Cytokines 2016 Awardees

2016 Milstein Young Investigator Awards

Andreas Bergthaler, CeMM, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

Si Ming Man, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, U.S.A.

Di Yu, Monash University, Australia

Vineet D. Menachery, University of North Carolina, U.S.A.

2016 Christina Fleischmann Award

Michelle D. Tate Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchAustralia

2016 Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate Award

Rhiannon WerderSchool of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Queensland Australia

2016 Sidney & Joan Pestka Post-Graduate Award

Scott ReadUniversity of SydneyAustralia

2016 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award

John J. O’Shea, M.D., Ph.D.N.I.A.M.S., N.I.H.U.S.A.

Dr. O’Shea shares the Milstein Award based on hisoutstandingwork on how cytokines transmit signalsto the cell interior to invoke and direct subsequent immune responses, with a particular emphasis on T lymphocytes

2016 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award

Carl Nathan, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Cornell Medical College,U.S.A.

Dr. Nathan shares the Milstein Award for his pioneering work in immunology, microbiology, infectious diseases and global health, defining how cytokines play a pivotal role in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.

2016 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award

Jan Vilcek, M.D., Ph.D.New York University School of Medicine,U.S.A.

Dr. Vilcek shares the Milstein Award for his outstanding track record of sustained, high caliber research, particularly in relation to his work with TNF-a, that has transformed health care in relation to autoimmune diseases.

2016 Honorary Life Membership Award

Howard Young, Ph.D.National Cancer InstituteN.I.H.U.S.A.

Selected for his exemplary contributions in the field of innate immunity, delineating how cytokines regulate the functions of immune cells in specific diseases.

2016 ISCIS-BioLegend William Paul Award for Cytokine Research

Richard Locksley, Ph.D.Sandler Asthma Basic Research CentreUCSFU.S.A.

This new award is given to an investigator that has made significant contributions to cytokine and IFN research throughout their career. Through the generosity of BioLegend the award consists of $2500 and a crystal block with the3 D structure of IL-4, the cytokine most associated with Dr. Paul’s research.  

2016 Milstien Travel Awardees

N. Amatya, USA G. Ryzhakov, UKY. Rochman, USA E. Eshelman, USA B. Viengkhou, Australia P. Whitney, Australia A. Cardus, IrelandR. Finethy, USA J.-D. Lin, USA C. Horvath, USA P. West, Australia O. Adeola, USA P. Baker, USA, S. Dallari, USA S. Stifter, Australia N. Rinkenberger, USA P. De La Cruz, USAN. De Weerd, Australia D. Saleiro, USA L. Dyck, Ireland Y. Wang, USA O. Onabajo, USAC. Wilhelm, Germany E. Linossi, USA M. Raverdeau, Ireland G. Pepin, Australia F. Wang, USAC. Bergamaschi, USA A. Larner, USA J. Ahn, USA K. Masuda, Japan A. Rani, UKN. Loré, Italy M. Nouruzzman, Bangladesh L.Osborne, Canada G. Romeo, Italy F. Anquetil, USA K. Chow, USA V. Deswaerte, Australia Z. Hodzic, USA J. Spanier, Germany H. Eduarta USAA. Bachem, Australia A. Ziegler, Germany W.E. Chi-Keung, USA C. Touli-Boukoffa, Algiers J. So, USA

X. Wang, USA K. Mar, USA D. Hare, Canada L. Lenz, USAJ. Xing, USA J. Van Weyenbergh, Belgium A, Negash, USA T. Lang, AustraliaJ.A. Cruz, USA R. Walsh, Ireland J. Schwerk, USA C. McElrath,USAD. Li, USA S. Quinn, Ireland P. Deb, USA S. Maldonado, USAK. Schluns, USA I. Alfonia, Belgium M. Poffenberger, Canada E. Nistal-Villan, SpainB. Barnes, USA K.Borst, Germany E. Feeley, USA T. Syme, Australia