Fostering new investigators in Reproductive Immunology

During the 8th European Congress of Reproductive Immunology, November 2010 in Munich, Germany, the European Society of Reproductive Immunology provided the opportunity for young investigators to present their work. Short talks from students and post-doctoral trainees were scheduled immediately after the keynote speakers in each session. The Society presented two "Young Investigator Awards" in basic science as well as in clinical application, sponsored by Elsevier. Here we present a summary of the nominees in a single article. The nominees were asked to give a guided interview to provide an insight into their motivation and career aspirations for the future. We hope that the Young Investigator Award might be an ongoing tool to motivate and encourage young investigators to stay in the field of reproductive immunology and to continue their research on the feto-maternal interface.