Committees
Interested in joining one or more SMI Committees? Let us know:
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 - Calgary, Canada
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 - Calgary, Canada | Committee Chair
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
Devesha Kulkarni, PhD - St. Louis, United States
Clare Lloyd, PhD - London, United Kingdom
