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Non-profit organisation uniting 36 national immunology societies from Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East and connecting nearly 14,000 researchers and clinicians working in immunology 🔗 www.efis.org #immunology #immunosky

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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · Dec 17

EFIS is also now on Bluesky!🦋Follow us for upcoming news, events and updates in the European #immunology world.

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 Join the EACR – yEHA – yEFIS Webinar on CAR T-cells!

📅 19 Nov 2025 | 14:00–15:30 CEST

🎙️ Speakers:
• Dr. Sonia Guedan
• Dr. med. David Stahl
• Dr. med. Tobias Weiss

🔗 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled to see immunological research recognized with this year’s #NobelPrize! ✨
Congratulations to the laureates, Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi, for their discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance—a landmark achievement for #immunology!
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

www.nobelprize.org

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 2d

✨ A new look, the same mission! 💙

We are excited to reveal the new logo of yEFIS! 👀 🎉

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The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology @eular.org · 4d

📢 Ready for an unforgettable Congress in London?
The EULAR 2026 Scientific Programme and Abstract Chairs, Prof. Bimba Hoyer and Associate Prof. Helga Lechner-Radner, welcome you to the #EULAR2026 Congress!

📝 Submit your abstract here: https://pulse.ly/tfzyr7lk7x

#Rheumatology

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 4d

📅 Wed 3 Dec | Immunology in the balance with Prof. Lydia Lynch

How does the immune system walk the line between protection & pathology? Join this session on the regulation of innate & adaptive immunity in infection, cancer, and inflammatory disease.
##Immunology #BSI25

Liverpool skyline%2C plenary session ' Immunology in the balance'

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 6d

Plenary at #BSI25: Challenging humans: infections, vaccines & allergens

Speakers: Prof Chris Chiu, Prof Isabelle Meyts and Prof Gabriel Victora.

Recent advances in human genetics & challenge studies are transforming how we study immunity.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pSCuVU

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 6d

Warm invitation to the next Lady Mary Montagu Lecture Series – Excellent Women in Immunology with Prof. Dr. Kathrin de la Rosa on October 15, 2025, from 4 to 6 PM
Register at: dgfi.org/gleichstellu...
Chair: PD Dr. med. Niklas Beyersdorf
#womeninscience
#GenderEquality
#immunology

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Don't miss yEFIS webinar 🚨

👉 Democratizing NGS Data Analysis: From Sequencing to Insights with Platforma

🗓️ October 7th 🕓 4.00pm CEST

🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yefis-platfo...

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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · 7d

@iuis-online.bsky.social @yefis-immunology.bsky.social @yssi-immunology.bsky.social @ybis.bsky.social @dgfi-org.bsky.social @sfi-immunologie.bsky.social @dgfi-yi.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social @eurjimmunol.bsky.social @yspi.bsky.social

EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · 7d

🎀 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Immunology plays a vital role in the fight against cancer!
Immunology research drives progress and brings hope for more effective treatments in breast cancer and beyond saving and changing lives. 💡💪
#BreastCancerAwareness #Immunology #CancerResearch

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · 7d

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth reminds us:

Immunology research is saving lives worldwide.

Some cancers remain harder to treat — but together, science and discovery are driving progress and hope.

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #ImmunologyWithoutBorders #ThankYouImmunology

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The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology @eular.org · 8d

✍️ Abstract submission for the EULAR 2026 Congress is NOW OPEN!

Present your ground-breaking research at the EULAR Congress in London, UK.

🔗 Submit your abstract before 15 January 2026 here: https://pulse.ly/lh35iqbzap

#EULAR2026

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Christina Zielinski @zielinskilab.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to be invited by the #CzechYoungImmunologists to talk about my personal journey in science and my challenges as a PI next week. Looking forward to inspiring discussions with the NextGen of immunologists.
@efis-immunology.bsky.social #immunology

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 12d

The sun has set on #EMDS2025 but be sure to complete the survey sent out last week. We need your feedback, good or bad, to ensure that future meetings reflect your priorities and address any concerns.

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Photo credit: Becky Dempsey

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · 22d

🚀 A new chapter begins for #IUIS!
We are proud to present the new Executive Committee, elected at #IUIS2025, to lead the International Union of Immunological Societies into the future.

loom.ly/fGINc2A

#IUIS #ImmunologyWithoutBorders #GlobalScience

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 21d

Don't miss this webinar! 👩🏼‍💻

🗓️ Sept 25 | 🕒15:00 CEST

🔗https://tinyurl.com/yefis2025-ia2

yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · Aug 25

👶✈️ Balancing caregiving and academic travel?

Join Dr. Laura Pallett for "The Dual Demands of Academic Travel and Caregiving"

🗓️ Sept 25 | 🕒15:00 CEST
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yefis2025-ia2

Hosted by the Improving Academia group of yEFIS

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 24d

📣 Journal Editors at EMDS2025:Scotland Edition

Giuliana Clemente, Associate Editor (Immunology) @natcomms.nature.com, will be in Edinburgh at #EMDS2025 this week. Reach out to her to discuss your work.

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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations 👏🎉

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie e.V. (DGfI) @dgfi-org.bsky.social · 27d

DGfI awards 2025 🎗️
Rebecca Kutscherauer / @dgfi-yi.bsky.social conducted interviews with the prizewinners.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Further information: dgfi.org/ausgezeichne...
dgfi.org/ausgezeichne...

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Gruppenbild Preisverleihung 18. August in Wien

von links nach rechts:
Adam Wahida, Prof. Dr. Marta Rizzi, Dr. Andreas Kreiss (Novartis Stiftung), Prof. Dr. med. Min Ae Lee-Kirsch, Prof. Dr. med. Kaan Botzug, Dr. Julia Esser-von Bieren, Prof. Dr. Adelheid Cerwenka, Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Schild, Andreas Merkelt (Biotest AG, Austria), Dr. Ali M. Afzali, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Scheu, Philippa Meiser, Prof. Dr. Friederike Berberich-Siebelt

Bildnachweis: Jack Rea & Emīlija Lotte Markovska

Bild: Camilo Faust Akl und Evelyn Ullrich, beide konnten wegen eines Auslandaufenthaltes nicht persönlich vor Ort sein, um die Preise entgegenzunehmen

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 29d

🚨 Present your work at the NextGen Immuno Journal Club!

👥 Hosted by EFIS Gender & Diversity Taskforce, yEFIS Equity & Diversity WG & yEFIS Immune Collaborators

📅 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 28d

🤔 What They’d Do Differently?

Both grantees admitted they rushed their proposals.

Looking back, they wished they had started earlier and enjoyed shaping the ideas into a strong narrative. ⏳

❗Lesson: give yourself time. Don’t just race to the deadline.

#GrantWriting #ERCGrant

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 yEFIS Webinar 🚨

Democratizing NGS Data Analysis: From Sequencing to Insights with Platforma

📅 Oct 7, 16:00 CET | 💻 Online

Discover how to do clonotyping, B-cell maturation, specificity prediction & single-cell analysis without coding.

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/yefis-platfo...

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚀 Applying for a BSI Congress 2025 Travel Grant? Check out our top tips to make your application stand out!

🔗 Tips: https://bit.ly/44NkZfP

Apply for a #BSI25 travel grant by next Monday, 15 September: https://bit.ly/3UjNj4A

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · Sep 7

📝 Application Writing Strategy

One grantee broke the proposal into smaller project aims, then combined them into a bigger story.🎯

✴️Lesson: start small, then scale into something ambitious.

#GrantWriting #ERCGrant

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · Sep 6

⚖️ Balancing Ambition vs Feasibility
How do you balance ambition and feasibility in an #ERC project? 💡

→ Don’t dismiss ideas as “too much” too soon
→ Seek feedback to calibrate scope
→ Build multi-layered experiments so no single result makes or breaks the project

#ERCGrant #AcademicLeadership

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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you for sharing!

Diogo Cunha @diogoc41.bsky.social · Sep 1

All for this would not be possible without the funding agencies that keep supporting me: #SuomenKulttuurirahasto #SKR @inflames-flagship.bsky.social @utu.fi #TurunYliopistosäätiö #ScandinavianSocietyofImmunology #SSI @efis-immunology.bsky.social @eurjimmunol.bsky.social