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Special Article of Interest

The Delta Trick of COVID-19

Since the first report of SARS-CoV-2 from Wuhan, back in December 2019, the pandemic has ravaged the world with ever-evolving different variants-with changing dominance patterns. Different variant of concerns (alpha, beta, gamma, delta and kappa) with corresponding spike mutations, rendering evasion of the immune system and making them varyingly resistant to different vaccines (1). Presently, the delta variant (B.1.617.2) has outcompeted the other variants of concern and is globally the most intimidatingly dominant one. [READ MORE]

Young Investigators to Watch...2022 Winners

Cytokines 2021 Virtual Meeting Abstract Award Winners

Announcing the Cytokines 2021 Virtual Meeting Milstein Abstract Award Winners Powered By EmbedPress Announcing the Cytokines 2021 Virtual Meeting EFIS Trainee Abstract Awards European Federation of Immunological Societies and the European Journal of Immunology Travel/Abstract Awards Available for trainees and postdoc presenters who are currently working in Europe or the UK. [READ MORE]

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Welcome New Members

Welcome New Members

We welcome these new members to the ICIS and we look forward to their attendance at the annual meeting and involvement in the society. The ICIS Membership Committee and Council especially thanks the Sponsoring Members and Research Advisors noted below. As of October 1, 2022, there are 970 ICIS Members in [READ MORE]

Industry News

By Supreet Agarwal Cytokines represent the major class of all the soluble ligands targeted by FDA-approved drugs  Major cytokines’ (interferons, interleukins and chemokines) targeted therapies Figures adapted from: Attwood, M.M., Jonsson, J., Rask-Andersen, M. et al. Soluble ligands as drug targets.  Nat Rev Drug Discov 19, 695–710 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41573-020-0078-4 Cytokines based therapies approved in [READ MORE]

New Member Mini-Bios

James Turkson, PhD (Chair of Cytokines 2022 in Hawaii)

James Turkson, PhD (Chair of Cytokines 2022 in Hawaii)
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA [READ MORE]