FOCIS - Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies
@focisimmunology.bsky.social
The Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies exists to improve human health through immunology, providing novel education & cross-discipline networking opportunities.
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🎉Registration is NOW OPEN for FOCIS 2026!
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
This data competition is now open! Learn more here: www.kaggle.com/competitions...
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This data competition is now open! Learn more here: www.kaggle.com/competitions...
FOCiS is raising awareness about diabetes, affecting 589M+ people worldwide. This #WDD2025, remember—access to care, education, & prevention is a public health priority. No one should be left behind. 💙
zurl.co/EfZaw
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwareness #HealthForAll
zurl.co/EfZaw
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwareness #HealthForAll
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
FOCiS is raising awareness about diabetes, affecting 589M+ people worldwide. This #WDD2025, remember—access to care, education, & prevention is a public health priority. No one should be left behind. 💙
zurl.co/EfZaw
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwareness #HealthForAll
zurl.co/EfZaw
#WorldDiabetesDay #DiabetesAwareness #HealthForAll
The FOCIS 2026 Scientific Program Committee has curated an exciting & dynamic program, featuring 4 keynote speakers and cutting-edge sessions in immunology. 🔬
Learn More: 🔗 zurl.co/P98Ja
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #science
Learn More: 🔗 zurl.co/P98Ja
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #science
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The FOCIS 2026 Scientific Program Committee has curated an exciting & dynamic program, featuring 4 keynote speakers and cutting-edge sessions in immunology. 🔬
Learn More: 🔗 zurl.co/P98Ja
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #science
Learn More: 🔗 zurl.co/P98Ja
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #science
Explore the 2026 Advanced Course Program! Gain a deeper, clinically focused understanding of cellular and molecular immunology.
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Explore the 2026 Advanced Course Program! Gain a deeper, clinically focused understanding of cellular and molecular immunology.
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
Attention #FOCIS members! It's that time of year again. You have 60 days to renew your membership - do so now to prevent interruption and maintain access to all your FOCIS membership has to offer.
Memberships expire on December 31, 2025. zurl.co/Eycpc
Memberships expire on December 31, 2025. zurl.co/Eycpc
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Attention #FOCIS members! It's that time of year again. You have 60 days to renew your membership - do so now to prevent interruption and maintain access to all your FOCIS membership has to offer.
Memberships expire on December 31, 2025. zurl.co/Eycpc
Memberships expire on December 31, 2025. zurl.co/Eycpc
🎙️The next podcast episode is here! Conversations continue with the FOCIS community about what brought them to FOCIS & their visions for the future of immunology.
Megan Levings, PhD
Hans-Dieter Volk, MD, PhD
Listen: zurl.co/T4n1B
Watch: zurl.co/zWBal
Megan Levings, PhD
Hans-Dieter Volk, MD, PhD
Listen: zurl.co/T4n1B
Watch: zurl.co/zWBal
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎙️The next podcast episode is here! Conversations continue with the FOCIS community about what brought them to FOCIS & their visions for the future of immunology.
Megan Levings, PhD
Hans-Dieter Volk, MD, PhD
Listen: zurl.co/T4n1B
Watch: zurl.co/zWBal
Megan Levings, PhD
Hans-Dieter Volk, MD, PhD
Listen: zurl.co/T4n1B
Watch: zurl.co/zWBal
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The UF Diabetes Institute and the FOCIS UF FCE have teamed up with AIRR to host a data competition: AIRR-ML-25 — The Adaptive Immune Profiling Challenge.
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Kaggle: Your Home for Data Science
Kaggle is the world’s largest data science community with powerful tools and resources to help you achieve your data science goals.
www.kaggle.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The UF Diabetes Institute and the FOCIS UF FCE have teamed up with AIRR to host a data competition: AIRR-ML-25 — The Adaptive Immune Profiling Challenge.
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the FOCIS 2026 Annual Meeting! Share your latest research & discoveries with a global audience of immunology experts, clinicians, & scientists.
Submit by Dec 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
Submit by Dec 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the FOCIS 2026 Annual Meeting! Share your latest research & discoveries with a global audience of immunology experts, clinicians, & scientists.
Submit by Dec 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
Submit by Dec 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
The 2025 FOCIS Fall Newsletter is here!🍂🍁
Check your inbox for the latest updates, insights, and opportunities from the FOCIS community.
🚩Not a member yet?
Members get exclusive early access to newsletters and more. Join FOCIS today: zurl.co/iLyrT
Check your inbox for the latest updates, insights, and opportunities from the FOCIS community.
🚩Not a member yet?
Members get exclusive early access to newsletters and more. Join FOCIS today: zurl.co/iLyrT
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The 2025 FOCIS Fall Newsletter is here!🍂🍁
Check your inbox for the latest updates, insights, and opportunities from the FOCIS community.
🚩Not a member yet?
Members get exclusive early access to newsletters and more. Join FOCIS today: zurl.co/iLyrT
Check your inbox for the latest updates, insights, and opportunities from the FOCIS community.
🚩Not a member yet?
Members get exclusive early access to newsletters and more. Join FOCIS today: zurl.co/iLyrT
FOCIS connects the global immunology community—turning discovery into real-world impact.
Be a part of FOCIS to collaborate, innovate, and change the future of medicine. 🌎✨
Learn more today: zurl.co/Otcpc
#FOCIS #immunology
Be a part of FOCIS to collaborate, innovate, and change the future of medicine. 🌎✨
Learn more today: zurl.co/Otcpc
#FOCIS #immunology
October 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
FOCIS connects the global immunology community—turning discovery into real-world impact.
Be a part of FOCIS to collaborate, innovate, and change the future of medicine. 🌎✨
Learn more today: zurl.co/Otcpc
#FOCIS #immunology
Be a part of FOCIS to collaborate, innovate, and change the future of medicine. 🌎✨
Learn more today: zurl.co/Otcpc
#FOCIS #immunology
The UF Diabetes Institute and the FOCIS UF FCE have teamed up with AIRR to host a data competition: AIRR-ML-25 — The Adaptive Immune Profiling Challenge.
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Kaggle: Your Home for Data Science
Kaggle is the world’s largest data science community with powerful tools and resources to help you achieve your data science goals.
www.kaggle.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The UF Diabetes Institute and the FOCIS UF FCE have teamed up with AIRR to host a data competition: AIRR-ML-25 — The Adaptive Immune Profiling Challenge.
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
Opens Nov 5, 2025
Learn more here: zurl.co/43JBz
@UF Diabetes Institute @breakthrought1dhq.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social
What an amazing week in Rouen, France! 🎉
The 2025 European Adv Course was a huge success — great attendance, insightful sessions, and a vibrant exchange of ideas. Thank you to our outstanding faculty and all who joined us to make this event special.
@FCEPAnTHER @iuis_online
The 2025 European Adv Course was a huge success — great attendance, insightful sessions, and a vibrant exchange of ideas. Thank you to our outstanding faculty and all who joined us to make this event special.
@FCEPAnTHER @iuis_online
October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What an amazing week in Rouen, France! 🎉
The 2025 European Adv Course was a huge success — great attendance, insightful sessions, and a vibrant exchange of ideas. Thank you to our outstanding faculty and all who joined us to make this event special.
@FCEPAnTHER @iuis_online
The 2025 European Adv Course was a huge success — great attendance, insightful sessions, and a vibrant exchange of ideas. Thank you to our outstanding faculty and all who joined us to make this event special.
@FCEPAnTHER @iuis_online
Connect, Learn, and Grow at the FOCIS 2026 Advanced Course!
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
See you in Aurora, Colorado next March and experience a course where learning and connection go hand in hand.
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
See you in Aurora, Colorado next March and experience a course where learning and connection go hand in hand.
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Connect, Learn, and Grow at the FOCIS 2026 Advanced Course!
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
See you in Aurora, Colorado next March and experience a course where learning and connection go hand in hand.
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
📅 March 9–11, 2026
📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO
See you in Aurora, Colorado next March and experience a course where learning and connection go hand in hand.
🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
📢 Supporting our member society @britsocimm.bsky.social
There’s still time to register for #BSICongress2025 — the UK’s flagship immunology meeting this December in Liverpool!
Early bird deadline is tomorrow: Wed, 22 Oct
🔗 zurl.co/SlX88
There’s still time to register for #BSICongress2025 — the UK’s flagship immunology meeting this December in Liverpool!
Early bird deadline is tomorrow: Wed, 22 Oct
🔗 zurl.co/SlX88
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📢 Supporting our member society @britsocimm.bsky.social
There’s still time to register for #BSICongress2025 — the UK’s flagship immunology meeting this December in Liverpool!
Early bird deadline is tomorrow: Wed, 22 Oct
🔗 zurl.co/SlX88
There’s still time to register for #BSICongress2025 — the UK’s flagship immunology meeting this December in Liverpool!
Early bird deadline is tomorrow: Wed, 22 Oct
🔗 zurl.co/SlX88
Sept Highlights in Science Immunology🔬
It’s getting hot in here: Heating up the tumor microenvironment with an oral HO-1 inhibitor: zurl.co/YcJYS
Loss-of-function mutations ensure that response to immune checkpoint therapy is NOD2 be denied : zurl.co/U0LSZ
It’s getting hot in here: Heating up the tumor microenvironment with an oral HO-1 inhibitor: zurl.co/YcJYS
Loss-of-function mutations ensure that response to immune checkpoint therapy is NOD2 be denied : zurl.co/U0LSZ
The 10 commandments of immunoregulation in lymphoma
IL-10 plays a dual role in diffuse large B cell lymphoma progression and microenvironment, which could be leveraged for immunotherapy.
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sept Highlights in Science Immunology🔬
It’s getting hot in here: Heating up the tumor microenvironment with an oral HO-1 inhibitor: zurl.co/YcJYS
Loss-of-function mutations ensure that response to immune checkpoint therapy is NOD2 be denied : zurl.co/U0LSZ
It’s getting hot in here: Heating up the tumor microenvironment with an oral HO-1 inhibitor: zurl.co/YcJYS
Loss-of-function mutations ensure that response to immune checkpoint therapy is NOD2 be denied : zurl.co/U0LSZ
🔬 Be part of the 2026 FOCIS Advanced Course in Immunology!
📍 Aurora, CO | 🗓️ March 9–11, 2026
Led by top course directors + world-renowned faculty, this clinically focused course covers cellular & molecular immunology.
🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6
📍 Aurora, CO | 🗓️ March 9–11, 2026
Led by top course directors + world-renowned faculty, this clinically focused course covers cellular & molecular immunology.
🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🔬 Be part of the 2026 FOCIS Advanced Course in Immunology!
📍 Aurora, CO | 🗓️ March 9–11, 2026
Led by top course directors + world-renowned faculty, this clinically focused course covers cellular & molecular immunology.
🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6
📍 Aurora, CO | 🗓️ March 9–11, 2026
Led by top course directors + world-renowned faculty, this clinically focused course covers cellular & molecular immunology.
🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6
🎉Registration is NOW OPEN for FOCIS 2026!
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
October 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🎉Registration is NOW OPEN for FOCIS 2026!
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
📅June 9–12, 2026
Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026!
Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS
#FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity
Abstract submission for FOCIS 2026 is now open! Share your latest research with a global community of immunology experts, clinicians, and scientists.
Submit by December 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
Submit by December 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Abstract submission for FOCIS 2026 is now open! Share your latest research with a global community of immunology experts, clinicians, and scientists.
Submit by December 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
Submit by December 31, 2025
🔗zurl.co/sMKx8
#FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science
🚨 Last Chance! Registration Closes TOMORROW (Oct 10) for the first FOCIS Journal Club.
Title: Blood immunophenotyping identifies distinct kidney histopathology and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis
👉 Secure your spot now! zurl.co/k35PO
#journalclub
Title: Blood immunophenotyping identifies distinct kidney histopathology and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis
👉 Secure your spot now! zurl.co/k35PO
#journalclub
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨 Last Chance! Registration Closes TOMORROW (Oct 10) for the first FOCIS Journal Club.
Title: Blood immunophenotyping identifies distinct kidney histopathology and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis
👉 Secure your spot now! zurl.co/k35PO
#journalclub
Title: Blood immunophenotyping identifies distinct kidney histopathology and outcomes in patients with lupus nephritis
👉 Secure your spot now! zurl.co/k35PO
#journalclub
🎉 Thank you for being a part of FOCIS!
Your commitment to advancing immunology has helped shape a powerful community of innovation, collaboration, and progress.
Renew today: zurl.co/eGuFZ
Your commitment to advancing immunology has helped shape a powerful community of innovation, collaboration, and progress.
Renew today: zurl.co/eGuFZ
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎉 Thank you for being a part of FOCIS!
Your commitment to advancing immunology has helped shape a powerful community of innovation, collaboration, and progress.
Renew today: zurl.co/eGuFZ
Your commitment to advancing immunology has helped shape a powerful community of innovation, collaboration, and progress.
Renew today: zurl.co/eGuFZ
FOCIS congratulates Drs. Sakaguchi, Brunkow & Ramsdell on their groundbreaking Treg discoveries. 🌍 Their work highlights the global impact of basic & translational immunology on human health.
🔗 zurl.co/etshi
#Immunology #Tregs #Autoimmunity #Transplantation #Nobel
🔗 zurl.co/etshi
#Immunology #Tregs #Autoimmunity #Transplantation #Nobel
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
FOCIS congratulates Drs. Sakaguchi, Brunkow & Ramsdell on their groundbreaking Treg discoveries. 🌍 Their work highlights the global impact of basic & translational immunology on human health.
🔗 zurl.co/etshi
#Immunology #Tregs #Autoimmunity #Transplantation #Nobel
🔗 zurl.co/etshi
#Immunology #Tregs #Autoimmunity #Transplantation #Nobel
Join us for the first FOCIS Journal Club! Become a member today to continue to get free access.
🎓 Paper: Blood Immunophenotyping Identifies Distinct Kidney Histopathology and Outcomes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
🗓️ 10-13-25 | 11 AM–12 PM CT
🎤 Dr. Rao & Dr. Horisberger
🎓 Paper: Blood Immunophenotyping Identifies Distinct Kidney Histopathology and Outcomes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
🗓️ 10-13-25 | 11 AM–12 PM CT
🎤 Dr. Rao & Dr. Horisberger
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join us for the first FOCIS Journal Club! Become a member today to continue to get free access.
🎓 Paper: Blood Immunophenotyping Identifies Distinct Kidney Histopathology and Outcomes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
🗓️ 10-13-25 | 11 AM–12 PM CT
🎤 Dr. Rao & Dr. Horisberger
🎓 Paper: Blood Immunophenotyping Identifies Distinct Kidney Histopathology and Outcomes in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
🗓️ 10-13-25 | 11 AM–12 PM CT
🎤 Dr. Rao & Dr. Horisberger
⏰It's not too late to join the Spring Immunology Symposium! You can join either in person or virtually.
#Immunology
#Immunology
📢 Registration is OPEN for the MIII & FOCIS Virtual Symposium: Communicating Immunology 🧬🗣️
📅 Oct 1–3, 2025
💻 Live-streamed with interactive Q&A
🌍 Open to all!
Join experts from around the world—don’t miss it!
🔗 zurl.co/DZ9Q5
📅 Oct 1–3, 2025
💻 Live-streamed with interactive Q&A
🌍 Open to all!
Join experts from around the world—don’t miss it!
🔗 zurl.co/DZ9Q5
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
⏰It's not too late to join the Spring Immunology Symposium! You can join either in person or virtually.
#Immunology
#Immunology
Level up your immunology expertise! Join us March 9–11, 2026, in Aurora, CO, for a clinically focused course with top faculty.
✅Immunologic mechanisms & therapies
✅Protective responses & emerging trends
✅Biotherapeutics across diseases
Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
✅Immunologic mechanisms & therapies
✅Protective responses & emerging trends
✅Biotherapeutics across diseases
Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Level up your immunology expertise! Join us March 9–11, 2026, in Aurora, CO, for a clinically focused course with top faculty.
✅Immunologic mechanisms & therapies
✅Protective responses & emerging trends
✅Biotherapeutics across diseases
Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
✅Immunologic mechanisms & therapies
✅Protective responses & emerging trends
✅Biotherapeutics across diseases
Register now: zurl.co/jCID6
Register today for the first FOCIS Journal Club! Free for all (non-members need a code at check-out)!
🔬 Dive into cutting-edge translational immunology
💬 Connect with experts & peers
🌍 Join the global FOCIS community
Learn more & register: zurl.co/elAO1
🔬 Dive into cutting-edge translational immunology
💬 Connect with experts & peers
🌍 Join the global FOCIS community
Learn more & register: zurl.co/elAO1
September 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Register today for the first FOCIS Journal Club! Free for all (non-members need a code at check-out)!
🔬 Dive into cutting-edge translational immunology
💬 Connect with experts & peers
🌍 Join the global FOCIS community
Learn more & register: zurl.co/elAO1
🔬 Dive into cutting-edge translational immunology
💬 Connect with experts & peers
🌍 Join the global FOCIS community
Learn more & register: zurl.co/elAO1