FOCIS is governed by a Board of Directors charged with overseeing the management, direction, and control of the business, policies, and affairs of the Federation.
Board of Directors
President
Ignacio Anegon, MD
Nantes University
President-Elect
Megan Levings, PhD
The University of British Columbia
Secretary/Treasurer
William Robinson, MD
Stanford University
Past President
Megan Sykes, MD
Columbia University
Committee for Inclusion and Representation Chair
Monica Guzman, PhD
Cornell University
Communications Chair
Todd Brusko, PhD
University of Florida
Education Chair
Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
Northwestern University
FCE Chair
Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
Vanderbilt University
FCE Multinational Chair
Olivier Boyer, MD, PhD
Normandy University
Industry Relations Chair
Laurence Turka, MD
Harvard University
Membership Chair
Barbara Detrick, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Scientific Program Chair
Joshua Milner, MD, SB
Columbia University Medical Center
At Large Director
Jane H. Buckner, MD
Benaroya Research Institute
At Large Director
Jane L. Grogan, PhD
Biogen
At Large Director
Deepak Rao, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
At Large Director
Leonie Taams, PhD
King’s College London
Ad Hoc Director
Jonathan Maltzman, MD, PhD, FAST
Stanford University
Ad Hoc Director
Elaine Reed, PhD, D(ABH)
University of California, Los Angeles
Ad Hoc Director
Hans-Dieter Volk, MD, PhD
Charite-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BCRT & IMI
Compliance Officer
Jordan Pober, MD, PhD
Yale University
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is composed of permanent and ad hoc/rotating Member Society representatives.
FOCIS President
Ignacio Anegon, MD
Compliance Officer
Jordan Pober, MD, PhD
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
Lanny Rosenwasser, MD
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Tejpal Gill, PhD
American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
Elaine Reed, PhD
American Uveitis Society (AUS)
Lynn Hassman, MD, PhD
Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)
Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD
Clinical Immunology Society (CIS)
Megan Cooper, MD, PhD
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, PhD
Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (ESPAI)
Prof. Dalia El-Ghoneimy
European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Milena Sokolowska, MD, PhD
German Society of Immunology (DGFI)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Meuer
Immune Tolerance Network (ITN)
Philip Bernstein, PhD
Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS)
Bart Roep, MD, PhD
International Society for Neuroimmunology (ISNI)
Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD
Japanese Society of Clinical Immunology (JSCI)
Yoshiya Tanaka, MD, PhD
Latin-American and Caribbean Association of Immunology
Emilio L. Malchiodi, PhD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
Daniel Rotrosen, MD
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)
Francesco Marincola, MD
Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI)
Antiopi Varelias, PhD
The Transplantation Society (TTS)
Fadi Issa, MD
Ukrainian Society of Specialists in Immunology, Allergology & Immunorehabilitation (UTIAI)
Halyna Koval, PhD
The Steering Committee is responsible for:
- Recommending annual meeting program suggestions, topics and speakers
- Assisting with the development of satellite programs
- Promoting Federation meetings and activities
- Assisting with the abstract review process
- Representing the Federation in their discipline
- Voting on approval of candidates for officers and directors as presented by the Nominating Committee