Month: April 2024

2023 ICIS-REGENERON AWARD WINNER – EDWARD CHUONG
YI Award Winners - Where are they now?

2023 ICIS-Regeneron Award Winner – Edward Chuong, Assistant Professor at the BioFrontiers Institute, at the University of Colorado Boulder

April 16, 2024

EDWARD CHUONG, Assistant Professor at the BioFrontiers Institute, at the University of Colorado Boulder  My lab studies the interplay between transposons and immune evolution. We can think of transposons as a genetic infection that we can never get rid of. Although our cells have evolved defenses against them, transposons are [READ MORE]

Old Pals (l to r): Phil Hansbro, Paul Hertzog, Luke O'Neill
Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Paul Hertzog, B.Sc (Honours), Ph.D., The University of Melbourne

April 16, 2024

There have been many great (Cytokines) meetings for different reasons. But the standout for me was Hawaii 2022. It was the first face-to-face meeting post COVID lockdown era and Melbourne had one of the longest at 265 days!!! So this was the first time we had seen our international family in over 3 years! The excitement was palpable. It brought home all the values of our Science and this Society. [READ MORE]

Ruby Dawson in Athens, Greece
Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Ruby Dawson, Postdoctoral Researcher, South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI)

April 16, 2024

My research investigates the function of innate immune receptors in gastric cancer and gastric inflammation.

Being on the ICIS council as a junior member for the past few years has been invaluable for my career. It’s provided insight into how international societies work, how conferences are organised and given me experience in activities outside of pure research.

After COVID travel restrictions, it’s been great to meet collaborators face to face, some for the first time. The 2023 meeting in Athens was great. There were great talks, good food and fun networking sessions! The music from Luke O’Neill’s band was a highlight. [READ MORE]

Top 10 things to do in Seoul - #1 Gyeongbokgung Palace; #2 The National Museum of Korea
Annual Meeting

Top 10 Must Visit Places in Seoul

April 2, 2024

Top 10 must visit places in Seoul: In each of the next 5 issues of Signals+ we will feature two of the top 10 things to do in Seoul. Thanks to the Cytokines 2024 Local Organizing Committee member Jae Hun Shin, PhD, Yonsei University, Korea. #1 Gyeongbokgung Palace; #2 The [READ MORE]

Professor John Tregoning, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Professor in Vaccine Immunology, Imperial College London
Special Article of Interest

The Write Stuff, by Prof. John Tregoning

April 1, 2024

Image from: How do we study viruses? What is a vaccine? And why don’t viruses kill us all? We answer these questions and more in our new Coursera course “Foundations in Virology and Vaccinology”, https://ow.ly/POzX50QZs03 Prof. John Tregoning on how writing science for lay audiences strengthens writing for scientific ones Communicating [READ MORE]

Dr. Simon Jones and post-docs having fun.
Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Prof. Simon Jones, BSc (Hons), PhD

April 1, 2024

Please tell us your name, degree, where you currently work, position. Simon Jones, BSc (Hons), PhD in Biochemistry As Professor of Inflammation Biology in the School of Medicine at Cardiff University, I am co-director of the Systems Immunity Research Institute, where I lead multimorbidity research as a co-director of the [READ MORE]

Hiroki Yoshida practicing a new hobby in Hawaii
Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Hiroki Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D., Saga University School of Medicine

April 1, 2024

Please tell us your name, degree, where you currently work, and your position.  Hiroki Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D. I am currently a Professor of Medicine and Biomolecular Sciences in the Department of Immunology of Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, Japan Where did you do your training? Kyushu University (Ph.D. course) [READ MORE]

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Society News

Reflecting on Six Months of the New Signals+: Your Feedback & Contributions Matter

April 1, 2024

Dear ICIS Members, Cytokine & Interferon Researchers & Industry Partners, It’s hard to believe that six months have flown by since we introduced the new, semi-monthly Signals+ in partnership with Multiview. Time truly does fly when you’re staying informed and engaged in the dynamic world of cytokine and interferon research. [READ MORE]