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ASI NEWS DECEMBER 2019 CONTACT US AUSTRALIAN AND NEW 15 29 ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR PRIDE FROM DOWN 49TH ASI ANNUAL IMMUNOLOGY INC. UNDER MEETING & BEST ASI ASI INC. SERETARIAT JACQUES MILLER RECEIVES POSTER HIGHLIGHT PO BOX 1371, 2019 LASKER AWARD AUCKLAND MITCHAM NORTH 3132 NEW ZEALAND PH: 03 8393 9388 immunology.org.au/contact-us CONTENTS ASI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019 CONTENTS THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING .................... 3 NZ Branch Report ................................................................27 Angelica Lau Ries Langley, NZ Councillor 2018 CTI PUBLICATION IT’S A WRAP FOR 2019! .......................................28 OF THE YEAR AWARD ............................................ 7 Stuart Mannering Biosketch - Harini de Silva (First Author) 49TH ASI ANNUAL MEETING 2020 ..................29 THE IUIS CORNER ................................................... 8 2018 BEST ASI POSTER WINNER ......................30 J. Alejandro Lopez, Susanne Heinzel, Menno van Sherly Maridana Zelm and Farzi Kordbacheh ASI POST-GRADUATE INTERNATIONAL ASI WINS THE IUIS BEST 2019 TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENT .............................. 32 DOI CAMPAIGN AWARD ........................................11 European Cell Death Organization, Gabriela Khoury Georgia Atkin-Smith NEWS FROM FIMSA ..............................................12 ASI POST-GRADUATE INTERNATIONAL Joanna Groom TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENT ..............................34 WOMEN’S INITIATIVE NEWS ..............................14 The Joint Meeting of the German Society for Kylie Quinn Immunology (DGfI) and the Italian Society for Immunology , Hayley A. McNamara PRIDE FROM DOWN UNDER ..............................15 Angelica Lau ASI POST-GRADUATE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENT ..............................36 2019 JARED PURTON AWARD RECIPIENT ....17 The 5th CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Ali Zaid Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, ICB UPDATES .........................................................20 Jake O’Donnell Anne La Flamme ASI POST-GRADUATE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP UPDATE ............. 23 TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENT ..............................38 Helen McGuire 5th International Cancer Immunotherapy conference, Yoke Seng Lee BRANCH REPORTS ...............................................24 NSW Branch Report ...........................................................24 PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST ........................... 40 Helen McGuire, NSW Councillor ABOUT ASI ...............................................................42 WA Branch Report ..............................................................26 Bree Foley, WA Councillor 12 17 32 NEWS FROM FIMSA 2019 JARED PURTON ASI ITA: EUROPEAN CELL Joanna Groom, AWARD RECIPIENT DEATH ORGANIZATION FIMSA Representative Ali Zaid, MEETING Early Career Georgia Atkin-Smith Research Leader 2 EDITORIAL ASI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019 THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING ANGELICA LAU, Newsletter Editor [email protected] Some friends from the States If I were to redefine this in immunologist and member of were recounting to me their scientific terms, “Thanksgiving” ASI from the south, we too are thanksgiving celebrations that is a time to remind ourselves the thankful for the opportunity happened about two weeks ago. effort we have put into improving to belong and gather with After doing a bit of reading, I was healthcare and medicine as our fellow colleagues in the intrigued with trivia on how this member of a medical research wider Australasian region, a particular day was instated. community. community that unites people of every background, culture and Thanksgiving Day – some say it “Thanksgiving” is a time to orientation. One of these diverse is a religious intervention, but in encourage and recognise opportunities is to be a delegate truth it holds much more than each other’s achievements at ASI meetings. a tradition. It is history and it is throughout the year. It is a time now. Perhaps it is the foundation to let go of the lows, to refocus, of society itself. The idea of and to celebrate the steps we thanksgiving is deeply rooted have taken – be it big or small As for being an immunologist into promoting wellbeing, peace – in overcoming obstacles that and member of ASI from the and unity of any given society, came our way over the course of south, we too take pride in the including our own. 2019. opportunity to belong and gather As a tradition for our friends with our fellow colleagues in The idea of thanksgiving from the north, distant families the wider Australasian region, a is deeply rooted into the and friends gather in a rare community that unites people of promoting wellbeing, peace occasion to celebrate with roast every background, culture and and unity of any given society, turkey and make peace over orientation including our own. pumpkin pie. As for being an 3 EDITORIAL ASI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019 By the time this newsletter is It is my pleasure to conclude in ways beyond mere travel- published, the 48th Annual expenditure. We take this chance Meeting in Adelaide has just 2019 with this December to remember Jared Purton and concluded. It was encouraging newsletter. I look forward to his legacy, and thank you again to see our members interacting hearing more interesting stories to Jared’s parents for donating with exhibitors and colleagues and exciting news in 2020! the prize money to support our at this annual meeting, sharing ASI members and immunology a good beer over scientific research. discoveries and a good laugh strong collaboration between It is my pleasure to conclude 2019 over the Lafferty Debate. After our Australian and New with this December newsletter. all, it is not the roast or the pie Zealand researchers within our I look forward to hearing more that defines Thanksgiving but community. The establishment interesting stories and exciting the members of a community of a new Women Speakers news in 2020! with a common goal, who have Database, the new ASI website, gathered to share knowledge ASI newsletter is a portal to share new benefits for members to in a collaborative and very inspiring and exciting news with publish in ASI journals ICB and Australasian way. our members. I am always open CTI – these are all proof of what a to receive member submissions It is in occasions like these that I productive and fruitful year 2019 for the ASI newsletter. If you have am particularly thankful for the has been. some great ideas and stories that opportunities and new initiatives It is especially exciting to see would be of interest to the ASI ASI has put forward this year. many new initiatives designed community, please reach out to If you missed out on this year’s to support career development [email protected]. ASI meeting in Adelaide – don’t during the year of 2019, including worry – the 2020 ASI meeting With this, I wish you all a safe and the Margaret Baird Award and it will be held on 29thNovember to lovely Christmas break and a very certinly doesn’t end here. There 3rd December, Auckland, New New Year! are already plenty more to come Zealand. Save the dates now in 2020 that I can’t wait to tell and stay updated with what’s you in the next newsletter. happening on our ASI meeting webpage! In this issue, I am particularly delighted to feature our 2019 The opportunity to deliver and Jared Purton Award recipient, Ali archive key initiatives for ASI, Zaid, who really demonstrated particularly on the efforts to how ASI seeks to provide support support career development for early career researchers and improve diversity and equity for our memberships, has been one of the highlights of my role as newsletter editor. Earlier this year, the official name change of ASI highlighted the unification and recognition of The opportunity to deliver and archive key initiatives for ASI, particularly on the efforts to support career development and improve diversity and equity for our memberships, had been one of the highlights of my role as newsletter editor. 4 v Clinical & ASI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019 Translational Immunology Impact Factor 7.271 Clinical & Translational Immunology Cutting-edge advances www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cti Volume 8‚ 2019 in biomedical research Editor-in-Chief: Rajiv Khanna Clinical & Translational Immunology is an open access, online-only journal, seeking to cover basic, translational and clinical studies in all aspects of human immunology, including experimental models specific to human diseases. ASI members enjoy a discount for publishing in Clinical & Translational Immunology cti2_v_i_ofc.indd 1 4/4/2019 2:35:59 PM Submit your next manuscript to Clinical & Translational Immunology and enjoy these benefits of publishing with Wiley Find out more at www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cti 5 v Clinical & Translational ImmunologyASI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2019 Catch up on recent Special Features from Clinical & Translational Immunology, including: CTI Special Feature on Endoplasmic Reticulum and Oxidative Stress in Immunopathology Misfolded+ Increased+ Protein Special Feature Coordinator: Sumaira Z Hasnain Protein+load+ Microbial+ Products " Endoplasmic, e Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and related molecular programs, which occur when proteins misfold during Reticulum,Stress " O2 Infections Cytokines biosynthesis in the ER, are important components of the pathophysiology of several diseases including Reactive+Oxygen+ cancer, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple forms of respiratory inflammation. Despite this, Species Inflammation,+ Autophagy,+ Apoptosis