The Council of The Cytokine Society is its governing body. Responsibility and authority for the direction and control of the properties, funds and activities of the Society rests with the Council.
President (2025 – 2027)
Curt M. Horvath, PhD
Professor of Molecular Biosciences
Northwestern University
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Evanston, USA
President-Elect (2025 – 2027)
Karen Mossman, PhD
Professor
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Secretary (2023 – 2027)
Susan Carpenter, PhD
Robert L. Sinsheimer Chair in Molecular Biology
University of California Santa Cruz,
Santa Cruz, USA
Treasurer (2025 – 2027)
Elia Tait Wojno, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, USA
Past-President (2025 – 2027)
Sarah L. Gaffen, PhD
Gerald P. Rodnan Professor
Director of Basic Rheumatology Research
Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, USA
Council (Jan 2022 – Jan 2028)
Judith E Allen, FRSE, FRSB, FMedSci
Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health
University of Manchester,
Manchester, United Kingdom
Council (Jan 2025 – Jan 2028)
Joanna Groom, PhD
Associate Professor
Laboratory Head, T Cell Interaction Lab
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Melbourne, Australia
Council (Jan 2024 – Jan 2027)
Paul Hertzog, PhD
Head – Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Disease
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Clayton VIC Australia
Council (Jan 2024 – Jan 2027)
Carla Rothlin, PhD
Professor
Andersen Chair in Immunology
Director, Center for Immunology
Co-Leader of Masonic Cancer Center Immunology Program
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, USA
Council members for Inclusion and Training
(Jan 2025 – Jan 2027)
Rami Bechara, Pharm.D; Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Faculté de Médecine, Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases
Université Paris-Saclay, France
(Jan 2026 – Jan 2028)
Patrick Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Underwood International College
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
ICIS Managing Director
Ex-Officio
Stephanie Flores
International Cytokine & Interferon Society
San Francisco, USA
Collectively ICIS’ Council has the responsibility to set the organization’s direction, ensure necessary resources, and provide oversight of the Society. This includes:
- Setting goals and objectives.
- Establishing policies.
- Establishing committees and overseeing their activities.
- Promoting a positive image of the society.
- Hiring and overseeing capable executive leadership.
- Conducting oversight.
