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Sarah Gaffen, Ph.D., University of Pittsburg, President ICIS 2023-25
President's Letter

ICIS Behind the Scenes

February 12, 2024

ICIS Behind the Scenes
Sarah Gaffen, President ICIS 2023-25

One often hears the phrase, ‘it takes a village’, which is certainly the case when it comes to running an organization as complex as the Cytokine Society. Many dedicated individuals have participated with their ‘sweat equity’ for years, or even decades. We extend a heartfelt thanks to all of them. We are always on the lookout for talented people who want to be engaged, whether from academia, government or industry.
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Di Yu with Lego Surfer
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Member Highlight Interview with new Signals+ Co-Editor-In-Chief Di Yu

January 25, 2024

My research is dedicated to the investigation of T cell functional subsets, especially follicular helper T cells, and to develop therapeutic strategies to modulate T cell function, including cytokine-based immunotherapies. More recently, my team has been interested in “systems immunology” to understand heterogeneous T cell functional states and assess variable individual immune phenotypes.

What is the best life/career advice you’ve ever received? I like a Chinese saying. Its English translation can be read as “Knowledge is important, but the importance of the path is no less than the knowledge itself”. This is similar to the English saying “Knowledge is power, but wisdom is the right use of knowledge.” [READ MORE]

Daniella Schwartz (left) and daughters
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Member Highlights Interview with Signals+ Co-Editor-in-Chief Daniella Schwartz

January 24, 2024

I like to think of myself as bivalent – kind of like the COVID vaccine. A big chunk of my lab’s work focuses on the regulation of IL-9 and the functions of IL-9 in the context of autoimmune and autoinflammatory (rheumatic) diseases. But I also have a growing program studying the genetic architecture of autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions, based on rare/monogenic variants. This includes managing one of the only coordinated adult-pediatric autoinflammatory diagnosis/treatment programs in the US.  [READ MORE]