International Journal of Immunology is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of immunology. Immunology is a diverse and growing discipline that can be defined as the study of the tissues, cells and molecules involved in host defense mechanisms. Immunologists attempt to understand how the immune system develops, how the body defends itself against disease, and what happens when it all goes wrong. Priority is given to work that provides fundamental insight into the workings of the immune system. Areas covered include, but are not limited to, innate immunity and inflammation; development; immune receptors, signaling and apoptosis; antigen presentation; gene regulation and recombination; cellular and systemic immunity; vaccines; immune tolerance; autoimmunity and tumor immunology, microbial immunopathology; and transplantation.

The great advances in immunology in recent years make this field one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing in biological sciences. This remarkable growth is stimulated by the influx of investigators from other disciplines such as biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, virology and various medical disciplines. These disciplines are so well interlinked with immunology that no immunological challenge can now be properly addressed without sophisticated applications of expertise of combinations of these disciplines. As a consequence, immunology has become a vast and rich field encompassing discoveries and outlooks that range from the highly clinical to the highly molecular. Although such perspectives may appear diverse, they are, in fact, extremely interdependent. The journal seeks to present a balanced overview of contemporary immunology and melds together different aspects of molecular immunology, immunobiology and clinical immunology.

Immunology is the branch of biomedical science that deals with the response of an organism to antigenic challenge and its recognition of what is self and what is not. It deals with the defense mechanisms including all physical, chemical and biological properties of the organism that help it to combat its susceptibility to foreign organisms, material, etc

Immunology has its origins in the study of how the body protects itself against infectious diseases caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi, and also parasitic organisms, such as helminth worms. Research / review articles deals with, among other things, the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo are of prime interest.

We take great pleasure in welcoming you to our new journal, International Journal of Immunology. We have created this publication with the intention of providing a space for the generation of knowledge, dialogue, critique, debate, and collaboration among an international community of immunologists, pathologists, researchers, scholars, etc.

Our vision is to create a high-quality publication that will be relevant, challenging, thought-provoking, for graduate students, academic researchers and scholars. We welcome original research papers, reviews articles, case studies, book reviews, and works-in progress.

We look forward to welcoming your submissions.

Classificaion/Scope of Journals

1. Adaptive immunity 11. Cancer and Tumor Immunobiology
2. Immunologic Techniques 12. Cellular & Regional Immunology
3. Transplantation Immunology 13. Combining Cancer Immunotherapies
4. Computational Immunology 14. Allergy prevention and risk factors
5. Immunology 15. Nutritional Immunology
6. Immunotherapy 16. Clinical Immunology
7. Pediatric Immunology 17. Reproductive Immunology
8. Immune Tolerance 18. Fungal Immunology
9. Mucosal Immunology 19. Neuro Immunology
10. Immune Toxicology 20.Immunoinformatics and System

Immune Scientific Networks:

Immunology Leadership & Committees consider proposals for Special Issues Editors will return a decision on your proposal within Two weeks of receipt. To enrich our vision of making the scientific information available at an ease of access, Immunology Leadership & Committees initiated special issue for the open access journals. All the articles published under a special issue focuses on a single topic providing the complete information about the ongoing research providing more insight on an emphasized topic of research enabling the readers access wide forecasted information on a particular topic Issue.

Special Issue Proposals: Special Issue deals with focused research topics of high interest, falling under the scope of the Journal. Special Issues are the pool of articles under a current topic selected from the Ongoing Research under specific discipline. The aim of the Special Issue is to provide a platform for the researchers to understand the recent advancements and challenges in particular areas of research. These articles will provide an opportunity to the readers to understand and access the scientific information.
We encourage potential scientists to organize the Special Issue in their field of interests that fits within the Journal scope. This will provide an opportunity to increase the visibility of the Guest Editors. The Special Issue Titles may be from any basic and clinical area of Science, Technology and Medicine. People interested in publishing a special issue are advised to consider the following guidelines.

Your proposal should contain:

Short CV with research interests
Executive Summary
Special issue topic and the Proposed Title
Justification for why the Special Issue is needed
Explanation of why the issue is particularly suitable for Nano Scientific Networks and brief note on the proposed Topic (should explain the aim and overview of the proposed topic)
Backgrounds of the proposed Guest Editors, including visibility on the topic in question, and editorial experience
A Co-Editor (Optional); If a co-editor name is suggested, kindly provide short CV of the co-editor
Estimated number of Articles under the title
A list of scholars who may be interested in submitting to your special issue
Opening date
Closing date

By submitting a Special Issue proposal to Immunology Leadership & Committees, you agree to abide by the Special Issue Editor Protocol should your proposal be accepted

Special issue articles are published immediately upon their acceptance and are released under upcoming regular issues. Special Issues are invited throughout the year. For more information or any queries about the special issues, please write us to specialissues@helicsgroup.net or info@helicsgroup.net

Promoting Your Special Issue

Immunology Leadership & Committees will work with Guest Editors to increase the visibility of the Special Issue in the months leading up to the submission deadline and once it has been published.

What Immunology Leadership & Committees will do:

1. Immunology Leadership & Committees will circulate your Call for Papers to the Immune Editorial Board, targeted mailing lists, and relevant AoM listservs. It will also advertise your Call on the Immune websites and other social media platforms. It will re-issue the Call at appropriate intervals.

2. Once the Special Issue is published, announcements will be made to the Immune Editorial Board, targeted mailing lists, and relevant AoM listservs as well as on the Immune websites social media platforms.

3. Free access to the Special Issue will be made available in the website to Guest Editors and readers.

What is expected of Guest Editors?

1. We expect that Guest Editors will circulate the Call for Papers within their own personal networks, social media groups, and at any relevant conferences or workshops they may attend.

2. If it has not already been suggested as part of the proposal, consideration should be given to organizing a conference or workshop either to generate submissions or to aid in the development of submitted papers. A symposium or PDW at a well-known conference may also be considered.

3. We expect Guest Editors to identify up to 50 scholars for whom the Special Issue will be particularly relevant

If you have any queries, please contact Elena Griffin (editors.ijit.immune@helicsgroup.net)

committee

Members

Jana I Preis

Attending Physician

Education

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science (Biology & Music), George Washington University, Washington, DC 05/1994

Graduate

Master of Public Health (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), George Washington University, Washington, DC05/1997

Medical School

Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Iselin, NJ05/2005

Internship

Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 07/2005-06/2006

Residency

Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 07/2006-06/2008

Fellowship

Clinical Infectious Disease, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 07/2008-06/2010

Hospital Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 07/2009-06/2010

Awards and Honors

Compassionate Doctor Recognition, 2015
Recipient of Woman of Outstanding Leadership Awards, 2015
Top Doctor at White Plains, International Association of Healthcare Professional, 2014
Peer Reviewed Physician Award, 2013
Patients’ Choice Award, 2013, 2012
Certificate of Appreciation, Multi-VISN Quality Improvement in Routine HIV Testing, Department of Veteran Affairs, 2012
Commendation for Resident & Medical Student Teaching, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, CT: 2009, 2010
Commendation for Medical Student Teaching, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, NY: 2006, 2007, 2008
Top 5%, Dean’s List, High Honors Diploma (M.D.’2005)
Dean’s List (M.P.H.’1997)
Dean’s List, Magna Cum Laude (B.S.’1994)
National Golden Key Honor Society, 1994
Phi Beta Kappa, 1994

Society Memberships
Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce, 10/2016-Present
International Women’s Leadership Association, 03/2015-Present
Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 09/2011-Present
Infectious Disease Society of America, 08/2010-Present
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, 2006-Present

Committee & Leadership Memberships

Invited Member, PReP Tools Development National Committee, Department of Veteran Affairs, New York, NY 06/2017-Present
Member, Organizing Committee, Herald’s International Conference and Exhibition on Vaccines & Vaccination, Baltimore, MD 09/2017
Invited Judge & Abstract Reviewer for the Medical Society of the State of New York Annual Research Poster Symposium, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Invited Member, Patient Advocacy Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 04/2017-Present
Member, Provider Credentialing Committee, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 01/2017-Present
Invited Member, Awards Committee, The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 01/2014-01/2016
LeadPhysician, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 10/2011-Present
Co-Chair,Infection Control Committee, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center , Brooklyn, NY 10/2010-Present
Member, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 08/2010-Present
Member, Yale University School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Committee, New Haven, CT 08/2009-06/2010
Member, Resident Executive Committee, Maimonides Medical Center,Brooklyn, NY 06/2005-07/2007

Editorial Boards

Editor, Journal of Infectious Disease & Medical Microbiology, 2017-Present

Editor, Journal of Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine, 2017-Present

Editor, International Journal of Innovative Studies in Medical Science, 2017-Present

Editor, Journal of Dental Research & Management, 2017-Present

Editor, Madridge Journal of Immunology, 2017-Present

Editor, Pandemics of Communicable Diseases Journal, 2017-Present

Editor, International Journal of Rheumatology, 2017-Present

Editor, International Journal of Research Studies in Medicine, 2017-Present

Editor, Journal of Prevention & Treatment of HIV/AIDS, 2016-Present

Editor, International Journal of Reproduction, Fertility & Sexual Health, 2016-Present

Editor, Journal of Clinical Immunology & Immunotherapy, 2016-Present

Editor, Gavid Journal of Pediatrics, 2015-Present

Editor, The Elsevier ID Cases Journal, 2013-Present

Editor, The International Journal of AIDS & ITS Research, 2013-Present

Publications

Original Papers

Gandhi S., Preis J. Role of Formal Infectious Disease Consultation in Management of Bacteremic Patients. 2017 (in press)
Thind S., Preis J. Procalcitonin as a Marker of Infections Among Immunocompromised Patients 2017 (in press)
Manning N., Preis J.Anthrolith as a Cause of Facial Pain and Chronic Sinusitis. ID Cases 2016
Harris J., Preis J.Intractable Hiccups Due to Herpetic Esophagitis in Immunocompromised Patients, ID Cases 2015
ThindS., Preis J.Clostridium Subterminale-Infection ofImmunocompromisedHosts? ID Cases 2015
Preis J., Lutwick L. Brucellosis, Human, SerotypeAbortus, www.promedmail.org 2013

Book Chapters

Preis J., Lutwick L. Chapter on Typhoid Disease.Tropical Pediatrics: Elsevier Publisher 2015
Preis J., Lutwick L. Chapter on P. Knowlesii. The Book on Emerging Infectious Diseases: Elsevier Publisher 2014
Lutwick L., Preis J. Herpes B Chapter. Clinical Decision Support: Infectious Diseases: 2013
Preis J., Lutwick L. Infections of the Caribbean Islands Chapter. Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing House 2011
Lutwick L., Preis J. Arenaviruses Review. Neuroviral Infections Texbook: Taylor/Frances CRC Press 2011

Abstracts, Presentations, and Reviews

Preis J. C diff-Art or Science? Grand Rounds Speaker,New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2017
Kalra A., Preis J., Aytaman A. HyperIgA as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of American College of Gastroenterology,Las Vegas, NV 2016
Preis J. “Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections and Osteomyelitis”. Speakerat the VA National Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force Educational Webinar, 2016
Preis J. Did We Make Progress in Transplant Infectious Disease? Grand Rounds Speaker,SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY 2016
Preis J. EmergingInfectious Diseases.Grand Rounds Speaker, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, Lawrence, NY 2015
Preis J.Updates in Transplant Infectious Disease. Grand Rounds Speaker, Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, Bronx, NY 2015
Preis J. The Greatest Mimicker of Our Times: Syphilis. Grand Rounds Speaker, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2014
Preis J. Lyme Disease Mysteries. Grand Rounds Speaker, New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2013
Vilsant M., Preis J., Lutwick L. A Two Year Review of Early Clinical Signs and

Symptoms of C. Difficile Infection among Hospitalized Brooklyn VA Veterans.SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Research Conference, Brooklyn, NY 2013

Preis J. Alternative Medicine in Infectious Disease. Grand Rounds Speaker,New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2013
Lutwick L., Preis J. Strategies to Improve Identification and Optimal Management of Gram-Negative Nosocomial Infections. National VA Webinar,Sponsored by Quintiles Medical, CME Accredited 2013
Wong M., Preis J. Can We Win a Battle with C. Difficile at the VA Facilities? Poster Presentation at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Conference, Dallas, TX 2012
Preis J. Transplant Medicine 101. Grand Rounds Speaker,New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 2012
Preis L.Immunization Dos and Don’ts in 2011. Guest Speaker, Ross University School of Medicine, Miami, FL2011
Wong J., Chung E., Preis J. Safety and Efficacy of Atripla among HIV/AIDS patients at the VA NYHHS with Co-existing Mental Health Disorders. Poster Presentation at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Conference, Dallas, TX 2011
Preis J., Dembry L. Appropriateness of Tuberculin Skin Testing at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Podium Presentation, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Austin, TX 2011
Preis J.Rosetta Stone: Transplant Medicine 101.Grand Rounds Speaker,New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn VA Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY2010
Preis J.,Dembry L. Review of Immunosuppressive Therapies and Antimicrobial Agents. Visiting Lecturer, Ross University School of Medicine, Miami, FL 2010
Preis J. Cytomegalovirus Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Guest Lecturer. Department of Infectious Disease, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 2009
Preis J., Gatkewich E. Does Adult Kawasaki Diagnosis Exist? Podium Presentation atthe Connecticut State Medical Society Conference, Milford, CT 2009
Ofoma U., Preis J., Yacht A. Does Early Fellowship Interest Affect an Internal Medicine Resident's Knowledge of General Internal Medicine?Poster Presentation at the New York State Chapter ACP Upstate Scientific Meeting, Syracuse, NY 2008
Preis J., Tangorra M., Iswara K., Li J., Tenner S. A Randomized Prospective Clinical Trial Comparing Peg-Interferon alpha 2a/Ribavarin versus Peg-Interferon alpha 2b/Ribavarin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C. Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of American College of Gastroenterology, San Diego, CA 2008
Konig M., Preis J., Ayzenberg M. Large Left Ventricular Calcified Aneurysm in a 78 year old Male. Poster Presentation at the New York State Chapter ACP Upstate Scientific Meeting, Tarrytown, NY 2007
Preis J., Yacht A., Golub M. Media as a Main Source of Patient Education and Disease Prevention. Podium Presentation, New York State Chapter ACP Downstate Scientific Meeting, New York, NY 2006
Li J., Iswara K., Lapin S., Preis J. Chest Pain Associated with Esophageal Stents Placement. Poster Presentation at the New York State Chapter American College of Gastroenterology, Buffalo, NY 2008
King J., Pearstein D., Preis J. Belly Dance Resembling Spinal Cord Myoclonus Caused by Herpes Virus. Podium Presentation, International Conference for Musculoskeletal Disorders, Milan, Italy 2006

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