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Robert Pestka in Kanazawa, Japan, with Hyakumansan, the tourism mascot of Ishikawa Prefecture

Industry Member Highlights Interview with Robert Pestka, CEO, PBL Assay Science

March 18, 2024

PBL’s core focus is right in line with the Society’s: supporting the research and understanding of interferons and cytokines, with the goal of improving human health. The company—founded in 1990—has been participating in Cytokines meetings for 30 years and has sponsored the ICIS-Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate & Post-Graduate Awards [READ MORE]

ICIS Symposium at IUIS 2023 – Novel Immuno-Biology at Single cell resolution

November 29, 2023

Friday 1 December, h 14:00 – 15:30, Cape Town

International Cytokine & Interferon Society Sponsored Symposium: “Novel Immuno-Biology at Single cell resolution”, Co:Chairs: Professor Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland and Professor Musa M. Mhlanga, Epigenomics & Single Cell Biophysics Group, Dept. of Cell Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University, Dept. of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands [READ MORE]

Yanick J. Crow has been chosen for the 2024 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research

May 1, 2024

Yanick J. Crow has been selected as the 2024 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research in recognition for his groundbreaking research on Type I Interferonopathies which has revolutionized the fields of basic and clinical immunology with phenomenal clinical and biological implications. Professor Crow is recognized as one of the top three scientists in the field of human inborn errors of immunity and the founder of the rapidly growing and revolutionary field of “Type I interferonopathies,” making him a most deserving recipient for the ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research. [READ MORE]

Stefan Rose-John is recognized as the 2024 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award

May 1, 2024

Stefan Rose-John is recognized as the 2024 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award winner in recognition for his seminal contributions to the field of cytokine biology. With a primary focus on the IL-6 cytokine family, his fundamental research has pioneered several paradigm-shifting discoveries, which have steered understanding of IL-6 in physiology and pathophysiology. Moreover, these insights have informed refinements affecting how target IL-6 for therapy. By presenting this Award, which is generously sponsored by BioLegend, the ICIS recognizes Professor Rose-John as one of a rare breed of scientists who has excelled in discovery science, achieved success as an entrepreneur, and translated his basic scientific discoveries into treatments that directly ameliorate patients’ lives. [READ MORE]

Laura Mackay Awarded the 2024 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research Mid-Career

May 1, 2024

Laura Mackay has been selected as the 2024 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research in recognition for her outstanding work on memory T cell populations and the cytokines that control them. Professor Mackay’s discoveries have resulted in dramatic paradigm shifts and have contributed enormously to the T cell field, spawning a new focus on tissue immunity. Her accomplishments are shaping and redefining how we understand cellular immune responses and have driven a new field of T cell immunology. These accomplishments indeed far exceed her designated “mid-career” stage. [READ MORE]

Cytokines Regulating Neuroimmunometabolism Session Chairs: Lydia Lynch, Princeton University and Ai Ing Lim, Princeton University

Cytokines Regulating Neuroimmunometabolism Session at AAI 2024 on May 5th

May 1, 2024

International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) Symposium at AAI 2024 – Cytokines Regulating Neuroimmunometabolism, Session Chairs: Lydia Lynch, Princeton University and Ai Ing Lim, Princeton University
Description: The role of cytokines in non-classical immune-related physiology, focusing on how cytokines regulate neuroimmunology and metabolism, as well as the emerging field linking all 3 systems in ‚neuroimmunometabolism‘.
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The Fc Key to Understanding Anti-TIGIT Biology

May 1, 2024

In the Phase 2 CITYSCAPE trial, Tiragolumab, an anti-TIGIT antibody, demonstrated efficacy when combined with Atezolizumab, an anti-PD-L1, compared to Atezolizumab alone for the treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma. In mouse models, inhibition of both the TIGIT and PD-1 pathways was shown to synergistically function to reinvigorate T cell [READ MORE]

We’ve Moved!

April 30, 2024

The ICIS continues to be managed as a virtual office, now with one office in San Francisco and one in Germany. Since the society is a US registered non-profit organization that has been incorporated in the US, and Co-Managing Director, Stephanie Flores is located in San Francisco, please use the [READ MORE]

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