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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]

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Members in the News

Cytokine Society Members Honored

The Cytokine Society is proud to congratulate several of our members who were recently recognized by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) for their outstanding contributions to science. These honors reflect the exceptional caliber of research within our community. Elected to the American [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Meet Peter Murray: From Snake Venom to the Perfect Dish

I head the Immunoregulation research group at the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried (Germany), and my group works on the complex intersection between immune regulation and metabolism. Out of the lab, I like cooking, and I spend a lot of time perfecting dishes. I also travel a lot, I love [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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Member Highlights

New Robert Blackburn Travel Award and the Person After the Name

2026 has started with good news for young interferon researchers of the Cytokine Society, as a new travel award will be established this year in the name of Robert Blackburn. It will consist of $1,000, and it is aimed at students and postdocs planning to attend Cytokines2026 meeting in Glasgow. [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

From Melbourne to Newark: Dane Parker Studies Where Bacteria Meet Immunity

I run a laboratory at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark NJ USA. I study host-pathogen interactions as I find both microbiology and immunology interesting. So, we have projects on bacterial pathogenesis as well as innate pathways important for host defense as well trying to understand specific cells important [READ MORE]