ARINJAY BANERJEE, PhD (he/him)
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ARINJAY BANERJEE, PhD

Research within Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory focuses on three main themes that are inspired by the One Health ideology, (1) virus-host interactions in wildlife reservoir species, such as bats, (2) virus-host interactions in spillover species, such as humans, and (3) viral vaccine development. Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory is a member of Canada’s Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net), and as part of this network, his laboratory investigates emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Research within Dr. Banerjee’s laboratory is funded by NIAID/NIH, CIHR, NSERC, SHRF and CoVaRR-Net. [READ MORE]

Cytokine Careers

Two Faculty positions at Aarhus University, Denmark – Molecular Medicine and/or Molecular Cell Biology

Dear Colleagues

Our department is looking for two new faculty members within the area of Molecular Medicine, as a part of a general strengthening of this area at the department. Note that Immunology and virology are focus area. Denmark offers attractive living conditions and competitive funding via large private Danish foundations (the novo Nordic foundation is now one of the worlds largest foundation and supports Danish science). [READ MORE]

New Leadership at Signals+: Dr. Di Yu and Dr. Daniella M. Schwartz Take the Helm
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New Leadership at Signals+: Dr. Di Yu and Dr. Daniella M. Schwartz Take the Helm

In the ever-evolving realm of scientific communication, Signals+ has been a beacon for the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) community since its inception in 1994. Founded by the esteemed Howard Young, the newsletter has been a source of insightful news, history and updates of cytokine discoveries, and even culinary delights to nourish the minds in laboratories worldwide. Last October, Signals+ underwent a significant transformation, transitioning to a semi-monthly publication under Howard’s guidance. Now, as Howard steps down, we are thrilled to introduce the new Co-Editors-in-Chief, Dr. Di Yu and Dr. Daniella M. Schwartz. [READ MORE]

The first Global Immunocourse, a sister initiative of Global Immunotalks, was held in IISc, Bengaluru. Global Immunotalks is an online, archived seminar series available on YouTube, featuring preeminent immunologists (www.globalimmunotalks.org).
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ICIS Council Member Carla Rothlin Takes the Global ImmunoCourse to India

The first Global ImmunoCourse, a sister initiative of Global Immunotalks, was held in IISc, Bengaluru. Global Immunotalks is an online, archived seminar series available on YouTube, featuring preeminent immunologists (www.globalimmunotalks.org). Global ImmunoCourse is designed to introduce the fundamentals of immunology in an engaging manner and foster a global community of passionate [READ MORE]

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ICIS-Distinguished Service Award to be Renamed in Honor of Signals+ Founder & Editor Howard Young, PhD

The governing council of the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) announced the Society’s ICIS-Distinguished Service Award would henceforth be known as the ICIS-Howard A. Young Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the extraordinary contributions… [READ MORE]