Committees

Interested in joining one or more SMI Committees? Let us know:

Volunteer

Extramural Committee

The SMI Extramural Committee supports external meetings with the goal of advancing the broad field of mucosal immunology.

Lauren A. Zenewicz, PhD - Oklahoma City, United States | Committee Chair
Fernando Chirdo, PhD - La Plata, Argentina
Cecilia Johansson, PhD - London, United Kingdom
Nobuhiko Kamada, PhD - Ann Arbor, United States
Katharina Lahl, PhD - Frederiksberg, Denmark
Nick Lukacs, PhD - Ann Arbor, United States
Craig Maynard, PhD - Birmingham, United States
Atsushi Mizoguchi, MD - Kurume, Japan
Simon Phipps, PhD - Herston, Australia
Eduardo Villablanca, PhD - Stockholm, Sweden

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee, formerly known as the Website Committee, is charged with ensuring that the SMI website features up to date, vibrant and relevant content to the mucosal immunology community.

Kathryn Knoop, PhD – Rochester, United States | Committee Chair
Diane Bimczok, DVM, PhD - Bozeman, Montana
Stephanie Longet, PhD - Oxford, United Kingdom
Gianluca Matteoli, PhD - Leuven, Belgium
Ziad al Nabhani, PhD - Bern, Switzerland
Brigida Rusconi, PhD - Missouri, United States 
Ryan Thwaites, PhD – London, United Kingdom
Ifor Williams, MD, PhD - Atlanta, United States

Membership Committee

The SMI Membership Committee supports membership recruitment and renewal campaign.

Keely McDonald – Missouri, United States | Committee Chair
Rodney Newberry, MD – St. Louis, Unites States | Committee Co-Chair
Fernando Chirdo, PhD – La Plata, Argentina
Iliyan Iliev, PhD - New York, United States
Cecilia Johansson, PhD - London, United Kingdom
Janneke Samsom, PhD - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Brian Sheridan, PhD - New York, United States
Jennifer Towne, PhD – San Diego, United States

Education and Career Development Committee

The Education and Career Development Committee is charged with developing new educational programs and other resources.

Katharina Lahl, PhD - Frederiksberg, Denmark | Committee Chair
Clare Lloyd, PhD - London, United Kingdom 
Irving Coy Allen, PhD - Blacksburg, Virginia, United States 
Alexandra Corbett, PhD - Melbourne, Australia
James Harker, PhD - London, United Kingdom
Simon Hogan, PhD - Ann Arbor, United States
Illiyan Iliev, PhD - New York, United States
Irah King, PhD - Montreal, Canada