The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

On June 19, 1913, a group of physician-scientists gathered on the campus of the University of Minnesota to form The American Association of Immunologists (AAI), a society devoted to a nascent medical specialty, immunology.

For over a century, AAI has fulfilled its founders' mission “to promote by its concerted efforts scientific research.” Today, as the most prestigious association of immunologists in the world, AAI continues to champion the interests of its membership, which has grown to nearly 8,000 scientists in 71 countries. Click on the links below to learn about the history of immunology as seen through the membership-long ago and present day-of AAI.

Mission:
The American Association of Immunologists serves its members by providing a center for the dissemination of information relevant to the field and its practices, such as educational and professional opportunities, scientific meetings, membership-derived issues and opinions, and important social and political issues. AAI is the voice for immunologists on matters of public policy that critically shape scientists careers.