Month: April 2022

2022 Award Winners

David Artis and Wanjun Chen are jointly recognized for the 2022 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award

April 24, 2022

David Artis and Wanjun Chen are jointly recognized for the 2022 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for their combined contributions to unraveling the exciting and important biology of cytokines. David Artis’ work has pushed the boundaries of conventional approaches to immune defenses, and elucidated the important role of cytokines in host defenses at the barrier surfaces of the gut, skin, and lungs. Wanjun Chen’s work has significantly advanced our understanding of pathogenesis and has led to the development of immunotherapies for autoimmunity, cancer, and infectious diseases. [READ MORE]

2022 Award Winners

Akihiko Yoshimura has been chosen for the 2022 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research (formerly the Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award from 1988 – 2020)

April 24, 2022

Professor Yoshimura has been chosen as the 2022 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research, the society’s most prestigious award, in recognition of his outstanding discoveries in the field of cytokine biology that have transformed human medicine. Professor Yoshimura’s ground breaking discoveries have played an important role in inflammation, allergy, autoimmune diseases, and tumor immunity, improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. [READ MORE]

Other Meetings

Global ImmunoTalks

April 24, 2022

2022 ORGANIZERS Burkhard Becher, Kate Fitzgerald, Florent Ginhoux, Matteo Iannacone, Susan Kaech and Laura Mackay Live on Wednesdays 9AM PST, 12PM EST, 4PM GMT *Please note GMT time will change to 5PM starting November 6th 2022 due to USA daylight saving time ** Talks denoted with two stars in the [READ MORE]

Young Investigators to Watch...2022 Winners

2022 Christina Fleischmann Award Winner

April 24, 2022

Dr Snehlata Kumari is a group leader/senior research fellow at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute in Brisbane, Australia. Her laboratory research focuses on identifying and understanding the immuno-modulatory signaling mechanisms controlling inflammatory skin diseases and skin cancer. [READ MORE]

InflammaZoom
Other Meetings

InflammaZoom International Webinar Series on Inflammasome Signalling

April 24, 2022

This monthly webinar series has been extremely successful, setting a gold standard in quality and accessibility, with over 1500 registered users from over 300 international institutions and companies. This platform has provided an excellent opportunity for immunologists active in innate Immune research within Cambridge and internationally, to continue discussions and share findings. [READ MORE]

Annual Meeting

Cytokines 2022 Hybrid Joint Meeting with ILC 4

April 24, 2022

Cytokines 2022 Hybrid: 10th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) to be held jointly with the 4th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC4), September 20-23, 2022, at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, with synchronous Virtual Meeting Platform including live streamed and on-demand access to all sessions. Posters will be available both in-person (for those in Hawaii) AND as iPosters. [READ MORE]