- ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research (formerly the Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award)
- ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
- ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research by a Mid-Career Researcher
- ICIS Mentorship Award
- Honorary Life Membership Award
- ICIS Distinguished Service Award
ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research (formerly the Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award)
The ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research (formerly the Seymour and Vivian MILSTEIN Award), represents the pinnacle of scientific achievement in cytokine & interferon research. This Award is bestowed upon a leading biomedical research scientist, who may not be an ICIS member, who has made outstanding contributions to cytokine & interferon research, either in a basic or applied field. Many laureates have made seminal advancements that have enabled the successful treatment of disease or have the potential to lead to significant health benefits. The award consists of $10,000 (may be split if there are more than one award winner) and an invitation to make an oral presentation during the Opening Ceremony at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul, Korea immediately following presentation of the Awards (including the usual invited speaker travel reimbursements and complimentary registration) and a crystal block.
The awardee is selected by the ICIS Awards Committee based on nominations received from ICIS Members. The selection is based on strength and consistency throughout their career of cytokine research publications in peer reviewed journals, contributions to cytokine biology through the publication of reviews and book chapters, long term evidence of presenting their work on cytokine biology to the international community in oral presentations and leadership in the field as demonstrated by organization of cytokine biology meetings and chairing of sessions focused on cytokine biology at national/international meetings.
ICIS-BIOLEGEND William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
The ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research is dedicated to William E. Paul, M.D., who died on September 18, 2015 at age 79. Dr. Paul’s extraordinary contributions to the field of cytokine research are best summarized by this paper published in the Journal of Immunology on December 15, 2015.
This award was established in 2016 and is given to an investigator who has made significant contributions to cytokine and interferon research throughout their career. Through the generosity of BioLegend, the award consists of $5,000 cash prize and an invitation to make an oral presentation during the Opening Ceremony at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul, Korea immediately following presentation of the Awards (including the usual invited speaker travel reimbursements and complimentary registration) and a crystal block with the 3 D structure of IL-4, the cytokine most associated with Dr. Paul’s research.
The awardee is selected by the ICIS Awards Committee based on nominations received from ICIS Members. The selection is based on strength and consistency throughout their career of cytokine research publications in peer reviewed journals, contributions to cytokine biology through the publication of reviews and book chapters, long term evidence of presenting their work on cytokine biology to the international community in oral presentations and leadership in the field as demonstrated by organization of cytokine biology meetings and chairing of sessions focused on cytokine biology at national/international meetings.
ICIS-LUMINEX John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Interferon & Cytokine Research
This award generously supported by Luminex Corporation, recognizes a mid-career investigator who has made outstanding contributions to the field of interferon or cytokine biology. The awardee will receive a $5,000 cash prize and an invitation to make an oral presentation at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul, Korea (including the usual invited speaker travel reimbursements and complimentary registration) and a crystal block. The award is named after Dr. John R (Jack) Kettman, an immunologist who was instrumental in the development of Luminex’s technologies and the Luminex Corporation.
A nominee must be an ICIS member in good standing* who is within 15 years from their terminal degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent). A nominee must be an independent research scientist (PI); postdoctoral fellows are not eligible. Eligibility of the nominee will be checked at time of nomination and before presentation of award. The award is named after Dr. John R (Jack) Kettman, an immunologist who was instrumental in the development of Luminex’s technologies and the Luminex Corporation.
- Letters of nomination should be sent to the ICIS President via the Submission Form. The nomination package should include a full CV of the nominee and a letter of nomination detailing the accomplishments of the nominee and reasons for the nomination. A candidate may be nominated by more than one ICIS member.
It should be noted that the awardees will be judged based on the following criteria which should be included in the nomination letter:
- outstanding publications and ground-breaking discoveries in the field
- collective contributions to the field of cytokine biology
* Member dues paid through the end of 2024.
# This award is intended for a mid-career researcher with a maximum of 15 years post-degree. It is, however, recognized that there may have been family-related, personal, or other circumstances resulting in extended time out of the laboratory. Exceptions to the 15-year limit will be considered based on a description of any special circumstances. Please email with inquiries.
ICIS Mentorship Award
- Intellectual growth and development
- Career development
- Professional guidance
- Advocacy
- Positive role modeling
- Intellectual growth and development
- To be eligible, the person needs a minimum of three mentees who are willing to write a supporting letter (one page, single spaced) on how this person has impacted their development, career and lives.
- Both the nominee and the corresponding nominator must be ICIS members (not a member, apply today)
Nominees may include academic, government or industry members
Nominees should have a sustained record of mentoring over time
Self-nominations and posthumous nominations will not be accepted.
Candidates that were nominated in the preceding year but did not win the award are automatically reconsidered as eligible in the ensuing year.
The nomination must be made by a Regular, Industry or Student/Postdoc Member of the Society and include a minimum of two additional letters of nomination. The winner of this award will be announced at the annual meeting.
- To be eligible, the person needs a minimum of three mentees who are willing to write a supporting letter (one page, single spaced) on how this person has impacted their development, career and lives.
The Awardee will receive an ICIS Crystal and travel costs to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting up to $1500, and complimentary meeting registration for the year of the award. Mentees are invited to present the Award to their Mentor at the Annual Awards Ceremony.
ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
Nominations are solicited for Honorary Life Memberships in the ICIS. Each year an individual will be awarded Life Membership as a tribute to his/her contributions to the field. Nominees should be individuals who have made substantive contributions to the cytokine/chemokine/interferon field over much of their careers, either in basic, clinical or applied research. Honorary members are esteemed members of the Society and provide us with an historical perspective and valued research tradition. Honorary Life Members are accorded all rights and privileges of active members, are exempted from Society dues and are listed in the dedicated Honorary Life Members section of the Society web site. The winner(s) is elected by vote of the ICIS Council and The Awardee will receive an ICIS Crystal and travel costs to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting up to $1500, and complimentary meeting registration for the year of the award.
ICIS Distinguished Service Award
The ICIS will on occasion bestow this honor on an ICIS member who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Society. The individual will have devoted significant time and energy over a period of years to elevating the goals of the Society in furthering research on interferon, cytokines and chemokines. Nominations should be communicated to the Awards Committee of the ICIS. The Awardee will receive an ICIS Crystal and travel costs to attend the Society’s Annual Meeting up to $1500, and complimentary meeting registration for the year of the award.
Congratulations to the 2023 Award Winners!!!
Congratulations to the 2022 Award Winners !!!
2021 Award Winners:
Young Investigator, Trainee and Abstract Awards
2020 Award Winners
ICIS 2020 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award bestowed on Anne O’Garra
Anne O’Garra, FRS, FMedSci Senior Group Leader, Laboratory of Immunoregulation & Infection The Francis Crick Institute, London, England
2019 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research
The ICIS recognizes two world leaders in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity in directing cytokine driven responses Read More
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD. Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology; and Dermatology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, USA
2019 ICIS Young Investigator Awardees:
ICIS BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research
This award is given to an investigator that has made significant contributions to cytokine and interferon research throughout their career. Through the generosity of BioLegend the award consists of $2500 and up to $2500 travel reimbursement to present an awards presentation at the Annual Meeting, and a crystal block with the 3 D structure of IL-4, the cytokine most associated with Dr. Paul’s research.
2019 BioLegend William E. Paul Award for Excellence in Cytokine Research:
2018 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Awardee: Giorgio Trinchieri, MD, NIH, National Cancer Institute, Program Director, Cancer and Inflammation Program. NIH Distinguished Investigator, Head, Cancer Immunobiology Section
2016 ICIS BioLegend William E. Paul Awardee Inaugural prize – Richard Locksley, UCSF, San Francisco, USA
