About Us The Canadian Society for Immunology (CSI) is an organization that fosters and supports Immunology research throughout Canada. Founded in 1966, the society provides a focal point for Canadian Immunology by organizing an annual spring meeting that alternates between the west and the east of the country. One of the highlights of the annual meeting is the Cinader Award lecture, named in honor of Hardi Cinader, a founding member of CSI and its first president.   Read More >>	What's New July 29, 2010: A breakthrough in tuberculosis research Researcher, Dr. Maziar Divangahi of McGill University and of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, discovers existing drugs can potentially target the disease's ability to spread. Often causing no symptoms in carriers of the disease, worldwide tuberculosis (TB) infects eight to ten million people every year, kills two million, and it is highly contagious as it is spread through coughing and sneezing.   Read More >>