German Society for Immunology
| German Society for Immunology (DGfI) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | July 7, 1967 |
| Seat | Marburg |
| purpose | Scientific Society for Immunology |
| Chair | Thomas Kamradt |
| Website | dgfi.org |
The German Society for Immunology eV (DGfI) is a scientific society with the aim of promoting scientific and medical research as well as training and further education in the field of immunology . Particular concerns of society:
- Promotion of immunology in basic and clinical research.
- State-of-the-art immunological education and training for (young) researchers and physicians.
- Organization of congresses, colloquia, lectures with an immunological focus.
- Promotion of networks, u. a. in interdisciplinary working groups.
- Raising public awareness of the subject of immunology.
The DGfI was founded in 1967 in Marburg , where it also has its legal seat .
Memberships
The DGfI is a member of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF) and the Association of Biology, Biosciences and Biomedicine in Germany eV At the international level, it is a member of the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS), Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) and the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS).
Working groups
Each of the DGfI working groups focuses on a different area of immunology and represents a defined research and teaching focus in the DGfI that is clearly demarcated from other working groups. The working groups represent this work focus on a national and international level through active participation in DGfI events and through the organization of annual workshops and symposia with a focus on the focus of the respective working group. In addition, the working groups follow an interdisciplinary approach through contacts with other national and international specialist societies.
The following working groups exist within the DGfI:
- B lymphocyte biology
- Dendritic cells
- Infection Immunology
- Clinical Immunology
- Neuroendocrinoimmunology
- NK cell
- Pediatric Immunology
- Reproductive immunology
- Signal transduction
- T cells : subpopulations and functions
- Transplant immunology
- Tumor immunology
- Veterinary immunology
The equality and advancement of women in immunological research is very important. A working group for women in immunology was founded in 2004.
Previous presidents
- 1967–1976: Otto Westphal
- 1977–1982: Klaus Rother
- 1983–1990: Joachim Robert Kalden
- 1991–1992: Hermann Wagner
- 1993–1994: Fritz Melchers
- 1995–1996: Martin Röllinghoff
- 1997–1998: Günter J. Hämmerling
- 1999–2000: Christine Schütt
- 2001–2002: Hans-Hartmut Peter
- 2003-2004: Stefan HE Kaufmann
- 2005-2006: Reinhold E. Schmidt
- 2007–2008: Stefan Carl Wilhelm Meuer
- 2009–2010: Andreas Radbruch
- 2011–2012: Dieter Kabelitz
- 2013–2014: Hans-Martin Jäck
- 2015–2016: Jürgen Wienands
- 2017–2018: Michael Lohoff
- 2019–2020: Thomas Kamradt
Initial and continuing education
The Academy for Immunology of the German Society for Immunology offers immunological training based on the latest scientific standards. The three modules Autumn School, Spring School and Translational Immunology School are aimed at beginners, advanced and translational researchers and are attended by approx. 180 interested parties each year . The company awards the title of specialist immunologist DGfI after completing a prescribed training period .
Prices
The German Society for Immunology awards several doctoral and early career prizes. From 1973 to 2014, the Avery Landsteiner Prize was awarded every two years with the support of Behringwerke AG, Marburg and CSL Behring GmbH . The German Immunology Prize, which is the highest scientific award of the German Society for Immunology, has been awarded since 2016. The German Immunology Prize is made possible by the generous support of Celgene GmbH.
Immunology for everyone
The "Immunology for Everyone" project was launched in February 2012 and aims to raise public awareness of the subject of immunology through comprehensible information and enable a look behind the scenes of immunological research in Germany.
literature
- German Society for Immunology (Ed.): Immunology in Germany: History of a Science and its Specialist Societies , Berlin-Brandenburg: be.bra Wissenschaft verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3-95410-097-2 (Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the German Society for immunology).
Web links
- Immunology in Germany 2005 (PDF; 2.9 MB) published by DGfI 2005
- Immunology in Germany (PDF; 4.5 MB) published by DGfI 2014
- Immunology for everyone Information portal about the human immune system
- Spring School
- Autumn School
- Translational School
Individual evidence
- ↑ § 1 of the statutes. Retrieved on September 16, 2014. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Register of associations at the Marburg District Court VR 799.
- ↑ Management & Hospital from January 13, 2011 Prof. Dieter Kabelitz new President of the German Society for Immunology (accessed March 28, 2012)
- ↑ Further training guidelines ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 301 kB) for recognition as a "specialist immunologist DGfI"
