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Member Highlight: Tim Nice on Interferons, Gut Immunity, and the Joy of Uncertainty

I am Tim Nice, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. I grew up in rural Wisconsin and like to think that my first training as a biologist came from working with my parents to raise sheep on our farm. I [READ MORE]

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From Kinase Signaling to Innate Immunity: A Translational Perspective from Frank Eckerdt

I am a translational cancer biologist with a long-standing interest in how interferon signaling and the innate immune system influence tumor behavior. My work focuses on the molecular mechanisms that allow cancer cells to evade immune surveillance, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic strategies. Over the years, my research [READ MORE]

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From Inflammasomes to Ultramarathons: A Conversation with Tsan Sam Xiao

I am Tsan Sam Xiao, a Professor of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Our research program focuses on mechanistic studies of innate immunity and inflammatory signaling, particularly the inflammasome pathways. Out of the lab, I consider myself an avid runner: I have run a few marathons [READ MORE]

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From Veterinary Anatomy to Innate Immunity: Gabrielle Belz Follows Curiosity Across Continents

My name is Gabrielle Belz, and I am currently a Professor, Laureate Fellow and Group Leader at the Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia. My research focuses on how different types of immune cells develop and generated long-term immune protection or memory, and now we have a major emphasis [READ MORE]

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Meet Jason Weinstein: Decoding the Dialogue Between T and B Cells

I am an associate professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and I’m on a mission to decode the conversation between CD4+ T cells and B cells. These T cells use cytokines as their messages, and I am particularly fascinated by the cytokines secreted by a subset of these T [READ MORE]

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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]

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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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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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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]

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Meet the 2025 Amanda Proudfoot Award Winner Anna-Lena Neehus: From CCR2 Research to B Cell Development

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital in the laboratory of Vijay Sankaran, where I study how human genetic variation shapes immune cell development and function. My scientific background is in immunology and human genetics, with a particular focus on inborn errors of immunity. During my PhD, I [READ MORE]