The goal of the MIIG is to provide a forum for scientific discussion and sharing of reagents and models in the field of mucosal immunology (nasopharyngeal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, genitourinary, oral, and ocular mucosal tissues, as well as basic, clinical, and translational topics. We anticipate a monthly journal club and a yearly symposium, but would first like to hear from people who might like to become members. Please send us a sentence or two describing your area of interest, a website to your laboratory or department, if available, and any suggestions for future activities. We will plan on listing members names, interests, and contact information on the MIIG website, once it is functional.

To promote more contacts and collaboration across the Institutes and scientific fields, we are going to revive the NIH AIDS Interest Group. If you are interested in HIV/AIDS research please, add your name to the list of members. To do this, go to:

enter your e-mail address and full name and click the button to join.

In June–July, I will solicit suggestions from those who register, and we shall then discuss plans for an attractive and fruitful interest group.

The Pediatric Neuroimaging Group is a newly formed NIH Scientific Interest Group (SIG) that will bring together interested intramural and extramural participants for a series of speakers on such topics as methodological, analytic, and ethical issues relevant to pediatric neuroimaging basic and clinical research, as well as discussions on current databases and software resources. If you would like to attend our first meeting (June 22, 2007) or to learn more about the group, contact: