Annual Meeting

Last month nearly 2,000 leading cytokine, interferon and immunology investigators from 36 countries came together in Seoul to network, share knowledge and make new friends.

Please enjoy these photos and highlight video.

We might be biased, but we think this year’s conference will go down in ICIS history as particularly special. To help us improve future meetings, we would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete our online survey by this Friday, November 22, 2024. [READ MORE]

Cost: KRW 17,000 (USD 12.90). When you exit customs, after retrieving luggage, look for the bus kiosks. You can purchase the ticket using a credit card, and they’ll tell you exactly where to line up and where and when the bus leaves. These are very comfortable busses, have WiFi and will tag your luggage and stow it underneath. You just sit back and relax. [READ MORE]

National Museum of Korea, Free Guided English tour Saturday 19th either at 10:30 or 13:00. As a living vestige of Korea’s history and culture, The National Museum of Korea is home to today’s best collection of history and culture deeply rooted within the Korean people. We invite all participants of Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 who will be in Seoul this Saturday, 19 October, to the free guided tour in English either 10:30 or 13:00. [READ MORE]

Announcing the 3rd Annual Memorial Lecture to be given by Curt Horvath at Cytokines 2024 / KAI 2024 Joint Meeting in Seoul. The 2024 Jürg Tschopp Memorial Symposium will be held on October 20 (Sun) 15:10-16:50, Symposium 1: IFNs and Inflammation. Professor Horvath will speak on Positive and negative regulation of interferon signaling and antiviral immunity. [READ MORE]

Philip I. Marcus Memorial Speaker: Barbara Rehermann, MD, (NIH, USA), to speak on Wild-derived microbiota regulate host immune responses and disease outcome in preclinical models2024 Philip I. Marcus Memorial Symposium 4:Host-microbiota Interaction, in the 2024 Philip I. Marcus Memorial Symposium 4: Host-microbiota Interaction, sponsored by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers and the JICR Journal. [READ MORE]

Cytokines 2024 and KAI 2024 is your unique opportunity to learn from global thought leaders in Cytokine and Interferon research and gain the insights, techniques, and experiences you need to build a vital network to amplify your impact.   This exciting week of science and conversation concludes with a one-of-a-kind event: [READ MORE]

18:00 – 21:00, October 21 (Mon), 2024 at the Spaceshare Samseong COEX Center (close to the meeting venue)  Primary Goal:  Enhance the Early Career Researchers (ECR) meeting experience by facilitating networking opportunities at the outset, fostering relationships that extend beyond the meeting.  Foster interactions between KAI members and Global Members.  [READ MORE]