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Member Highlight: Meet Deanna Santer, Ph.D.

My lab is passionate about human interferons and especially type III interferons where there is still a lot to learn about! We are interested in how interferons regulate immune responses. However, when I’m not in the lab I like playing sports and hanging out with my family. Scientist should not [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Kristin Patrick, Ph.D.

As an RNA biologist-turned-immunologist, my lab studies the role of RNA processing in macrophage activation and antibacterial immunity. My lab is a vibrant, supportive and collaborative space that values diversity, creativity, and hard work. My name is Kristin Patrick, Ph.D. I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Joaquin M. Espinosa, Ph.D.

My team investigates the impacts of interferon hyperactivity and immune dysregulation in Down syndrome. We are testing the hypothesis that immune dysregulation drives many of the clinical and developmental hallmarks of Down syndrome. There is now a vibrant community of immunologists studying Down syndrome, and I believe that attending the [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Aisling O’Hara Hall, Ph.D.

The following interview was conducted by Signals+ Editor Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, Ph.D. Connect with her on LinkedIn. At BMS, I lead a translational research lab in Summit, NJ focused on immune regulation at mucosal sites. I create the translational research, precision medicine and biomarker plans for early-stage immunology assets approaching first-in-human and proof of [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Kim Good-Jacobson, PhD

The following interview was conducted by Signals+ Editor Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, Ph.D. Connect with her on LinkedIn. My lab in Australia works on understanding how humoral memory is formed, and how this goes awry in chronic infection. I’m excited to be able to learn and make new collaborations from joining the Cytokine Society, so [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Yanick Crow, M.D., Ph.D.

The following interview was conducted by Signals+ Editor Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, Ph.D. Connect with her on LinkedIn. The best life/career advice I have ever received was, “The harder you work, the luckier you get.” In the Crow Lab, we are interested in human monogenic diseases associated with chronically enhanced production of type I interferons [READ MORE]

Elias A. Said, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Member Highlight: Meet Elias Said

The following interview was conducted by Signals+ Editor Maialen Sebastian-delaCruz, Ph.D. Connect with her on LinkedIn. I am a researcher in the Immunology field, specifically innate immunity and cytokines. Also, an Associate Editor for scientific journals. My research has led to significant achievements, such as identifying the role of PD-1 in [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Stefan Rose-John

Favorite cytokine? That’s easy: IL-6! A couple years ago, I organized an ICIS sponsored Interleukin-6 Meeting in Kiel together with Prof. Tadamitsu Kishimoto. This meeting brought together most of the scientists interested in this important cytokine. This is just one example of the opportunities to develop important friendships and collaborations [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight Interview: Samuel Philip Nobs, Ph.D. and 2024 Sidney & Joan Pestka Post Graduate Award Winner

My main research interest is to decipher how signals such those of the microbiota and metabolism regulate inflammatory diseases and infections of the respiratory tract. I am about to launch my independent scientific career and I am very grateful for the support of the ICIS through the Sydney and Joan [READ MORE]