Aims and Scopes

The objective of the immunology section as outlined in the EAACI bylaws is to encourage membership of EAACI from relevant areas such as basic and clinical immunology and allergy, to relate to European and national societies of immunology and, to promote an understanding of the importance of allergy within those societies, to advise the EEC on matters of policy within the area of basic and clincal immunology and allergy, to advise the scientific program committee on the development of relevant programmes, to promote Europe-wide co-operation in scientific and clinical research in the relevant areas, and to suggest task forces and scientific sessions within their areas.

The Immunology Section aim to:

• to promote understanding of the etiology of allergic diseases and of mechanisms of basic and clinical immunology
• to foster the communication between basic immunology and clinical allergy
• to encourage training in basic immunology for young investigators /physician-scientists
• to disseminate the latest information regarding progress in immunological research

Board 2011-2013

Chairperson
Edward Knol
The  Netherlands
e.f.knol@umcutrecht.nl
See relevant CV

Secretary
Carsten Schmidt-Weber
Germany
csweber@tum.de

Members

Gunnar Nilsson
gunnar.p.nilsson@ki.se

Frode Jahnsen
f.l.jahnsen@medisin.uio.no

Francesco Annunziato
f.annunziato@dmi.unifi.it

Liam O'Mahony
liam.omahony@siaf.uzh.ch

Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann
claudia.traidl@lrz.tu-muenchen.de

JMA Affiliate
Milena Sokolowska
m.sokolowska@csk.umed.lodz.pl

Webmaster
Edward Knol
e.f.knol@umcutrecht.nl

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