FOCIS Leadership is represented by a distinguished Board of Directors responsible for guiding the strategic vision of the organization. This leadership body oversees the management, direction, and control of the business operations, policies, and overall affairs of the Federation, ensuring alignment with its mission to advance immunology and improve human health through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Board of Directors
President
Megan Levings, PhD
The University of British Columbia
President-Elect
Jane Buckner, MD
Benaroya Research Institute
Secretary/Treasurer
Olivier Boyer, MD, PhD
Rouen University
Past President
Ignacio Anegon, MD
INSERM-Nantes University
Committee for Inclusion and Representation Chair
Monica Guzman, PhD
Cornell University
Communications Chair
Todd Brusko, PhD
University of Florida
Education Chair
Alexis Kalergis, PhD
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
FCE Chair
Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
University of Chicago
FCE Multinational Chair
Lucy Ochola, PhD
Centre for Advanced Clinical Immunology in Kenya (CACIK)
Industry Relations Chair
Natasha Crellin, PhD
Gilead Sciences
Scientific Program Chair
Antonio La Cava, MD, PhD
University of California Los Angeles
Membership Chair
Barbara Detrick, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
At Large Director
Fadi Issa, MD, PhD
Oxford University
At Large Director
Deepak Rao, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
At Large Director
Kristen Tarbell, PhD
Amgen
At Large Director, Compliance Officer
Jonathan Maltzman, MD, PhD, FAST
Stanford University
At Large Director for Member Societies
Elena Hsieh, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is composed of permanent and ad hoc/rotating Member Society representatives.
FOCIS President
Megan Levings, PhD
Compliance Officer
Jonathan Maltzman, MD, PhD, FAST
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
Lanny Rosenwasser, MD
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Alisa Mueller, MD, PhD
American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
Elaine Reed, PhD
American Uveitis Society (AUS)
Lynn Hassman, MD, PhD
International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)
Stephanie Flores
Clinical Immunology Society (CIS)
Megan Cooper, MD, PhD
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
Andres Hurtado-Lorenzo, PhD
French Society of Immunology (SFI)
Olivier Boyer, MD, PhD
European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Prof. Mohamed Shamji, PhD
Spanish Society for Immunology (SEI)
Eva Martinez-Caceres, MD, PhD
Immune Tolerance Network (ITN)
Philip Bernstein, PhD
Immunology of Diabetes Society (IDS)
Timothy Tree, 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