yEFIS Symposium Working Group

The mission of the yEFIS symposium working group is to coordinate the organisation of yEFIS Symposia.

The yEFIS 3rd Symposium, 2026

Building on the success of the previous yEFIS symposia, we are now preparing for the 3rd yEFIS Symposium in 2026. Details will be announced soon.

The yEFIS 2nd Symposium, 2024 - Dublin, Ireland

The yEFIS 2nd Symposium, entitled "Conquering early career challenges as young immunologists," took place on September 1st, 2024, in Dublin. It was a satellite meeting of the European Congress of Immunology (ECI) 2024, which was held in the following days. The yEFIS Symposium dealt with topics such as mental health, leadership from any level, or diverse career pathways. You can check the final report published in the European Journal of Immunology entitled yEFIS with EFIS lead the way to ECR engagement at ECI2024.

The yEFIS 1st Symposium, 2022 - Berlin, Germany

The yEFIS 1st symposium was the first meeting organized by and for early-career immunologists working in Europe. It was a great opportunity for more than 180 young immunologists to finally meet and network. Take a look back at the yEFIS 1st symposium that took place on November 10-11th, 2022 in Berlin. You can read the final report and EJI article entitled Young immunologists of Europe in full swing: The first yEFIS Symposium to get an overview of the event.



Group co-leads: Iva Benešová & Sabína Vancíková

Current Members: Ege Amirak, Lorena Garcia del Rio, Annika Hausmann (WG lead 2023-2024), Heike Hawerkamp, Filip Lewandowski, Lyn Lim, Rebecca Katharina Masanetz, Myriam Nabhan (WG lead, 2021-2024), Christos Nikolaou, Mitchell Pallett, Eleonora Timperi, Danni Wang, Ayse Sinem Yildirim, 

Past members: Rami Bechara, Katharina Glosse, Nurulamin Noor, Ioana Sandu, Dino Sisl, Kevin Thierry

We’re always welcoming new ideas and members! If you are interested in joining the yEFIS Symposium WG, feel free to email us at email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Kindly note that only members of EFIS-affiliated societies are eligible to be active members of yEFIS working groups.