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Annual Meeting

An Extraordinary Year of Recognition: Celebrating Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen’s Remarkable Award Sweep

As we prepare for Cytokines 2025, we’re thrilled to spotlight one of our keynote speakers who has had what can only be described as an exceptional year of scientific recognition. While many of you know that Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen from UT Southwestern Medical Center received the 2024 Albert Lasker [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Alexander Lercher on Innate Immune Memory and Real-World Microbe Responses

My name is Alexander Lercher, and I am currently a Postdoc in the lab of Charlie Rice at Rockefeller University in New York, and I am particularly excited about studying immune responses in the context of real-world microbe exposure. Out from the lab, my biggest hobby for the past years [READ MORE]

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Annual Meeting

If You Only Attend One Meeting this Year, Here’s Why You Should Choose Cytokines 2025

The Cytokines Society Annual Meeting is the only international meeting focusing specifically on cytokine biology – covering basic, translational, and clinical research specific to the role of cytokines in health and diseases. This meeting provides researchers from academia, government and industry the opportunity for networking and to engage with global [READ MORE]

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Clinical Trials

A Study of 19-28z/IL-18 in People With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06287528 Sponsor Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Information provided by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted 2025-05-21 Study Overview Brief Summary Participants will have a sample of their white blood cells, called T cells, collected using a procedure called leukapheresis. The collected T cells [READ MORE]

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Clinical Trials

Intraperitoneal Cytokine-Induced Memory Like (CIML) Natural Killer (NK) Cells in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06321484 Sponsor Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Information provided by Rebecca Porter, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted 2024-11-01 Study Overview Brief Summary The goal of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the use of cytokine-induced memory-like (CIML) natural killer (NK) [READ MORE]

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Clinical Trials

Effect of Quranic Recitation and Classical Music on Pain Intensity and Interleukin-6 Levels After Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery with Intrathecal Anesthesia (QRCM)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06713044 Sponsor Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Information provided by Guruh Perkasa, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted 2024-12-03 Study Overview Brief Summary The goal of this study is to determine the effect of murottal and classical music on postoperative pain intensity and interleukin 6 levels in patients [READ MORE]

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Annual Meeting

Outstanding Scientists Selected for Memorial Lectures at Cytokines 2025

We are delighted to announce two exceptional researchers who will deliver the prestigious memorial lectures at Cytokines 2025 – the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokine & Interferon Society. Dr. Susan Kaech from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies will present the Philip I. Marcus Memorial Lecture, while Dr. [READ MORE]

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Special Article of Interest

An mRNA-based broad-spectrum antiviral inspired by ISG15 deficiency protects against viral infections in vitro and in vivo

A recent study, “An mRNA-based broad-spectrum antiviral inspired by ISG15 deficiency protects against viral infections in vitro and in vivo,” by Yemsratch Akalu, Roosheel S. Patel, Justin Taft, Rodrigo Canas-Arranz et. al., and published in Science Translational Medicine identified 10 ISGs – out of thousands of antiviral host genes – [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Prof. Burkhard Becher – From Razor Analogies to Cytokine Paradoxes

I’m a Professor at the Institute of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, and what is my research about? Cytokines, of course! Our teams research focuses on cytokine networks and their roles in immune regulation, chronic inflammation, and cancer. Regarding ICIS, I have been a member for [READ MORE]