The opportunity to attend and present at the meetings allowed me to showcase what the laboratory does that is unique. This was so helpful to meet other cytokine biologists who became collaborators and friends. The opportunity to organize the annual meeting was also a professional opportunity to develop networking skills [READ MORE]
ICIS Behind the Scenes
Sarah Gaffen, President ICIS 2023-25
One often hears the phrase, ‘it takes a village’, which is certainly the case when it comes to running an organization as complex as the Cytokine Society. Many dedicated individuals have participated with their ‘sweat equity’ for years, or even decades. We extend a heartfelt thanks to all of them. We are always on the lookout for talented people who want to be engaged, whether from academia, government or industry.
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A recent study from the Mhlanga lab published in Nature Genetics, “A chromatin-regulated biphasic circuit coordinates IL-1β-mediated inflammation” sheds light on an intriguing locus harboring the proinflammatory cytokine IL1b and the anti inflammatory cytokine IL37. Their study focuses on a region between these two genes that harbors SNPs associated with altered immune responses in individuals during infection. They show that this region encodes the long noncoding RNA they name AMANZI (A MAster Noncoding RNA antagoniZing Inflammation) where the common variant RS16944 resides. [READ MORE]
Abstract submission is opening soon. We invite you to view the preliminary program, confirmed invited speakers, abstract submission topics and more. [READ MORE]
After enjoying 7 years at Genentech, ICIS Industry Member, Mark Wilson has moved from Genentech (Distinguished Scientist) to Amgen, (Executive Director), only a few blocks down the road in South San Francisco. Dr. Wilson, who is always open to discussing and sharing his career and experience in industry, co-chaired the following session at Cytokines 2023, and was joined by a rich array of old and new colleagues in beautiful Athens. Catch up with him at Cyokines 2024 in Seoul, Korea. [READ MORE]
Associate Professor Chattopadhyay has moved from University of Toledo to the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. [READ MORE]
Congratulations ICIS member and former Council Member, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, for being awarded the 2024 AAI-Thermo Fisher Meritorious Career Award for her research identifying fundamental mechanisms and establishing new scientific paradigms connecting innate immunity, cell death, and disease. [READ MORE]
Research within Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory focuses on three main themes that are inspired by the One Health ideology, (1) virus-host interactions in wildlife reservoir species, such as bats, (2) virus-host interactions in spillover species, such as humans, and (3) viral vaccine development. Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory is a member of Canada’s Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net), and as part of this network, his laboratory investigates emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Research within Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory is funded by NIAID/NIH, CIHR, NSERC, SHRF and CoVaRR-Net. [READ MORE]
Dear Colleagues
Our department is looking for two new faculty members within the area of Molecular Medicine, as a part of a general strengthening of this area at the department. Note that Immunology and virology are focus area. Denmark offers attractive living conditions and competitive funding via large private Danish foundations (the novo Nordic foundation is now one of the worlds largest foundation and supports Danish science). [READ MORE]
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