Missed the AIRR Community’s Zooming into the Community III 10th Anniversary virtual meeting? The full session recordings are now available on our AIRR Community YouTube Channel.

Enjoy two days of presentations, discussions, and anniversary celebrations, including updates from our Working Groups and Sub-Committees, scientific sessions on immune receptor specificity, and keynote talks from leading experts in the field.

On May 21–22, 2025, the AIRR Community came together for our third “Zooming into the Community” virtual meeting, celebrating 10 years of collaborative science and innovation in immune receptor research.

📊 Attendance Highlights:

• Day 1: 106 registered / 68 attendees
• Day 2: 131 registered / 82 attendees

This year’s mid-cycle event, themed “Specificity”, sparked critical discussion on defining, measuring, and curating immune receptor specificity. A big thanks to the organizers of the event, the joint Meetings & Communications Sub-Committee, who were building on the success of our past events (Special Event “Response to COVID-19” and Zooming II).

🧠 Event Highlights:

• Presentations from AIRR Working Groups, Review-Committees, and Sub-Committees on key developments and future directions
• A special General Assembly celebrating our 10-year anniversary
• Outstanding invited speakers:
  • Antonio Lanzavecchia (INGM, Italy)
  • Victor Greiff (University of Oslo, Norway)
  • Maria Rodriguez Martinez (Yale University, USA)
  • David Klatzmann (Sorbonne Université, France)

🎥 Missed it? Sessions were recorded and will be available soon on the AIRR Community YouTube Channel.

📖 Want to read more? See the event page here.

Thanks to all who participated and contributed to this vibrant community event! Here’s to another decade of discovery. 💡

AIRR-C Meeting VII – Learnings and Perspectives is starting this Monday, June 3rd, at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. This meeting is the regular main event of the AIRR Community and allows participants (both in-person and virtual)to enjoy a variety of scientific presentations, discussions, and poster sessions to stay up-to-date with the most recent developments in the field. It is also a great opportunity to engage with colleagues and industry sponsors, and to help early career researchers such as graduate students and post-docs learn more about possible opportunities. A huge thank you to all our sponsors who make this event possible. Your support is invaluable and greatly appreciated!

Check out the full agenda and more details on the meeting page: https://tinyurl.com/airrcmeeting7.

Use the hashtag #AIRRC7 in social media to follow and share content about AIRR-C Meeting VII.

Register for AIRR-C Meeting VII! Once registered, remember to sign up for the workshops and tutorials through the Whova meeting app. Also, if you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for the fabulous Cálem Port Wine Cellars Tour & Group Dinner. Tickets are almost sold out!

We now also have some striking t-shirts available for purchase in our Porto collection.