Samual Nobs in Negev desert
Awards

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]

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Meet the 2024 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award Winner: Laura K. Mackay, Ph.D.

Meet Laura Mackay, Ph.D., Professor at The University of Melbourne and Immunology Theme Lead at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia. She completed her Ph.D. in 2009 under the supervision of Professor Alan Rickinson at The University of Birmingham (UK), and postdoctoral training (2009-2015) with Professor Francis Carbone at The University of Melbourne. [READ MORE]

Judi Allen in the woods
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Member Highlight: Meet Judith Allen, MPH, Ph.D., Professor of Immunobiology at the University of Manchester, UK

My research interests include understanding the opposing challenges faced by the immune system in response to micro- vs. macro- parasites and is studying the relationship between type 2 cytokines and IL-17 … particularly the evolutionary relationship between type 2 immunity, parasite control and tissue repair and is currently investigating how [READ MORE]

Carolina Lucas diving in Hawaii
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Member Highlight Interview: Meet Carolina Lucas, Ph.D.

My research focuses on the immune responses to emerging viral infections and vaccines in humans, with emphasis on older adults. The best advice I received was by the incredibly talented mentors I had and, in brief, it is to stay curious, celebrate wins no matter if they are big or [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Yingcheng Wu, Fu Ching Yen Scholar M.D. and Ph.D. Candidate at Fudan University

My research focuses on immune metabolism and cancer microenvironment, and as a surgeon-scientist in training, I am deeply interested in improving the outcomes of liver cancer patients. Regarding my hobbies, I really like swimming. Lastly, the best advice I’ve received is that life is an experience. This simple yet profound [READ MORE]

Chaoran Li in Chicago
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Member Highlight: Chaoran Li

My research focuses on understanding the cytokine and metabolic regulation of regulatory T cells residing in non-lymphoid tissues such as the visceral adipose tissue and skin. I started my lab at Emory University in 2020, right at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. It was difficult but I received a [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Meet Ruth Franklin

My main research interest now is the convergence between immunology and regenerative biology, and thus, the Franklin Lab is focused on understanding the way immune cells contribute to tissue remodeling and repair. The ICIS community has been so warm and welcoming! Being a member of ICIS has given me a [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight Interview – Meet Robert Saxton

I’m very grateful to be part of the ICIS community, and in particular winning the Regeneron-ICIS New Investigator award last year was a huge boost for me just as I was starting my new lab. I am broadly interested in ligand-receptor systems that regulate tissue inflammation and repair (especially cytokines!). [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight Interview – Meet Jihyun Yu

Currently, I am still undergoing training in Professor You-Me Kim’s laboratory at KAIST, where I am investigating to reveal the novel function of eosinophils and how they are regulated. Cytokines 2023 in Athens marked my second international conference experience. Initially, conversing with foreigners felt incredibly awkward and daunting, but the [READ MORE]

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Member Highlight: Chao Yang

ICIS is my favorite Society I am involved in, and I am very honored to have received the Amanda Proudfoot Tribute Award for Advances in Chemokine Biology during Cytokines 2023 Conference. This award provides valuable support for my job hunting and encourages me to continue working on cytokines in the [READ MORE]