FAIS at IUIS 2025 - FAIS Africa

The Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS) was proud to celebrate and amplify the powerful presence of African scientists at the 19th International Congress of Immunology in Vienna. From plenary stages to symposia and masterclasses, FAIS members contributed to bold research and regional insight to the global conversation on immune health and disease. Thank you all for supporting our speakers, connecting at the FAIS booth, and engaging with the vibrant African immunology community throughout IUIS 2025.

The recorded sessions from the IUIS 2025 Congress are now available online!

If you attended the congress in Vienna, you can access all recordings through your ImmunoHub login.
If you couldn’t attend, IUIS members can still purchase access to the full library of sessions. More info here.

🗓️ FAIS Speaker Highlights – Plenary Sessions:

🔬 Imen Ben-Mustapha (Tunisia) – Inborn errors of immunity: Cellular and molecular insights from overlapping phenotypes 📅 Tuesday, August 19 > Watch the Session here: Clinical Immunology – Primary Immune Deficiencies

🔬 Clive Gray (South Africa) – FAIS President – Inflationary cytomegalovirus-specific T cell immunity during pregnancy: can they be found in the placenta? 📅 Friday, August 22 > Watch the Session here: Clinical Immunology – Infectious Diseases

🧪 Symposium Speakers:

🧬 Theresa Rossouw (South Africa) – FAIS Treasurer – HIV-associated drug resistance and systemic immune activation 📅 Tuesday, August 19 > Watch the Session here: Clinical Immunology – Infectious Diseases

🧬 Azzeddine Tahiat (Algeria) – Immunedysregulation through the prism of inborn errors of immunity 📅 Wednesday, August 20 > Watch the Session here: Inborn Errors of Immunity – Symposium

🥼FAIS Symposium:

🔬Chairs: Clive Gray (South Africa) and Abdallah Badou (Morocco) – Clinical Immunology Symposium – Tackling immunological disorders and co-morbidities in Africa (FAIS)

Society Symposium Speaker: Lucy Ochola (Kenya) – The Microbial Jekyll and Hyde: Unmasking the dual nature of Schistosoma mansoni in Host Immune Modulation

The FAIS symposium featured some of the research and collaborations that exist on the Continent. The purpose was to showcase the wealth of talent in Africa and to promote discussion around immunology in Africa, equitable collaborations and funding opportunities.

> Watch the part of the session from Speaker Forgu Esemu Livo (Cameroon) here: Early-life immunity in HIV-Exposed Uninfected infants: Insights from responses to common pediatric infections as he investigates how immune alterations in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) infants shape early life immunity and vulnerability to infections.

👩🏾‍🏫 Pre-Congress Masterclasses:

🧫 Elopy Sibanda (Zimbabwe) – Session: Masterclass on Translational Immunology
Talk: Autoimmunity in Africa 📅 Sunday, August 17 | 🕙 10:35–10:55 | 📍 Hall K2

🌱 Lydia Lamara Mahammed (Algeria) – Session: Masterclass on Translational Allergy
Talk: How lifestyle may influence allergic sensitization 📅 Sunday, August 17 | 🕑 14:35–14:55 | 📍 Hall K2

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📆 Looking Ahead: FAIS Congress 2026

Cape Town, South Africa | December 2026
Join us next year as Africa hosts its premier immunology gathering — where innovation, equity, and science leadership converge! More news to come!