VOLUME 12 NUMBER 9
In the Spotlight
Discovery Takes Center Stage at Scientific Meetings
I am a fan of musical theatre, and scientific meetings definitely have some aspect of performance – just imagine if speakers had to sing their talks? Perhaps a musical about cytokines could be the next hot thing to come to Broadway or the West End? Here are some proposed titles: [READ MORE]
Member Highlight – Iolanda Miceli
Member Highlights
Signals+ Editorial Board member, Maialen Sebastian, recently caught up with a 2023 ICIS-Pfizer Junior Investigator Award recipient, Iolanda Miceli for this interview. “I am concurrently completing my medical degree and scientific training at Monash University Melbourne. I never anticipated that my medical degree would morph into a PhD program as well. But once I was advised to follow my interests and not to be afraid of following an unconventional career path, and here I am. Now I can’t imagine a world where scientific research is not part of my career!” Please tell us your name, degree, where you currently work, and position.My name is Iolanda Miceli and I am a MD-PhD student at Monash University Melbourne. I am concurrently completing my medical degree and scientific training. My PhD completion is at the end of this year (eek!) after which I will return to the final year of medical school. Where [READ MORE]
Four ICIS Members Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Member Highlights
Congratulations to the following Lifetime ICIS members who have been elected into the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.Kaech, Susan M.; professor and director, NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Calif.O’Garra, Anne; professor and principal group leader, Immunoregulation and Infection Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute (United Kingdom)Trinchieri, Giorgio; chief, Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, distinguished investigator, and head, Cancer Immunology Section, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.As well as long time ICIS member Mantovani, Alberto; emeritus professor of general pathology and vice rector for research, Humanitas University (Italy) Share this:Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend [READ MORE]
New Member Mini-Bios
New Member Mini-Bio Brian G. Morreale, M.Sc., Pre-Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Immunology Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brian G. Morreale, M.Sc. (They/Them) Pre-Doctoral Candidate, Laboratory of Scott Abrams, PhD., Dept. of Immunology Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, USA @MorrealeBrian After graduating Daemen College in Amherst, NY, Mr. Morreale received his master’s degree in Cancer Sciences at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY. There he was [READ MORE]
Annual Meeting
Top 10 “must visit” places in Seoul — continued…
Local Organizing Committee’s next two on the list of 10 “must visit” places in Seoul. Thanks to the Cytokines 2024 LOC member Jae Hun Shin, PhD, Yonsei University, Korea, we will feature two of the top 10 things to do in Seoul. If you missed the first two please click here. [READ MORE]