International Union of Immunological Societies

International Union
of Immunological Societies
AbbreviationIUIS
Formation1969 (1969)
TypeNGO
HeadquartersKurfürstendamm 71
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
President
Faith Osier
Parent organization
International Council for Science (ICSU)
Websiteiuis.org

The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), a member of the International Council for Science, is an organization which serves as an umbrella organization for many national and regionally grouped immunological societies. The organization was founded in 1969. The ten founding member societies were the American Association of Immunologists, British Society for Immunology, Canadian Society for Immunology, Dutch Society for Immunology, Gesellschaft fur Immunologie, Israel Immunological Society, Polish Society of Immunology, Scandinavian Society for Immunology, Societe Francaise d'immunologie, and Yugoslav Immunological Society. IUIS had 84 member societies in 2024.

The 2022–2025 executive committee of the IUIS is Miriam Merad, President; Rita Carsetti, Vice-President; João P. B. Viola, Secretary General; Michael Ratcliffe, Treasurer; Faith Osier, Past President.

Every three years the IUIS organizes an international congress, called the International Congress of Immunology (ICI), with one of its national society members. The ICI congress (rebranded as IUIS2019) took place in Beijing, China, in 2019. IUIS2023 was held in Cape Town, South Africa. Vienna, Austria will host IUIS2025.

Frontiers in Immunology is the IUIS' official journal.

The standing committees of the IUIS are Clinical Immunology, Early Career, Education, Gender Equity, Inborn Errors of Immunity, Immunotherapy, Nomenclature, Publications, Quality Assessment and Standardization, Vaccines, and Veterinary.

Among their activities is classification of primary immunodeficiency diseases.

International Congresses and Presidents
Nr.YearICI LocationTermPresidentFrom
19. 2025 Vienna  Austria 2022-2025 Miriam Merad  France
18. 2023 Cape Town  South Africa 2022-2025 Miriam Merad  France
17.2019Beijing China 2019–2022Faith Osier  Kenya
16.2016Melbourne Australia 2016–2019Alberto Mantovani Italy
15.2013Milan Italy 2013–2016Jorge Kalil Brazil
14.2010Kobe Japan 2010–2013Stefan H. E. Kaufmann Germany
13.2007Rio de Janeiro Brazil2007–2010Peter C. Doherty Australia
12.2004Montreal Canada2004–2007Rolf Zinkernagel  Switzerland
11.2001Stockholm Sweden2001–2004Philippa Marrack United Kingdom
10.1998New Delhi India1998–2001Fritz Melchers  Switzerland
9.1995San Francisco United States1995–1998Tomio Tada Japan
8.1992Budapest Hungary 1992–1995Henry Metzger France
7.1988Berlin Germany1989–1992Jacob B. Natvig Norway
6.1986Toronto Canada1986–1989Gustav J.V.Nossal Australia
5.1983Kyoto Japan1983–1986Alain L. de Weck  Switzerland
4.1980Paris France1980–1983Baruj Benacerraf United States
3.1977Sydney Australia1977–1980Michael Sela Poland/  Israel
2.1974Brighton England1974–1977John Humphrey United Kingdom
1.1971Washington, D.C. United States1971–1974Bernard Cinader Canada
Fd.1969Bruges Belgium