{"title":"Building a thriving immunology community in Chile.","authors":"Maria Rosa Bono, Fabiola Osorio","doi":"10.1111/imcb.70033","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The field of immunology in Chile has evolved remarkably over the past few decades, from a nascent discipline to a dynamic and rapidly developing community with significant international visibility. In this commentary, we, Fabiola Osorio and María Rosa Bono, offer personal reflections on the challenges and opportunities facing Chile's immunology community. As researchers who both returned to Chile after extensive training abroad, we have seen the dynamic nature of the Immunology field within our country. Our opinions also arise from our experiences as past presidents of the Chilean Association of Immunology (ASOCHIN; 2016-2019 MRB; 2019-2021 FO), the main scientific society congregating immunology researchers in Chile, where we have witnessed firsthand the growth of the local immunological community. Our testimonies and those of our colleagues highlight the resilience, creativity and collaborative spirit that have allowed Chile to carve out its place in global immunology.</p>","PeriodicalId":179,"journal":{"name":"Immunology & Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Immunology & Cell Biology","FirstCategoryId":"2","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imcb.70033","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The field of immunology in Chile has evolved remarkably over the past few decades, from a nascent discipline to a dynamic and rapidly developing community with significant international visibility. In this commentary, we, Fabiola Osorio and María Rosa Bono, offer personal reflections on the challenges and opportunities facing Chile's immunology community. As researchers who both returned to Chile after extensive training abroad, we have seen the dynamic nature of the Immunology field within our country. Our opinions also arise from our experiences as past presidents of the Chilean Association of Immunology (ASOCHIN; 2016-2019 MRB; 2019-2021 FO), the main scientific society congregating immunology researchers in Chile, where we have witnessed firsthand the growth of the local immunological community. Our testimonies and those of our colleagues highlight the resilience, creativity and collaborative spirit that have allowed Chile to carve out its place in global immunology.
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The Australasian Society for Immunology Incorporated (ASI) was created by the amalgamation in 1991 of the Australian Society for Immunology, formed in 1970, and the New Zealand Society for Immunology, formed in 1975. The aim of the Society is to encourage and support the discipline of immunology in the Australasian region. It is a broadly based Society, embracing clinical and experimental, cellular and molecular immunology in humans and animals. The Society provides a network for the exchange of information and for collaboration within Australia, New Zealand and overseas. ASI members have been prominent in advancing biological and medical research worldwide. We seek to encourage the study of immunology in Australia and New Zealand and are active in introducing young scientists to the discipline.