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From Howard's Desk

Bake your Lab Happy! And other thoughts from Editor Emeritus Howard Young

Howard Young has long been a proponent of employing treats to help maintain positive interactions among personnel in the laboratory. A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is an indulgent dessert that will promote the same level of harmony in the lab that is achieved in the rich chocolate and creamy peanut [READ MORE]

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Something for Everyone: Don’t Miss Cytokines / KAI 2024

Lightening Talks and Networking Opportunities Cytokines 2024 and KAI 2024 is your unique opportunity to learn from global thought leaders in Cytokine and Interferon research and gain the insights, techniques, and experiences you need to build a vital network to amplify your impact. Event highlights include opportunities to: Meet senior [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials, contributed by Howard A. Young
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials for the week of September 4

Pegylated Interferon Lambda for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection | Proportion of Clinical Improvement & Type 1 Interferon (IFN) Score Changes in Idiopathic Uveitis Patients With Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) Positive | Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation With Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a for Primary and Secondary Myelofibrosis (ATIOM) [READ MORE]

Congratulations to Newly Elected Council and Nominations Committee Members!
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Congratulations to Newly Elected Council and Nominations Committee Members!

Dr. Claudia Nold Ph.D., 2024 Nominations Committee Chairperson, is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 ICIS Leadership elections! Susan Carpenter, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz and Judith Allen, Ph.D., University of Manchester were re-elected as Secretary and Council Member, respectively. We welcome Joanna Groom, Ph.D. Walter [READ MORE]

Curt M. Horvath, PhD Professor of Molecular Biosciences Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology Northwestern University Department of Molecular Biosciences Evanston, USA
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3rd Annual Jürg Tschopp Memorial Lecture to be given by Curt Horvath at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul

Announcing the 3rd Annual Memorial Lecture to be given by Curt Horvath at Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 Joint Meeting in Seoul. The 2024 Jürg Tschopp Memorial Symposium will be held on October 20 (Sun) 15:10-16:50, Symposium 1: IFNs and Inflammation. Professor Horvath will speak on Positive and negative regulation of interferon signaling and antiviral immunity. [READ MORE]

2024 Philip I. Marcus Memorial Symposium 4: Host-microbiota Interaction - Philip I. Marcus Memorial Speaker: Barbara Rehermann (NIH, USA) to speak on - Wild-derived microbiota regulate host immune responses and disease outcome in preclinical models
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Barbara Rehermann, MD, to give the 2024 Philip I Marcus Memorial Symposium Lecture at Cytokines 2024

Philip I. Marcus Memorial Speaker: Barbara Rehermann, MD, (NIH, USA), to speak on Wild-derived microbiota regulate host immune responses and disease outcome in preclinical models2024 Philip I. Marcus Memorial Symposium 4:Host-microbiota Interaction, in the 2024 Philip I. Marcus Memorial Symposium 4: Host-microbiota Interaction, sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers and the JICR Journal. [READ MORE]

From Cutting Edge Science to Awe Inspiring Gala Dinner
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From Cutting Edge Science to Awe Inspiring Gala Dinner

Cytokines 2024 and KAI 2024 is your unique opportunity to learn from global thought leaders in Cytokine and Interferon research and gain the insights, techniques, and experiences you need to build a vital network to amplify your impact.   This exciting week of science and conversation concludes with a one-of-a-kind event: [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Yingcheng Wu, Fu Ching Yen Scholar M.D. and Ph.D. Candidate at Fudan University

My research focuses on immune metabolism and cancer microenvironment, and as a surgeon-scientist in training, I am deeply interested in improving the outcomes of liver cancer patients. Regarding my hobbies, I really like swimming. Lastly, the best advice I’ve received is that life is an experience. This simple yet profound [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials, contributed by Howard A. Young
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials for the week of August 21

Blocking TNF to Potentiate the ICI-dependent Immune Awakening in Melanoma (ATPIC) | Effectiveness of Zidovudine vs. Zidovudine Plus Alpha Interferon vs. Interferon for Treatment of HIV | Safety and Efficacy of Interferon-Gamma 1b in Patients With Candidemia [READ MORE]

Dr. Julie Stockis, Dr. Julia Moreno-Vicente, Dr. Thomas Yip, and Dr. Tim Halim
Members in the News

Cross-talk between ILC2 and Gata3high Tregs locally constrains adaptive type 2 immunity

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for resolving inflammation and maintaining immune homeostasis. How Tregs are locally regulated in inflamed niches is poorly understood, although their expression of CD4 helper T (Th) cell lineage-defining transcription factors (i.e. Gata3, Rorγt, and Tbet) tailors their regulatory function towards a specific type of [READ MORE]