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Women in Immunology 2025


yEFIS will be highlighting, discussing and celebrating inspiring books and stories from women in science as part of our Women In Immunology Campaing 2025. Please keep an eye on all our social media platforms for updates. In celebration of International Women's Day 2025, yEFIS speaks to Professor Johanna Joyce of the University of Lausanne about her 2024 commentary article, published in Cell, about strategies to retain more women in academic scientific research, especially at more senior career stages.

In celebration of International Women's Day 2025, yEFIS speaks to Professor Johanna Joyce of the University of Lausanne about her 2024 commentary article, published in Cell, about strategies to retain more women in academic scientific research, especially at more senior career stages. Check out the entire conversation here:


In celebration of International Women's Day 2025, yEFIS speaks to Professor Damya Laoui of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel about her career in science, and how she juggles that with the demands of parenthood as a mother of 2 children. Check out the entire conversation here:


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yEFIS Rising Stars 2025

yEFIS is committed to be an inclusive group that challenges all possible forms of oppression including the ones based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, physical impairment, mental illness, age, income and others that fall into this scope of action.
As such, our action will be designed to promote, encourage and support an equalitarian atmosphere, in which everyone is welcome.
To promote representation and diversity, yEFIS is creating a Rising Star list of researchers to help committees in the selection of speakers for seminars, symposia and conferences. Please nominate rising stars in your network via this form!


yEFIS General Assembly 2024 




Thank you for joining the yEFIS 4th General Assembly but ff you weren't able to attend, you can find the slides here.


We are looking for new members to join our task force, with open positions for coordinators and active members in all of our working groups.


If you are interested in being actively involved in the organisation of yEFIS activities, please fill out this form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.



We're looking forward to working with you to make a difference together!

Some of the yEFIS General Assembly Participants 2024