European Federation for Immunogenetics

= History of EFI=

During the early 1980's, Members of the Committee agreed that it was the right time to create a more formal organisation and from the mid 1980's it has been an official organisation. It was initiated to give scientists an opportunity to collaborate with one another, and to ensure that their findings were accurate and of a high quality.EFI sets a series of high standards for laboratories to adhere to and works to create relationships with other organisations worldwide who carry out similar work [http://www.efiweb.eu/index.php?id=26 EFI] .

Accreditation

There are now over 200 laboratories accredited by EFI [http://www.efiweb.eu/index.php?id=49 Laboratory Accreditation] . These laboratories are found not only in Europe, but also in Israel, South Africa and Mexico and have met the criteria that has been set out by EFI. The laboratories undergo regular inspections to ensure that they are continuing to follow the standards and that they are producing the high quality work expected [http://www.efiweb.eu/index.php?id=49 Laboratories] .

Committees

There are various committees within EFI, including a Standards and Quality Assurance, Accreditation, Education and Scientific. These ensure that the high standards set out by the Federation are adhered to.

President

The current president for EFI is Dr. Steven GE Marsh [http://www.efiweb.eu/index.php?id=72 EFI President] , the Deputy Director of Immunogenetics at the Anthony Nolan Research Institute [http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk/research/ Anthony Nolan Research Institute] , and head of the [http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk/research/hlainformaticsgroup/ HLA Informatics Group] based there.

Information

There are other Immunogenetic Societies worldwide. These include [http://www.aseatta.org.au/ ASEATTA] [http://www.aseatta.org.au/ The Australasian and South East Asian Tissue Typing Association] , [http://www.ashi-hla.org/ ASHI] [http://www.ashi-hla.org/ The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics ] , and [http://www.bshi.org.uk/ BSHI] [http://www.bshi.org.uk/ The British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics] .

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