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Thursday, May 13, 2021 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT
Poster Session
Thursday, May 13, 2021 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Block Symposia
Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Distinguished Lecture—Donna L. Farber: Human immunity in space and time
Chair:
- David Masopust, Univ. of Minnesota, AAI Program Committee Chair
Speaker:

Donna L. Farber
Columbia Univ. Med. Ctr.
Human immunity in space and time
Thursday, May 13, 2021 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm EDT
AAI-Thermo Fisher Meritorious Career Award Presentation and Lecture
Generously supported by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chair:
- Jeremy M. Boss, Emory Univ. Sch. of Med., AAI President (2019–2020)
Award Recipient:

Alexander Y. Rudensky
HHMI, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr., Rockefeller Univ. and Weill Cornell Med.
The virtue of restraint in adaptive immunity
Recognizes a mid-career scientist for outstanding research contributions to the field of immunology
Thursday, May 13, 2021 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
Block Symposia
Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
2020 AAI President’s Symposium
Genes and Genomes in Healthy and Autoimmune Lymphocytes
Presentation of AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award to Jeffrey A. Bluestone
Chair:
- Jeremy M. Boss, Emory Univ. Sch. of Med., AAI President (2019–2020)
Speakers:

Michael S. Krangel
Duke Univ. Med. Ctr.
RAG expression and TCR repertoire formation in double positive thymocytes

Frances E. Lund
Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
Inflammatory cytokine-mediated control of effector memory B cell development and function

Eugene M. Oltz
The Ohio State Univ. Col. of Med.
Wiring schemes for innate and adaptive lymphoid cells

Max D. Cooper
Emory Univ. Sch. of Med.
The evolution of T and B cells
Due to the cancellation of IMMUNOLOGY2020™, some of the 2020 lectures
and symposia will be presented at Virtual IMMUNOLOGY2021™.
Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award Presentation
Presented prior to Dr. Boss's President’s Symposium
Chair:
- Jeremy M. Boss, Emory Univ. Sch. of Med., AAI President (2019–2020)
Award Recipient:

Jeffrey A. Bluestone
Univ. of California, San Francisco, and Sonoma Biotherapeutics
Recognizes a member for exemplary career contributions to a future generation of scientists
Thursday, May 13, 2021 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
Careers in Biotech Panel Discussion
Sponsored by the AAI Education Committee
Chair:
- H. Kiyomi Komori, Arena Pharmaceuticals
Many opportunities exist in biotechnology for scientists with advanced degrees. There are positions in laboratory research, program management, business development, regulatory affairs, clinical trials oversight, medical liaison, and more. This panel features scientists employed in a variety of positions discussing their career paths and the skills required for success in each.