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Advanced Course in Innovative immunologically-based therapies: 1st EFIS-EJI Intensive Educational Course in Clinical Immunology
This 3-day course will be organized for the first time on December 1-4, 2010 in Paris, France.
Visit the official WEBSITE for details on the course program and registration.
Learn more about the course and available financial support here: https://www.efis.org/activities-and-public-relations/advanced-course-in-clinical-immunology/index.html
News from ÖGAI: Announcing the PhD- Program Inflammation and Immunity (IAI)
IAI is an international PhD and MD/PhD Program of the Medical University of Vienna focusing in the field of “Inflammation and Immunity” and integrating basic, applied and clinical sciences to provide comprehensive and cutting-edge research training. It is financed by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Medical University of Vienna
Visit the website for project and application details
NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEP 15, 2010!!
Mark your calendar! ICI2010 in Kobe, Japan
The 14th International Congress of Immunology
Immunology in the
21st Century:
Defeating Infection, Autoimmunity, Allergy and Cancer
Prizes, get-togethers and publishing tips: All at the EFIS Booth during ICI 2010
Win the EFIS Lottery!
EFIS will be running a lottery every day during the 14th ICI On offer are one travel bursary for our upcoming European Congress of
Immunology (ECI) 2012 in Glasgow (http://bsi.immunology.org/ECI2012) and one free Registration for the EFIS-EJI Course on
Clinical Immunology in Paris, December 2010 (http://www.colloquium.eu/site/-10EFIS). Everyone can participate; you just
need to fill out a ‘‘Tombola’’ ticket at the EFIS booth and hope for some good luck!
Meet the EFIS Board and learn about EFIS activities
EFIS supports many initiatives across Europe in order to facilitate the exchange of scientific knowledge, especially among young
people. On a regular basis, EFIS, in cooperation with its official journals, the European Journal of Immunology (EJI) and Immunology
Letters (IL), provides:
- financial support for conferences (EFIS-EJI Meetings)
- travel bursaries to enable young scientists to attend conferences such as the European Congress of Immunology (ECI), International Congress of Immunology (ICI), etc.
- fellowships (EFIS-IL Fellowships)
- EFIS-EJI Ita Askonas Award
- support for public awareness initiatives (Day of Immunology etc.)
For more information on all of these EFIS activities and to meet members of the EFIS Board, visit the EFIS booth at ICI.
Special EJI Sessions: How to get published
The European Journal of Immunology (EJI) is the 11th ranked primary immunology journal (Journal Citation Reportss, Thomson
Reuters’ ISI Web of KnowledgeSM) and is an official journal of EFIS. The cooperation with EFIS and the financial support provided by
EJI’s profits enables EFIS to carry out many of the activities listed above. As well as supporting EFIS, EJI enables scientists to
disseminate their findings by publishing their research in the journal; however, competition to publish in EJI is fierce and only 30%
of all submitted research articles are accepted for publication. So how do you beat the competition and what are the key factors to
remember when writing a paper? The Managing Editor of EJI, Cate Livingstone, will be on hand at the EFIS Booth to provide
answers to these questions, offer some tips, discuss the peer-review process and listen to any feedback about EJI. The timing of these
sessions will be advertised at the EFIS Booth at the start of the Congress. If publishing tips are not enough to get you to the Booth,
free coffee will also be provided!
EFIS provides 100 travel grants at a value of € 1,000 for European scientists to attend ICI 2010.
Improving the public awareness of immunology -
www.immunology-info.org
We are currently working on a new website, intended to provide basic immunological information and education, for laypeople, kids and adolescents.
We appreciate any ideas what may be added to such an informative website. Feel free to spread the word for us.
Your Amazing Immune System - How it Protects Your Body
You can download a free pdf of the book "Your Amazing Immune System - How it Protects Your Body" from the website www.immunology-info.org.
The book was originally compiled by the Japanese Society for Immunology for DoI 2008, EFIS has initiated its English translation for a broader readership.
Do you know any schools or libraries that may be interested in receiving hard copies of the book?
Feel free to spread the word for us!
Official Premiere of the EFIS Short Film “The Immunology Knight”
September 13, 2009 at the opening ceremony of the European Congress of Immunology in Berlin
After the great success, you may now watch and download the movie under www.immunology-info.org
In addition, the film will be showed several times at the EFIS booth during ICI 2010 in Japan!