Month: March 2024

Samuel Adunyah, PhD, Distinguished Chairman and Tenured Professor of the Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the Meharry Medical College, Nashville, USA
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Samuel E. Adunyah, PhD, Distinguished Chairman and Tenured Professor of the Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience & Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, USA

March 18, 2024

Dr. Samuel Evans Adunyah received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA  in 1987. Dr. Adunyah is currently a Distinguished Chairman and Tenured Professor of the Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN. USA, where he has [READ MORE]

Robert Pestka in Kanazawa, Japan, with Hyakumansan, the tourism mascot of Ishikawa Prefecture
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Industry Member Highlights Interview with Robert Pestka, CEO, PBL Assay Science

March 18, 2024

PBL’s core focus is right in line with the Society’s: supporting the research and understanding of interferons and cytokines, with the goal of improving human health. The company—founded in 1990—has been participating in Cytokines meetings for 30 years and has sponsored the ICIS-Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate & Post-Graduate Awards [READ MORE]

Last Call for Nominations for ICIS Leadership Positions
Society News

Last Call for Nominations for ICIS Leadership Positions

March 18, 2024

Submit Nomination Today Deadline to Submit Nomination or Self-Nominate: April 5, 2024 The International Cytokines & Interferon Society (ICIS) is on the lookout for outstanding individuals to fill six pivotal leadership roles. This is your chance to steer the course of our society and make a significant impact. If you [READ MORE]

The Odendall lab studies innate immunity in host/pathogen interactions. We have two MRC-funded postdoc positions available to investigate the exciting interplay between type I and III interferons (IFNs) and Salmonella.
Cytokine Careers

Odendall lab seeks two postdocs to investigate the interplay between type I and III interferons (IFNs) and Salmonella

March 17, 2024

The Odendall lab studies innate immunity in host/pathogen interactions. We have two MRC-funded postdoc positions available to investigate the exciting interplay between type I and III interferons (IFNs) and Salmonella.   IFNs are endogenous antimicrobials that protect tissues from infection by inducing hundreds of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Our findings indicate that IFNs [READ MORE]

Scott Canna making massive bubbles
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Member Highlight Interview: Scott Canna, MD

March 16, 2024

I run a small translational research program largely centered around the biology of the inflammasome-activated cytokine IL-18, and particularly as it relates to causing an overwhelming systemic inflammatory disease called Macrophage Activation Syndrome. We also try to understand how “hyperinflammatory syndromes” happen in general by modeling the T-cell Immune Synapse. [READ MORE]

Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 Joint Meeting in Seoul
Annual Meeting

Call for Abstracts / Travel Award Application

March 16, 2024

Abstract Categories Allergic diseases and Type 2 Immunity Autoimmunity and rheumatic diseases Cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy Cytokine structure and function Immunedeficiency and transplantation immunology Interferons and inflammation Mechanisms of tissue homeostasis and repair Systems approaches in precision medicine Antibody and B cell biology Cancer immunology and immunotherapy Cytokine gene expression [READ MORE]

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti Location Portrait 2024
Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

March 16, 2024

Being involved in the Cytokine Society has been immensely beneficial to my career. It has provided a valuable platform for connecting with fellow researchers with diverse skills and expertise, fostering interdisciplinary collaborative relationships, and developing innovative ideas to advance the field. The Society is crucial for bridging the gap between [READ MORE]

From Howard's Desk
From Howard's Desk

Lab offenses call for food

March 15, 2024

Lab offenses call for food Maintaining positive interactions among personnel is crucial to managing a laboratory. As laboratories become more crowded, personality conflicts inevitably arise and when they do, the entire staff may suffer from increased stress and tension. Here, I report on a unique method–the Food Offense — for [READ MORE]

Other Meetings

IL-9: From Birth to Breath – ICIS-sponsored session at 2024 FOCIS focuses on the mysterious cytokine IL-9

March 10, 2024

Although IL-9 was first described in the late 1980s, its regulation and functions are still not well defined. Initially identified as a mast cell and T cell growth factor, IL-9 was subsequently reclassified as a type 2 cytokine after extensive data implicated it in atopic dermatitis, food allergy, and allergic asthma. Enthusiasm for the role of IL-9 in allergy peaked in the mid-2010s and then waned after two negative trials of IL-9-blocking antibodies in asthma. Over the subsequent decade, however, additional data emerged implicating IL-9 as a major player in autoimmunity and antitumor immunity.

To highlight this renaissance in IL-9 biology, the ICIS will be hosting a symposium at the 2024 FOCIS Annual Meeting. The symposium, entitled “IL-9: from birth to breath” will be held on June 18, 2024 – immediately before the FOCIS Opening Keynote Address. A series of short talks will cover the multifaceted roles of IL-9 across a broad range of human diseases, as well as basic mechanisms regulating IL-9 expression in various microenvironments. [READ MORE]

Graphic - Call for Nominations
Society News

ICIS Leadership: Nominate Someone Today!

March 5, 2024

The International Cytokines & Interferon Society (ICIS) thrives on the invaluable contributions of individuals who generously devote their time and expertise to the Society. As we look to the future, we invite you, our members, to consider stepping into leadership roles that will drive the field of cytokine and interferon research to new heights. [READ MORE]