International Cytokine & Interferon Society

New Student/Postdoc Travel Award Named after Retiring Managing Director, Joan Oefner

Retiring Managing Director, Joan Oefner

ICIS Student/Postdoc Members submitting abstracts to Cytokines 2025 are eligible to apply for travel awards to cover part of their travel expenses. Application is through the online abstract submission form (coming soon) and must be submitted by the Abstract Submission Deadline. These awards are provided through generous grants from Industry Sponsors as well as ICIS member donors and are based on the scientific merit of the abstract as well as need based.
One applicant will be awarded the Joan Oefner Travel Award, a new initiative named in honor of our retiring Managing Director. Joan’s dedication has fueled ICIS’s growth, and this award will continue her legacy by supporting future leaders in our field. We invite you to join us in seeding this effort by contributing to the ICIS Travel Awards Fund, every year one of the ICIS Student/Postdoc Member travel award applicants will be chosen to receive this award. Contributions may be tax deductible—please consult your tax advisor for details.

Congratulations to the 43 ICIS Student/Postdoc & Regular Member Travel Award winners at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul, Korea. Click here for more details.

Congratulations to the 39 ICIS Student/Postdoc Member Travel Award winners at Cytokine 2023 in Athens, and the 4 EFIS Trainee Award Winners. Click here for more details

Congratulations to the 92 winners of ICIS Student/Postdoc Member Travel Awards  distributed at Cytokines 2022 Joint meeting in Hawaii. Click here for more details.

Incoming Managing Director, Stephanie Flores (L), President Sarah Gaffen (M) and retiring Managing Director, Joan Oefner (R ) at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul.
Incoming Managing Director Stephanie Flores L President Sarah Gaffen M and retiring Managing Director Joan Oefner R at Cytokines 2024 in Seoul
Supporting Trainees in Cytokine Interferon Research
joefner@cytokinesociety.org
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