ICIS members who have received a Ph.D or M.D. within the previous 10 years are eligible for this Award. Every year up to four awards are granted to individuals who have made notable contributions to either basic or clinical research. This award is provided by a generous gift of the Milstein Family. Award: $5,000 and an ICIS plaque.
The Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators:
The rules for this ICIS award are the same as for the Milstein Young Investigator Award (see above) except for gender and the candidate must have received a PhD or MD degree within the previous 10 years. This award is made possible through the generosity of the Fleischmann Foundation and is dedicated to the memory of ISICR member and outstanding interferon research scientist Christina Fleischmann. This award is open to young women investigators working in the cytokine, chemokine and interferon biology. The award is provided through a generous grant from the Fleischmann family, and a commemorative plaque. Award: $2,000 and an ICIS plaque.
Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate AND Post-Graduate Awards in Interferon & Cytokine Research:
The Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate and Post-Graduate Awards are targeted to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who have begun to make an impact in interferon and cytokine research. The Awards were originally designed to fill the gap among the YI awards offered by the ICIS to more senior investigators—the Milstein Young Investigator Awards and the Christina Fleishmann Award. Candidates must be actively working in interferon/cytokine research but need not be ICIS members. Awards:Each award amounts to a $3500 cash award, $1500 travel grant, a $2500 PBL Assay Science product credit, a crystal plaque and a complementary one-year ICIS membership. These awards are sponsored by PBL Assay Science, but the awardees are chosen by the ICIS Awards Committee.
Amanda Proudfoot Tribute Award Winner for Advances in Chemokine Biology by a Trainee
Description/Criteria: This ICIS trainee award is dedicated to the memory of Amanda Proudfoot (1949-2019), who is internationally recognized for her important contributions to the field of chemokine biology. This award will be bestowed on an ICIS Student/Postdoc member whose research on chemokine biology has had an impact on the field early in his/her career. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are eligible for this Award. This annual award is presented at the annual ICIS Meeting. Funding for this award is provided by friends and colleagues of the late Amanda Proudfoot. READ MORE
Award: $1,500 and a plaque made possible through the generosity of the friends and colleagues of the late Amanda Proudfoot. The Awardee will be invited for an Oral presentation during the Meeting.
Young Investigator Award Submission Deadline is 5 April, 2022.
Winners of a 2022 ICIS Young Investigator Award must plan to register and attend the Annual Meeting, Cytokines 2022 Hybrid in Hawaii or Virtually, and make an oral presentation based on work described in the YI Award Application. We highly recommend that all Young Investigator Award applicants also submit an abstract and apply for a Milstein Travel Award by the 1 May, 2022 abstract deadline in the event that this application is not accepted.
Young Investigator Awards are chosen by the ICIS Awards Committee based on the strength of the application.
ICIS members may either apply themselves or nominate other eligible members for ICIS Young Investigator Awards. An abbreviated CV (max. one-three page) and a letter of recommendation (including confirmation of eligibility) should be uploaded with the nomination.
