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The International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS), is a non-profit organization of over 1,050 scientists devoted to research in the fields of cytokine, interferon and chemokine cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry and the clinical use of these biological response modifiers. Bringing together scientists across many different research disciplines, ICIS is the premier organization promoting the field of cytokine biology, impacting all aspects of medicine and leading to new treatments in autoimmune diseases, cancer, infectious diseases and inflammation. A common ground where scientists interested in all aspect of cytokine biology can join and work together to better human health.

Meet the Officers

Christopher Hunter, President
Sarah L. Gaffen, President-Elect
Kate L. Jeffrey, Secretary
DUSAN BOGUNOVIC, TREASURER
Kate Fitzgerald, Immediate Past-President

Latest News

Members / News

Membership hits 1,200 with Students & Postdocs making up for most of the growth!

Announcing this membership milestone! Students & Postdoc membership has grown the most in the last few years, currently making up 48% of total membership. The newly established ICIS Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Committee welcomes new members to join them in building on to the scientific home for everything cytokine and determining the future direction of the ICIS to provide what those newest to the field need to succeed. 

Careers / Meetings / Members / News

Meet the ICIS Early-Career Researcher (ECR) Committee

The ECR Committee will organize and run young investigator sessions and events to create opportunities for young investigators to build relationships within academia, the corporate world and publishing. Opportunities may …

Awards / Meetings / News

Endowed annual memorial lecture honoring Professor Jürg Tschopp to be given by Ruslan Medzhitov at Cytokines 2022 in Hawaii

Endowed annual memorial lecture honoring Professor Jürg Tschopp to be given by Ruslan Medzhitov at Cytokines 2022 in Hawaii. Each year the Jürg Tschopp Memorial Lecture will be a highlight of the Cytokines Annual Meetings beginning with the Cytokines 2022 Hybrid Meeting where Dr. Tschopp’s ability to take fundamental discoveries at the bench into the clinic fits perfectly with the meeting’s theme “CYTOKINE OHANA: BRIDGING PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS”.

Meetings

3rd International Symposium Protease World in Health and Disease September 11-14, 2022 in Kiel, Germany

On behalf of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC877) at the University of Kiel, we would like to remind you of our third International Symposium entitled “Protease World in Health and Disease” on 11. to 14. September 2022 in Kiel.

Awards / News

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Awards for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research (formerly the Milstein Young Investigator Awards)

ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Awards for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research (formerly the Milstein Young Investigator Awards) Description: ICIS members who will attend the upcoming annual conference and who have received a Ph.D …

Awards / Members / News

Curt M. Horvath is honored with the 2022-ICIS Distinguished Service Award

Curt M. Horvath is honored with the 2022 ICIS-Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his reputation in the community as both an outstanding cytokine scientist and a remarkably dedicated member of the ICIS.

Awards / Meetings / Members

Luke O’Neill is Honored with the 2022 ICIS-Honorary Lifetime Membership Award

Professor O’Neill is honored with the 2022 ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award in recognition of his exemplary service to the ICIS s a scientific participant, prize winner and organizer at many of our meetings, as well as his public service. Luke has also been a tremendous public advocate for immunology over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and most recently has been helping to raise support and get needed supplies to Ukraine.

Awards / Meetings / Members / News

Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson is Awarded the 2022 ICIS Mentorship Award

Ludmila (Mila) Prokunina-Olsson has been chosen for the 2022 ICIS Mentorship Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of immunity and cancer genetics through not only her own seminal discoveries and scientific accomplishments but also through the next generation of scientists she has nurtured, taught and guided. Dr. Prokunina-Olsson’s admiration for diversity and ability to recognize potential, particularly in minority scientists, and then develop a trajectory for their success, have played an important role in establishing the careers of her fellows who then go on to become mentors themselves.

Awards / Members / News

Lydia Lynch Awarded the 2022 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research

The 2022 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research Mid-career recognizes Lydia Lynch’s outstanding contributions to the field of cytokine biology, innate lymphoid cells, and established leadership in the field of immunometabolism.

Awards / Meetings

David Artis and Wanjun Chen are jointly recognized for the 2022 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for their combined contributions to unraveling the exciting and important biology of cytokines

David Artis and Wanjun Chen are jointly recognized for the 2022 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for their combined contributions to unraveling the exciting and important biology of cytokines. David Artis’ work has pushed the boundaries of conventional approaches to immune defenses, and elucidated the important role of cytokines in host defenses at the barrier surfaces of the gut, skin, and lungs. Wanjun Chen’s work has significantly advanced our understanding of pathogenesis and has led to the development of immunotherapies for autoimmunity, cancer, and infectious diseases.

Awards / Meetings / News

Akihiko Yoshimura has been chosen for the 2022 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research (formerly the Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award from 1988 – 2020)

The ICIS recognizes Akihiko Yoshimura as the 2022 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research, the society’s most prestigious award, for his outstanding discoveries in the field of cytokine biology that have transformed human medicine. Professor Yoshimura’s ground breaking discoveries have played an important role in inflammation, allergy, autoimmune diseases, and tumor immunity.

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