Abstract Topic Categories

Please note our abstract topic categories have changed for 2025.

Antigen and Dendritic Cell Processing, Presentation, and Biology (AGDC)

• MHC Structure, Function and Ligands
• MHC Assembly and Trafficking
• Mechanisms of Cross Presentation
• Intracellular Events in Antigen Processing
• Dendritic Cell Antigen Processing
• Dendritic Cell Biology
• Myeloid Cell Biology
• Other Antigen Presenting Cells
• Structure/Function Studies of Antigen Processing and Presentation
• Other Related Topics

Basic Autoimmunity (BA)

• Immunopathogenic Mechanisms/Immunogenetics of Autoimmunity
• Tolerance and Autoimmunity
• Other Related Topics

Cellular Adhesion, Migration, and Inflammation (CAM)

• Inflammation
• Chemokines and Chemoattractants
• Adhesion Molecules in Cellular Migration, Inflammation, and Disease
• Leukocyte Recruitment
• Other Related Topics

Computational and Systems Immunology (COMP)

• Bioinformatics Methods and Mathematical Models of Immune Interactions and Responses in Health and Disease
• Computational Immunology
• Integration of Multiple Cell Types/Functions/Responses
• -Omics: Immunomics, Genomics, and Proteomics
• Other Related Topics

Cytokines and Chemokines and Their Receptors (CCR)

• Receptors and Signal Transduction
• Gene Regulation
• Regulators of Immune Cell Development and Function
• Receptors in vivo
• Role in Health and Disease
• Structure/Function Studies of Cytokines, Chemokines, and Their Receptors
• Other Related Topics

Hematopoiesis and Immune System Development (HEM)

• Stem Cells and Early Lineage Restrictions
• Myeloid and Erythroid Cell Development
• Lymphoid Organogenesis
• B Cell Development
• T Cell Development
• Developmental Defects in Aging
• Other Related Topics

Immediate Hypersensitivity, Asthma, and Allergic Responses (HYP)

• Mast Cells, Eosinophils, Basophils
• Asthma and Allergic Inflammation
• Regulation of Hypersensitivity Responses
• Other Related Topics

Immune Mechanisms of Human Disease (HUM)

• Basic Science Studies of Human Health and Disease
• Studies of the Healthy Human Immune System
• Mechanistic Studies of the Impact of Immunotherapy and Immunomodulation on the Human Immune Response (including Studies Based on Clinical Trials)
• Complement and Other Innate Immune Modulators and Therapeutics in Pathogenesis of Human Disease
• Other Related Topics

Immune Response Regulation: Cellular Mechanisms (IRC)

Should NOT include abstracts representing pure signaling, transcriptional regulation, or structural studies (see: Immune Response Regulation: Molecular Mechanisms for these abstracts) or abstracts related to regulating responses to tumors (see: Tumor Immunology: Cellular Responses and Tumor Microenvironment).

• Mechanisms of Co-stimulation and Tolerance
• Mechanisms of Regulatory T Cell, B Cell, and Myeloid Suppressor Cell Activity
• Cell-Cell Interactions
• Effector Cell Processes
• Other Related Topics

Immune Response Regulation: Molecular Mechanisms (IRM)

• Signal Pathways in Immune Cell Development, Regulation, and Activation
• MHC: Evolution and Polymorphisms
• Molecular Aspects of Repertoire Formation (Recombination, Isotype Switching, Somatic Mutation)
• Transcriptional Regulation of the Immune System
• Structural Biology of Immune Regulation
• Other Related Topics

Immunology Education and Communication (EDU)

• K – 12 Education Programs
• Undergraduate Education Strategies and Programs
• Graduate Education Strategies and Programs
• Public/Layperson Educational Strategies, Programs, and Communication
• Strategies and Programs for Communicating Immunology to Scientists in Other Disciplines
• Other Education Programs

Innate Immune Responses and Host Defense: Cellular Mechanisms (INC)

• Innate Cellular Mechanisms of Host Defense
• Crosstalk of Complement with Other Immune Systems
• Ontogeny of Host Defense Mechanisms
• Other Related Topics

Innate Immune Responses and Host Defense: Molecular Mechanisms (INM)

• Signal Transduction and Inflammasome Activation in Innate Immunity
• Molecular Mechanisms of Innate Immune System Regulation
• Fc Receptors and Acute Phase Proteins
• Structure/Function Analysis of Components of the Innate Immune Response
• Other Related Topics

Lymphocyte Differentiation and Peripheral Maintenance (LYM)

• Cell Cycle and Mechanisms of Proliferation
• Lymphocyte Differentiation
• Lymphocyte Homeostasis, including Apoptosis
• Mechanisms/Biology of Immunological Memory and Aging
• Selection and Repertoire Diversity
• Influence of Stromal Cells
• Other Related Topics

Microbial, Parasitic, and Fungal Immunology (MPF)

• Cellular Responses to Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Pathogens
• Immunopathogenesis of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Infection
• Innate Immunity Against Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Pathogens
• Mechanisms of Host Invasion, Evasion, and Resistance
• Other Related Topics

Mucosal and Regional Immunology (MUC)

• Protective Mucosal Immune Responses
• Influences on Mucosal Immunity
• Mucosal Tolerance and Disease
• Role and Regulation of IgA
• Immunology of Pregnancy
• Immunologically Privileged Sites
• Microbiome and Immunity
• Other Related Topics

Neuroimmunology (NEUR)

• Interactions Between Immune and Nervous System
• Neuroinflammation
• Demyelination
• Neuronal Cell Death, Loss, and/or Injury
• Immune Cells in the Nervous System
• CNS Borders and Immunity
• Gut-Brain Axis
• Cytokine Signaling to the Brain
• Neuronal Control of the Immune Response
• Other Related Topics

Technological Innovations in Immunology (TECH)

• Technology Development and Applications
• Other Related Topics

Therapeutic Approaches to Autoimmunity (THER)

• Therapeutic Modulation of Tolerance and Autoimmune Disease in Animal Models
• Development of Therapies for Human Autoimmune Disease
• Other Related Topics

Translational and Interventional Immunology (TI)

• Clinical Immunology and Related Translational and Interventional Research
• Development of Diagnostics
• Early Clinical Investigations
• Novel Therapeutic Concepts: From Bench to Bedside
• Other Related Topics

Transplantation Immunology (TRAN)

• Solid Organ Transplantation
• Cellular or Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD)
• Transplantation Tolerance Induction
• Mechanisms and Prevention of Graft Rejection
• Other Related Topics

Tumor Immunology: Cellular Responses and Tumor Microevironment (TIME)

• Antitumor Effector Cells and Cellular Regulation of Tumor Immunity
• Cellular Mechanisms of Tumor Rejection and Modulation of Antitumor Responses
• Tumor-Associated Antigens
• Tumor-Associated Immunosuppression
• Tumor Microenvironment
• Other Related Topics

Tumor Immunology: Checkpoints, Prevention, and Treatment (TIPT)

• Vaccine Development
• Immune-Based Therapies (Including CAR T/B Cell Therapies)
• Non-Cellular Regulation of Tumor Immunity
• Non-Cellular Mechanisms of Tumor Rejection and Modulation of Antitumor Responses
• Pathobiology of Immune System Malignancies
• Other Related Topics

Vaccines and Immunotherapy (VAC)

• Mucosal Vaccine Development and Immune-Based Therapies
• Therapy of Asthma and Hypersensitivity Responses
• Vaccine Development for Infectious Disease
• Immunotherapeutic Strategies Against Pathogens
• Other Related Topics

Veterinary and Comparative Immunology (VET)

• Comparative Immune Responses to Pathogens/Tumors
• Evolution and Genetic Regulation of the Immune System
• Hematopoiesis and Development
• Differentiation and Selection
• Other Related Topics

Viral Immunology (VIR)

• Cellular Responses to Viral Pathogens
• Immunopathogenesis of Viral Infection
• Innate Immunity Against Viral Pathogens
• Mechanisms of Host Invasion, Evasion, and Resistance (including HIV)
• Other Related Topics