The British Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (BSHI) was formed in 1989 following widespread expression of support for a formal professional body to represent scientists in the field. Each year the society holds an annual conference and AGM at which delegates and speakers from the UK and further afield attend.
During the annual conference distinguished speakers are invited to give the BSHI Terasaki and Festenstein lectures. A record of previous speakers at these lectures is available by following the links below.
Previous BSHI conference locations
| 1990 | Manchester |
| 1991 | Birmingham |
| 1992 | Stirling |
| 1993 | Southampton |
| 1994 | Belfast |
| 1995 | Brighton/EFI |
| 1996 | Liverpool |
| 1997 | Weston Super Mare (Bristol) |
| 1998 | London |
| 1999 | Harrogate (Leeds) |
| 2000 | Manchester |
| 2001 | Cambridge |
| 2002 | Glasgow |
| 2003 | Newcastle |
| 2004 | Dublin |
| 2005 | Plymouth |
| 2006 | Sheffield |
| 2007 | Warwick (Birmingham) |
| 2008 | Bath (Bristol ) |
| 2009 | Leeds |
| 2010 | Edinburgh |
| 2011 | Glasgow/ESOT |
| 2012 | Liverpool/EFI/IHW |
| 2013 | Manchester |
| 2014 | Manchester |
| 2015 | Cambridge |
| 2016 | Oxford |
| 2017 | Leamington Spa |
| 2018 | Cardiff |
| 2019 | Leicester |
| 2020(21) | Glasgow [Virtual]/EFI |
| 2022 | Birmingham |
BSHI conference Terasaki and Festenstein lectures:
| Year | Festenstein | Terasaki |
| 1997 | Dr Kam Hui | N/A |
| 1998 | Professor Judy Wade | N/A |
| 1999 | Dr Dolores Jaraquemada | N/A |
| 2000 | Dr Jan Klein | N/A |
| 2001 | Professor Bill Ollier | N/A |
| 2002 | Professor Frank Grosveld | N/A |
| 2003 | Professor Paul Terasaki | N/A |
| 2004 | Professor Angus Thompson | N/A |
| 2005 | Professor Robert Lechler | N/A |
| 2006 | Professor Ken Welsh | Professor Paul Terasaki |
| 2007 | Professor David Adams | Professor Gerhard Opelz |
| 2008 | Professor Nelson Fernandez | Professor Bob Bray |
| 2009 | Dr John Bradley | Dr Jean Villard |
| 2010 | Professor Peter Parham | Professor Frans Claas |
| 2011 | Dr Cristina Navarette | Professor Marlene Rose |
| 2012 | Professor John Trowsdale | Dr Gavin Pettigrew |
| 2013 | Dr Paul Fairchild | Professor Mark Peakman |
| 2014 | Professor John Dark | Professor Caner Süsal |
| 2015 | Professor John Todd | Dr Adam Bingaman |
| 2016 | Professor Kathryn Wood | Professor Bob Montgomery |
| 2017 | Professor Ronald Bontrop | Professor Peter Parham |
| 2018 | Professor Effie Petersdorf | Matthew J Everly |
| 2019 | Professor Sir Robert Lechler | Professor Jamie Rossjohn |
| 2020(21) | Professor Ashley Moffett | Dr Mary Carrington |
| 2022 | Dr Becca Asquith | Professor David Briggs |
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