ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Awards

The ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Awards will be presented at Cytokines 2026, October 18 – 21, 2026 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland. Get to know the 2025 winners and their current work here.

ICIS-Regeneron New Investigator Awards Description

Award: $5,000 and an ICIS plaque provided by ICIS. Funds provided through a generous contribution from Regeneron. These awards do not include registration fees or travel to the Annual Meeting. 

Eligibility & Submission Guidelines for all of the ICIS Young Investigator Awards

Nominations and Applications for Young Investigator Awards must include the following:

• An abbreviated CV (max. 3-5 pages) together with a letter of recommendation detailing the accomplishments of the nominee (including confirmation of eligibility) should be uploaded as a combined PDF document.
• No proprietary or confidential information can be included in the application.
• Nominate yourself or others here. The deadline is Thursday, April 30 for Young Investigator Award nominations:

Winners of the Young Investigators Awards will be required to register for Cytokines Conference and submit an abstract by the published abstract deadline (information will be provided in the acceptance letter). All ICIS Young Investigator Award winners will be invited to make an oral presentation in the program.

The application and/or letters of nomination are submitted via a nomination form the ICIS website. A link/button will be made available above when nominations ae being accepted.

• ICIS members may either apply themselves or nominate other eligible members for ICIS Young Investigator Awards. An abbreviated CV (max. 3-5 pages) and a recommendation letter from mentor, including confirmation of eligibility as well as a statement of research and accomplishments should be included in the submission. Additional supporting materials, such as posters and publications, are welcome. No proprietary or confidential information can be included in the application. 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 in the field
  • contributions to the cytokine/chemokine/ interferon field either in basic, clinical or applied research
  • prospects for a future career in cytokine biology, either in academics, government or industry
• The submission period is in the Springtime. Details will be announced in Signals+ and on the website in January.
• Applicants must also submit an Abstract by the June 18 Abstract Submission Deadline, for consideration at the meeting, which will determine which session their oral presentation will be scheduled into by the scientific organizing committee.

Past Award Winners: