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ASI NEWS March 2021 WIN a signed copy of ‘Pandemics’ by Nobel laureate Peter Doherty 6 Find out the ways ASI is helping to keep you connected 11 26 Contact Us Australian and New Zealand Hear from the newly Launch of the Clinical Society for Immunology Inc. formed ASI Special & Translational ASI Inc. Secretariat Interest Groups Immunology COVID-19 PO Box 1371, Mitcham North 3132 Fernando Fonseca Guimaraes collection Ph: 03 8393 9388 immunology.org.au/contact-us Contents ASI Newsletter March 2021 Contents HELLO AND WELCOME TO 2021 ...................................................................................................................................................................3 Debbie Burnett SECRETARY REPORT ........................................................................................................................................................................................4 Connie Jackaman TREASURER’S REPORT ....................................................................................................................................................................................5 Asolina Braun WIN YOUR OWN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF PETER DOHERTY’S BOOK, “PANDEMICS” .................................................................6 Immunology & Cell Biology and Clinical & Translational Immunity ASI ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY SCHOOL ....................................................................................................................................................7 AIS Organising Committee A MESSAGE FROM SIG COORDINATOR ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Fernando Fonseca Guimaraes AUTOIMMUNITY AND TOLERANCE SIG ................................................................................................................................................... 12 COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY SIG ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 EDUCATION SIG ........................................................................................................................................................................................14-17 LAUNCH OF THE CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY COVID-19 COLLECTION ......................................................... 19 Gabriela Khoury and Rajiv Khanna PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AWARD- CATRIONA NGUYEN-ROBERSON .................................................................................................. 21 JARED PURTON AWARD-CAMILLE GUILLERY & JUNYUN LAI ........................................................................................................... 23 JOHN MARBROOK OBITUARY .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 John Fraser NSW BRANCH REPORT ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Angelica Lau WOMEN’S INITIATIVE UPDATE .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Kylie Quinn THE IUIS CORNER .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 J. Alejandro Lopez PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST .................................................................................................................................................................... 36 7 21 31 ASI Advanced Public Engagment IUIS Corner Immunology School Award A brief update of the news AIS Organising Winner Catriona coming from IUIS. Committee Nguyen-Robertson J. Alejandro Lopez 2 Editorial ASI Newsletter March 2021 Hello and welcome to 2021 Debbie Burnett, Newsletter Editor [email protected] Hello and welcome to 2021 for what Throughout 2021 ASI is offering a login and renew now. looks to be an extremely exciting year for number of new initiatives to help you In the meantime, to keep you thinking the immunological community. remain connected to your immunology of ways to help each other out and stay peers. In this edition of the newsletter we In keeping with this theme of fresh starts connected, we’re running a special have the opportunity to introduce you I’d like to introduce myself as incoming column in next quarter’s newsletter the organising committee of a number newsletter editor for the next three of simple and fun lab hacks you’ve of new Special Interest Groups you’ll be years and thank the previous newsletter discovered and would like to share with hearing a lot from over the next year. Angelica Lau for the absolutely the ASI community. Have you been using Don’t forget to subscribe to the latest outstanding job for the last three years. a glove cuff as a hair tie when you’ve updates from these or other SIGs on the Thankfully Angelica is remaining heavily forgotten yours? Or maybe you’ve been ASI website now! involved in the ASI community and you’ll using textbooks to create a cheap but still be hearing from her in her new role Also we have the pleasure of opening effective laptop stand? If so send me an as NSW Branch Coordinator. up a very special promotion by the ASI email at [email protected] journals. For the first time ever, if you sign and we’ll publish your fun lab hacks in the There’s no denying that 2020 was a up for ASI journal content alerts you can next edition. I’d love to hear from you. difficult year for many of us, with border have the opportunity to win an extremely closers and lockdowns taking a toll Lastly, don’t forget to check our ‘ASI and separating us from loved ones. Events’ page regularly and bookmark We’re running a special column It’s also been a challenging year for our ‘Latest News’ pagep to make sure you many from a professional standpoint, in next quarter’s newsletter of don’t miss a thing. with the loss of international and simple and fun lab hacks you’ve national conferences making it more discovered and would like to challenging to establish collaborations, and lockdowns and social distancing share limiting our experimental productivity. At rare and relevant prize- a signed copy of the same time 2020 will be remembered Peter Doherty “Pandemics” book. as the year that brought immunology to the forefront of the public mind and Throughout 2021 ASI will allow us to has served the role of highlighting the remain connected through a number amazing research done by members of of online seminars and workshops. this community. In addition, throughout Excitingly, in mid-late 2021, we are 2020 ASI immunologists have shown resuming face to face gatherings in a their remarkable resilience in the face COVID-Safe manner, with the second of challenges and been able to rapidly Advanced Immunology School taking establish new techniques, collaborations place in Sydney from the 3rd-6th of and publish some truly ground breaking August, so keep an eye out for more research. 2021 is looking to be a year information. of hope. Although we are in some ways It’s also a great time to remind everyone still affected by uncertainty surrounding to renew their membership now, because border closures, this community has April 1st is the deadline for renewal to found ways to evolve and establish new be eligible for most of our ASI awards methods of connection. and opportunities. Take a few minutes to 3 Secretary Report ASI Newsletter March 2021 Secretary Report Welcome to 2021! Connie Jackaman, Honorary Secretary [email protected] Welcome to 2021 and what will hopefully rounds and we hope this will help to give Given we are in the midst of be happy vaccination year! The pandemic advance notice for when applications a global pandemic these are has continued to bring immunology to are due. Further details on the different challenging times for everyone in the forefront. Moving forward in 2021, awards can also be found on the ASI one way or another. ASI can hopefully go from strength to website and in the member portal. Don’t strength as we aim to continue to support forget to renew your membership before members during these challenging times. April 1st to be eligible for these awards. hardship, personal circumstances, Below are details on some of the different maternity leave, carer’s leave etc) please • Career Advancement Awards, round awards/initiatives for 2021 and please contact ASI in advance of the application one: March 1st to March 29th also note that member renewals are due deadline. This will allow time to assess March 31st. • COVID Carer Awards, round one: your request and so that we can adjust March 1st to March 29th the automatic Netranger portal for you to ASI can hopefully go from upload your application if required. strength to strength as we aim • Public Engagement Award: 3rd May to 21st May to continue to support members Special Initiatives Fund during these challenging times • Education Award: June 7th to July 5th ASI is continuing to welcome applications for the Special Initiatives • Jared Purton Award: July 19th to Fund which are open all year and August 16th Award information and dates assessed every quarter. Two Special As the pandemic evolved in 2020 • Career Advanced