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The DGfI Public Outreach Committee wants to raise awareness of the importance of the immune system for our health and for the role of the immune system in many diseases. To achieve this goal, the DGfI has started to establish platforms and campaigns to inform the general public, teachers, students, patients and policy makers in politics and business about the immune system and its function and malfunction.
Contact person:
Diana Dudziak
Diana.Dudziak@uk-erlangen.de
The winners of the DGfI Young Investigators Awards are selected by the members of the respective award selection committee together with the DGfI Executive Board.
Contact person:
Theresa Hoppe
mail@dgfi.org
The Committee Training and Education in Immunology coordinates the Academy of Immunology with its modules: Autumn School ‘Current Concepts in Immunology’ for beginners, Ettal ‘Spring School on Immunology’ for advanced students and Translational Immunology School.
Contact person:
Christine Falk
Falk.Christine@mh-hannover.de
The Committee Further Professional Qualification draws up the guidelines for obtaining the certificate Certified Immunologist DGfI and the authorisation to be a Certified Institution. Members of the commission assess applications and conduct the necessary examinations.
Contact person:
Reinhard Voll
reinhard.voll@uniklinik-freiburg.de
The Committee aims to inform the general public about the importance of animal experiments in biomedical research and to provide it with transparent information. Among others, a point-by-point analysis of the most common arguments put forward by opponents of animal experiments was developed. In addition, the Committee supports the public outreach initiative “Understanding Animal Experiments” of the Alliance of Science Organisations.
Contact person:
Matthias Gunzer
Matthias.gunzer@uk-essen.de
The activities of the Comittee are aimed at young scientists, women and men, who are in the challenging phase from their doctorate to their first professorship. They should encourage academic careers, impart knowledge and practical tools and help with networking. In addition to organising informative events such as the Career Lunch during the DGfI annual meetings, the Committee offers personal mentoring on career-specific questions.
Contact person:
Charlotte Esser
Charlotte.Esser@uni-duesseldorf.de