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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Remembering Dr. Andrew C. Larner (1952–2025)

On November 23, 2025, the field of interferon signaling lost one of its luminary scientists, Dr. Andrew C. Larner. Andy, as many of us knew him, was Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a long-standing member of the Cytokine Society (formerly ISICR and ICIS). [READ MORE]

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Reviews of Interest

Reviews of Interest Curated by Dr. Zhian (Anthony) Chen

Dr. Zhian (Anthony) Chen has compiled the following review articles of relevance to researchers in the field of cytokine, chemokine and interferon biology. Dr. Chen is a Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader at the University of Queensland Frazer Institute. They lead a team under the UQ Health Research Accelerator [READ MORE]

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President's Letter

Going for Gold: The Olympic Spirit of Cytokine Science

The Winter Olympics brought a much-needed mental break during a February- the middle of Northwestern’s Winter Quarter, a respite from undergraduate teaching, grant writing, and the pandemonium of ongoing political noise. The beauty of the snowy Milan-Cortino mountains of was a perfect backdrop to the gathering of outstanding athletes from [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

From Düsseldorf to Tokyo — and Back to IL-6: Meet Anna Dittrich

I´m a biologist by training and currently work as a senior researcher at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. My research focuses on understanding how intracellular cytokine-induced signaling robustly encodes and transmits information, with a special focus on my favorite cytokine IL-6. Please tell us your name, degree, where [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials

Concentrations of Pro-inflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokines and Metallopeptidases in the Serum During the Treatment of Pain Caused by Bulging of the Intervertebral Disc in the Lumbar Spine

Concentrations of Pro-inflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokines and Metallopeptidases in the Serum During the Treatment of Pain Caused by Bulging of the Intervertebral Disc in the Lumbar Spine ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06545812 Sponsor: Josip Juraj Strossmayer, University of Osijek Information provided: by Karla Rožac, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, University of Osijek (Responsible Party) [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials

A Single-arm, Dose-escalation Trial of Long-acting Recombinant Human IL-7 (NT-I7, Efineptakin Alfa) for Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia

A Single-arm, Dose-escalation Trial of Long-acting Recombinant Human IL-7 (NT-I7, Efineptakin Alfa) for Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05600920 Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Information provided by: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)) (Responsible Party) Last Update [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials

Immune Infiltrate Analysis of Psoriasis Skin During Therapy With Anti-interleukin 23 (IL-23)

Immune Infiltrate Analysis of Psoriasis Skin During Therapy With Anti-interleukin 23 (IL-23) ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT06792487 Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Information provided by: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Responsible Party) Last Update Posted: 2025-01-24 Brief Summary Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease characterized by the presence [READ MORE]