The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

On June 19, 1913, a group of physician-scientists gathered on the University of Minnesota campus to form a society devoted to a nascent medical specialty--immunology. Those present at this first meeting created a society that helped define this new field, and they called it The American Association of Immunologists (AAI). For a century, AAI has fulfilled its founders' mission "to promote by its concerted efforts scientific research" through its annual meetings, The Journal of Immunology, awards, and the activities of its many committees. Today, as the largest and most prestigious professional association for immunologists in the world, AAI continues to champion the interests of its membership which has grown to more than 7,600 scientists in 68 countries.