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History, Aims and Council Members

ENII was founded in 1986, by 15 European Institutes devoted to research in molecular and cell immunology.
Presently, the ENII Institutes are 35 Research Departments located in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
This number can be extended to other Laboratories or Departments.

ENII aims to promote the quality of European education and research in immunology:

fostering scientific information exchanges by organizing Scientific Meetings, Courses, Schools and Workshops;

enhancing scientists exchanges and networking by Fellowships and Sabbatical Bursaries for post-docs and visiting scientists.

spreading information through its Members and its web site

enhancing visibility of European Immunology.

ENII is represented and directed by a President and a Council of five Members, belonging to different ENII institutes. They are appointed for four years and re-eligible once.:

Scientist	Country
Günter Hämmerling	Heidelberg, Germany
Philippe Kourilsky	Paris, France
Kees Melief	Leiden, The Netherlands
Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli (President)	Milan, Italy
Anne-Marie Schmitt-Verhulst	Marseille-Luminy, France
Rolf Zinkernagel	Zürich, Switzerland

The chart which regulates ENII activities can be downloaded here in pdf format