The story
The AAI was founded on June 19, 1913. The original 41 members of the society were all disciples of Almroth Wright, the founder and director of the Inoculation Department at St. Mary's Hospital in London. The first AAI annual meeting was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 22, 1914.
AAI established The Journal of Immunology in the early years of the organization.
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