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Democracy in Action: ICIS Leadership Elections and Other Voting Opportunities

“Vote early, vote often” is a humorous quip often attributed to the organized crime era of Chicago in the early 1900s. At the Cytokine Society we do not sanction multiple voting – but all members in good standing are encouraged to cast your ballot legitimately in the upcoming elections for [READ MORE]

Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 Conference
Annual Meeting

Check out the Preliminary Program and Make Plans Today to Attend Cytokines and KAI 2024!

Don’t miss this chance 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 and amplify your impact. Check out this preview of the invited speakers for Tuesday and Wednesday. View the full program here [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Member Highlight Interview – Meet Robert Saxton

I’m very grateful to be part of the ICIS community, and in particular winning the Regeneron-ICIS New Investigator award last year was a huge boost for me just as I was starting my new lab. I am broadly interested in ligand-receptor systems that regulate tissue inflammation and repair (especially cytokines!). [READ MORE]

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Leadership and Governance Elections

Voting for ICIS Leadership and a change to the Bylaws is open from July 1 – 31, 2024. All ICIS Members in good standing are eligible and encouraged to vote and exercise your right to determine the future of the International Cytokine and Interferon Society. Council and Nominations Committee Election [READ MORE]

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Members in the News

Celebrating the Inaugural IL-9 World Tour

On June 18, ICIS hosted the first-ever IL-9-focused symposium at the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) annual meeting. Devotees of all things IL-9 gathered in San Francisco to hear about “IL-9: from birth to breath.” The symposium was organized by IL-9 guru Mark Kaplan and newcomer (and Signals+ Co-Editor [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials, contributed by Howard A. Young
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials of interest to cytokine & interferon researchers Non-Eosinophilic Biological Effects of IL-5 ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06026202 Sponsor Imperial College London Information provided by Imperial College London (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted 2023-10-30 A Study of 19-28z/IL-18 in People With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06287528 Sponsor Memorial Sloan [READ MORE]

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YI Award Winners - Where are they now?

Where Are They Now? Past YI Award Winners Share Their Experiences

With the 2024 ICIS Young Investigator Awards recently announced, Signals+ Editorial Board Member, Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, took the opportunity to catch up with some of the YI Award Winners of past years and asked them to share their experiences and describe the impact this award had in their careers. For some [READ MORE]

Christopher Hunter (Left) is recognized for contributions to T cell immunology with the 2024 Matis Family IFI Investigator Award! E. John Wherry (Right), Director, Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania, presents the award.
Members in the News
New Member Mini-Bios

New Member Mini-Bio Célia Nuovo, M.Sc. Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Lyon, FRANCE

Celia Nuovo, M.Sc. CIRI ENS de Lyon Lyon, France X: @NuovoCelia6409 FranceI received my master’s degree in Infectiology, speciality immunology and virology at Université Lyon 1 in Lyon, France. There I have been mentored under Dr. Marlène Dreux and studied the role of plasmacytoid dendritic cells against different respiratory viruses. [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials, contributed by Howard A. Young
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Assessment of FOXP3 Gene Polymorphisms and Serum Interleukin 10 in Patients With ITP (FoxP3ITP) ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05410249 Sponsor Sohag University Information provided by Noha Saber Shafik, Sohag University (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted 2023-04-12 Targeting IL-17A for Treatment-Resistant Depression ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT04979910 Sponsor Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai [READ MORE]