Mission
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF IMMUNOLOGISTS (AAI) IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED SCIENTISTS WHO CONDUCT BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. AAI IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE OF IMMUNOLOGY, FOSTERING THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION AMONG INVESTIGATORS, AND ADDRESSING THE POTENTIAL INTEGRATION OF IMMUNOLOGIC PRINCIPLES INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE. AAI SERVES ITS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A CENTER FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE FIELD AND ITS PRACTICES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP-DERIVED ISSUES AND OPINIONS, AND IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS. AAI OWNS AND PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY--THE LARGEST AND MOST HIGHLY CITED JOURNAL IN THE FIELD.