandt
Staff Email: info@aaaai.org
Annual Meeting: February
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 7000
Areas of Focus: Allergy
American College of Rheumatology
President: Deborah Dyett Desir, MD
Representative: Tejpal Gill, PhD
Staff Name: trainingandworkforce@rheumatology.org
American College of Rheumatology
President: Deborah Dyett Desir, MD
Representative: Tejpal Gill, PhD
Staff Name: trainingandworkforce@rheumatology.org
Annual Meeting: November
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 8500
Areas of Focus: Rheumatology
American Rhinologic Society
President: Pete Batra, MD
Representative: Amber Luong
American Rhinologic Society
President: Pete Batra, MD
Representative: Amber Luong
Staff Email: Wendi Perez
Annual Meeting: September 27-28, 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1200
Areas of Focus: Allergy and Rhinology
American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
President: Luis Hidalgo
Representative: Elaine F. Reed, PhD, D(ABHI)
Staff Name: Katherine Giovetsis
American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
President: Luis Hidalgo
Representative: Elaine F. Reed, PhD, D(ABHI)
Staff Name: Katherine Giovetsis
Annual Meeting: Fall (September/October)
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2000
Areas of Focus: Autoimmunity Flow Cytometry Genetics Pathology Primary Immunodeficiency Transplantation
American Society of Nephrology
President: Deidra C. Crews
American Society of Nephrology
President: Deidra C. Crews
Annual Meeting: ASN Kidney Week 2024: October 23-27
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 21000
Areas of Focus: Nephrology
American Society of Transplantation
President: Josh Levitsky
Representative: Jonathan Maltzman
Staff Name: info@myast.org
American Society of Transplantation
President: Josh Levitsky
Representative: Jonathan Maltzman
Staff Name: info@myast.org
Annual Meeting: June
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 4900
Areas of Focus: Solid Organ Transplantation
American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
President: Miguel-Angel Perales
Representative: Benny Chen
American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
President: Miguel-Angel Perales
Representative: Benny Chen
Annual Meeting: February
Geographic Reach: National - US
Number of Members: 2600
Areas of Focus: Transplantation and cellular therapy
American Uveitis Society
President: Alan Palestine
Representative: Phoebe Lin and Lynn Hassman
American Uveitis Society
President: Alan Palestine
Representative: Phoebe Lin and Lynn Hassman
Annual Meeting: January
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 251
Areas of Focus: Autoimmunity, Inflammation, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Uveitis
Asia Pacific Association on Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
President: Jiu Yao Wang
Representative: Ruby Pawankar
Asia Pacific Association on Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
President: Jiu Yao Wang
Representative: Ruby Pawankar
Staff Email: secretariat@apaaaci.org
Annual Meeting: December 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 35000
Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
President: Mark Freedman
Representative: Karie Krantz
Staff Name: Lynda Patterson
Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
President: Mark Freedman
Representative: Karie Krantz
Staff Name: Lynda Patterson
Annual Meeting: February/March
Geographic Reach: International
Areas of Focus: Neuroimmunology
Association for Cancer Immunotherapy
President: Ozlem Tureci
Representative: Mustafa Diken
Staff Name: Christine Castle
Association for Cancer Immunotherapy
President: Ozlem Tureci
Representative: Mustafa Diken
Staff Name: Christine Castle
Staff Email: office@cimt.eu
Annual Meeting: May - 21st CIMT Annual Meeting
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 722
Areas of Focus: Flow Cytometry, Inflammation, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Oncology, Immunotherapy
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
President: Anne E Tebo
Representative: Barbara Detrick
Staff Name: Maggie Fogel
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
President: Anne E Tebo
Representative: Barbara Detrick
Staff Name: Maggie Fogel
Annual Meeting: August
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 250
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Flow Cytometry, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Lupus, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Oncology, Pathology, Primary Immunodeficiency, Rheumatology, Transplantation, Uveitis, all areas of immunology
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
President: Theresa Cole
Representative: Stephen Adelstein
Staff Name: Jill Smith, ASCIA CEO
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
President: Theresa Cole
Representative: Stephen Adelstein
Staff Name: Jill Smith, ASCIA CEO
Annual Meeting: ASCIA Annual Conference 3-6 September 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 770
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity, Dermatology, Inflammation, Lupus, Neuroimmunology, Primary Immunodeficiency, Transplantation
Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology
President: Prof. Wolfram Hötzenecker
Representative: Winfried Pickl
Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology
President: Prof. Wolfram Hötzenecker
Representative: Winfried Pickl
Staff Email: office@oegai.org
Annual Meeting: November/December
Geographic Reach: Regional
Number of Members: 604
Areas of Focus: Allergology and Immunology
Autoimmune Association
President: Molly Murray
Representative: Olivia Casey
Autoimmune Association
President: Molly Murray
Representative: Olivia Casey
Annual Meeting: Annual Summit - September - annually
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 50000
British Society for Immunology
President: Prof Tracy Hussell
Representative: Jessica Strid
British Society for Immunology
President: Prof Tracy Hussell
Representative: Jessica Strid
Annual Meeting: December
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 4600
Areas of Focus: Immunology
Canadian Society for Immunology
President: Mansour Haeryfar
Representative: Helene Decaluwe
Staff Name: Lori Coulthurst
Canadian Society for Immunology
President: Mansour Haeryfar
Representative: Helene Decaluwe
Staff Name: Lori Coulthurst
Annual Meeting: April, June
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 388
Areas of Focus: Multiple areas of focus in immunology
Cancer Research Institute
President: Jill O'Donnell-Tormey
Representative: Lynne Harmer
Cancer Research Institute
President: Jill O'Donnell-Tormey
Representative: Lynne Harmer
Annual Meeting: September 8-11, 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 500
Areas of Focus: Immunology
Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
President: Jeffery Auletta, MD; Bronwen Shaw, MD, PhD
Representative: Jeffrey Chell
Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
President: Jeffery Auletta, MD; Bronwen Shaw, MD, PhD
Representative: Jeffrey Chell
Annual Meeting: Tandem Meetings of ASTCT & CIBMTR- (Feb. 21-24, 2024)
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 360
Areas of Focus: Transplantation
Clinical Immunology Chapter of the Sociedad Mexicana de Inmunología
President: Jose Antonio Enciso Moreno
Representative: Yvonne Rosenstein, PhD
Clinical Immunology Chapter of the Sociedad Mexicana de Inmunología
President: Jose Antonio Enciso Moreno
Representative: Yvonne Rosenstein, PhD
Annual Meeting: Spring
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1093
Clinical Immunology Society
President: Elie Haddad
Representative: Elie Haddad
Clinical Immunology Society
President: Elie Haddad
Representative: Elie Haddad
Annual Meeting: May 1-4, 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 870
Areas of Focus: Clinical Immunology
Commonwealth of Independent States Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Revaz Sepiashvili
Representative: Enrico Maggi
Commonwealth of Independent States Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Revaz Sepiashvili
Representative: Enrico Maggi
Annual Meeting: SIAAIC: XXVI Congresso Nazionale SIAAIC – 4/6 October 2024 – Rome
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2489
Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Marinko Artukovic
Representative: Irena Ivkovic Jurekovic
Staff Name: Marinko Artukovic
Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Marinko Artukovic
Representative: Irena Ivkovic Jurekovic
Staff Name: Marinko Artukovic
Annual Meeting: March
Geographic Reach: Regional
Number of Members: 90
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity, Pharmacology
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
President: Michael Osso
Representative: Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo
Staff Name: Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
President: Michael Osso
Email: mosso@crohnscolitisfoundation.org
Representative: Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo
Email: ahurtadolorenzo@crohnscolitisfoundation.org
Staff Name: Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo
Staff Email: ahurtadolorenzo@crohnscolitisfoundation.org
Annual Meeting: February
Geographic Reach: International
Areas of Focus: Autoimmunity, Cell Biology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Inflammation, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
President: Zeinab Awad El-Sayed
Representative: Elham Hossny, MD, PhD
Staff Name: Rasha El-Owaidy
Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
President: Zeinab Awad El-Sayed
Representative: Elham Hossny, MD, PhD
Staff Name: Rasha El-Owaidy
Staff Email: espai.egypt@gmail.com
Annual Meeting: November, 2024
Geographic Reach: Regional
Number of Members: 115
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Primary Immunodeficiency, Autoimmunity and Rheumatology in the pediatric age group
European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
President: Prof. Stefano del Giacco
Representative: Dr. Edward F. Knol
Staff Name: Jeanette Kobler
European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
President: Prof. Stefano del Giacco
Representative: Dr. Edward F. Knol
Staff Name: Jeanette Kobler
Annual Meeting: Late May/early June
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 15000
Areas of Focus: Allergy & Clinical Immunology
European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network
President: Francesca Levi-Schaffer
Representative: Adrian Piliponsky
European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network
President: Francesca Levi-Schaffer
Representative: Adrian Piliponsky
Annual Meeting: Toulouse, France, 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 200
Areas of Focus: Mast cells and basophils
European Society for Immunodeficiencies
President: Fabio Candotti
Representative: Eleonora Gambineri
European Society for Immunodeficiencies
President: Fabio Candotti
Representative: Eleonora Gambineri
Annual Meeting: Biannual meetings, October, even years
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1200
Areas of Focus: Primary Immunodeficiencies
European Society for Organ Transplantation
French Society for Immunology
President: Daniel Olive
Representative: Olivier Boyer
Staff Name: Florence Jambou
French Society for Immunology
President: Daniel Olive
Representative: Olivier Boyer
Staff Name: Florence Jambou
Annual Meeting: September every year (except very third year when European EFIS meeting is held)
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 1400
Areas of Focus: All fields of basic and human immunology
Georgian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Professor Revaz Sepiashvili
Representative: Manana Chikhladze
Staff Name: Manana Chikhladze
Georgian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
President: Professor Revaz Sepiashvili
Representative: Manana Chikhladze
Staff Name: Manana Chikhladze
Staff Email: iaaci@mail.ru
Annual Meeting: May 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 45
Areas of Focus: Clinical Immunology, Allergy, Asthma, Dermatology
German Society of Immunology
President: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster
Representative: Prof. Dr. Stefan Meuer
Staff Name: Dr. Ulrike Meltzer
German Society of Immunology
President: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster
Representative: Prof. Dr. Stefan Meuer
Staff Name: Dr. Ulrike Meltzer
Staff Email: mail@dgfi.org
Annual Meeting: September
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2500
Areas of Focus: Active in all areas
Immune Tolerance Network
President: Mark S. Anderson
Representative: Mark S. Anderson
Staff Name: Mary Roy
Immune Tolerance Network
President: Mark S. Anderson
Representative: Mark S. Anderson
Staff Name: Mary Roy
Annual Meeting: September 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 300
Areas of Focus: Autoimmunity, Allergy & Transplantation
Immunology of Diabetes Society
President: Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
Representative: Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
Immunology of Diabetes Society
President: Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
Representative: Carmella Evans-Molina, MD, PhD
Annual Meeting: November 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 450
Areas of Focus: Diabetes
Indian Immunology Society
President: Dr. Taruna Madan
Representative: Dr. K. Balakrishnan
Indian Immunology Society
President: Dr. Taruna Madan
Representative: Dr. K. Balakrishnan
Annual Meeting: November
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 1800
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity, Cell Biology, Dermatology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Flow Cytometry, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Hematology, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Lupus, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Neurology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Primary Immunodeficiency, Rheumatology, Transplantation, Uveitis
International Complement Society
President: Claudia Kemper
Representative: Joshua Thurman
International Complement Society
President: Claudia Kemper
Representative: Joshua Thurman
Annual Meeting: September
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 700
Areas of Focus: Inflammation
International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)
President: Sarah L. Gaffen
Representative: Sarah L. Gaffen
Staff Name: Joan Oener
International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)
President: Sarah L. Gaffen
Representative: Sarah L. Gaffen
Staff Name: Joan Oener
Annual Meeting: October 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1200
Areas of Focus: Allergy Autoimmunity Cell Biology Infectious Disease Inflammation Lupus Molecular and Cellular Biology Oncology Rheumatology Neuroimmunology
International Life Sciences Institute/Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
International Society for NeuroImmunoModulation
International Society of Neuroimmunology
President: Roberto Furlan MD, PhD
Representative: Heinz Wiendl
International Society of Neuroimmunology
President: Roberto Furlan MD, PhD
Representative: Heinz Wiendl
Annual Meeting: August
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 550
Areas of Focus: Neuroimmunology
Israeli Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
President: Arnon Elizur, MD
Representative: Nufar Marcus
Israeli Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
President: Arnon Elizur, MD
Representative: Nufar Marcus
Annual Meeting: October, 2024
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 150
Areas of Focus: Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
President: Gianenrico Senna
Representative: Enrico Heffler
Italian Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
President: Gianenrico Senna
Representative: Enrico Heffler
Annual Meeting: October 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2489
Areas of Focus: Allergology, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
SIICA Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology
President: Prof. Marco Antonio Cassatella
Representative: Raffaele De Palma
Staff Name: Rita Repizzi
SIICA Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology
President: Prof. Marco Antonio Cassatella
Representative: Raffaele De Palma
Staff Name: Rita Repizzi
Staff Email: siica.amministrazione@siica.it
Annual Meeting: Mid-May
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 520
Areas of Focus: Clinical Immunology
Japanese Society for Immunology
President: Tomohiro KUROSAKI (M.D., Ph.D)
Representative: Osamu TAKEUCHI
Japanese Society for Immunology
President: Tomohiro KUROSAKI (M.D., Ph.D)
Representative: Osamu TAKEUCHI
Annual Meeting: January 2024
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 3400
Areas of Focus: Allergy Asthma Autoimmunity Cell Biology Flow Cytometry Infectious Disease Inflammation Lupus Molecular and Cellular Biology Neuroimmunology Primary Immunodeficiency Rheumatology
Japanese Society of Clinical Immunology
President: Yoshiya Tanaka
Representative: Yoshiya Tanaka
Staff Name: Mamiko Kutsuzawa
Japanese Society of Clinical Immunology
President: Yoshiya Tanaka
Representative: Yoshiya Tanaka
Staff Name: Mamiko Kutsuzawa
Annual Meeting: October 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1600
Areas of Focus: Clinical Immunology
Latin American and Caribbean Association of Immunology
President: Emilio Malchiodi
Representative: Guillermo Docena
Latin American and Caribbean Association of Immunology
President: Emilio Malchiodi
Representative: Guillermo Docena
Staff Email: Guillermo Docena
Annual Meeting: Multiple times a year
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2600
Areas of Focus: ENCOURGE co-operation in immunology through ALAI and national society websites, membership services, communication network, grants & awards; ORGANIZE regional education in immunology through regional congresses, national conferences, topical workshops and its inclusion in pre- and post-graduate university programs; and CONTRIBUTE to the advancement of immunology science through journal, whitepapers, external relations & public awareness campaigns.
Lithuanian Society of Pulmonology and Allergy
President: Kęstutis Malakauskas
Representative: Kęstutis Malakauskas
Lithuanian Society of Pulmonology and Allergy
President: Kęstutis Malakauskas
Representative: Kęstutis Malakauskas
Annual Meeting: May 2024
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 120
Areas of Focus: Pulmonology, immunology, allergology and oncology
Lupus Foundation of America
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
President: N/A
Representative: Daniel Rotrosen
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
President: N/A
Representative: Daniel Rotrosen
Annual Meeting:
Geographic Reach: International
Pan American Group for Immunodeficiency
Section for Clinical Immunology of the Swedish Society of Medicine
President: Prof. Martin L Olsson
Representative: Anna Wiberg
Staff Name: Anna Wiberg
Section for Clinical Immunology of the Swedish Society of Medicine
President: Prof. Martin L Olsson
Representative: Anna Wiberg
Staff Name: Anna Wiberg
Annual Meeting: Spring/Autumn
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 131
Areas of Focus: Allergy, Autoimmunity, Inflammation, Primary Immunodeficiency, Transplantation
Section of Clinical Immunology and Allergy of the Royal Society of Medicine
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
President: Leisha Emens
Representative: Francesco Marincola
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
President: Leisha Emens
Representative: Francesco Marincola
Annual Meeting: November
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 4500
Areas of Focus: Cancer Immunotherapy
Society for Mucosal Immunology
President: William Agace, PhD
Representative: Antiopi Varelias, PhD
Society for Mucosal Immunology
President: William Agace, PhD
Representative: Antiopi Varelias, PhD
Staff Email: Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE
Annual Meeting: July, 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 700
Areas of Focus: Mucosal Immune System
Society of Innate Immunity
Society for Investigative Dermatology
President: Lynn Cornelius
Representative: Stephanie Flanagan
Society for Investigative Dermatology
President: Lynn Cornelius
Representative: Stephanie Flanagan
Annual Meeting: 2024 SID Annual Meeting - May 15 - 18, 2024 - Dallas, TX
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 1200
Areas of Focus: Dermatology
Spanish Society for Immunology
President: Marcos López Hoyos
Representative: Eva Martinez-Caceres
Spanish Society for Immunology
President: Marcos López Hoyos
Representative: Eva Martinez-Caceres
Annual Meeting: September, 2024
Geographic Reach: National - Non-US
Number of Members: 1243
Areas of Focus: Immunology
The Antibody Society
President: Janine Schuurman, PhD
Representative: Janice Reichert, PhD
Staff Name: Janice Reichert, PhD
The Antibody Society
President: Janine Schuurman, PhD
Representative: Janice Reichert, PhD
Staff Name: Janice Reichert, PhD
Annual Meeting: December
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 2700
Areas of Focus: Antibody-related research and development
The Transplantation Society
President: Elmi Muller, MD, PhD
Representative: Fadi Issa
The Transplantation Society
President: Elmi Muller, MD, PhD
Representative: Fadi Issa
Annual Meeting: September 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 6700
Areas of Focus: Transplantation
Ukrainian Society of Immunology and Allergy
Uveitis Association of Mexico
World Allergy Organization
President: Bryan L. Martin, DO
World Allergy Organization
President: Bryan L. Martin, DO
Annual Meeting: 27-29 September 2024
Geographic Reach: International
Number of Members: 108
Areas of Focus: Allergy Asthma Autoimmunity Cell Biology Gastroenterology Genetics Hematology Infectious Disease Inflammation Molecular and Cellular Biology Primary Immunodeficiency Rheumatology Dermatology Other: Immunotherapy