Awards

ICS Awards

  1. International Cytokine Society - ICS
  2. Honorary Life Membership
  3. Ed Leonard Prize
  4. ICS Young Investigator Award
  5. Postdoctoral Investigator Award
  6. Sheldon Wolff Prize in Cytokine Research
  7. Outstanding Scholar Award

ISICR Awards

  1. The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award
  2. Honorary Membership
  3. The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Awards *
  4. The Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators *
  5. Seymour and Vivian Milstein Travel Awards *

* In order to complete your application for these ISICR awards you must complete this form before July 17, 2009.

SLB Awards

  1. G. Jeanette Thorbecke Award
  2. Student Award Competition in Research
  3. Student/Postdoctoral Travel Awards

In order to complete your application for all SLB awards you must complete this form before August 30, 2009.

Guidelines

You must submit your abstract in the usual way by the deadline of August 30, 2009, for the program committee to review. Be sure to check the appropriate award box on the abstract submission page, and supply your advisor's name for student verification. In addition you must send a copy of your abstract along with the supportive data requested to the appropriate person listed in the award descriptions. Eligibility for specific awards is described below. Application is solely by electronic submission; hard copies will not be considered. Applicants who submit cross-applications for more than one ISICR or ICS Award category, cross-applications to awards from other societies, or who are neither members of the ISICR or ICS nor sponsored by an ISICR or ICS member will not be considered. While candidates may apply each year, they are not eligible to receive any given Award more than once.

Note! As indicated, if you are applying for an award, your abstract must be submitted in the usual way by the abstract deadline. In addition, a copy of your abstract along with the supportive data requested must be sent to the chair listed here in the award descriptions.

Deadlines!
Due to programming deadlines, any applications for ICS Awards that have not yet been submitted must be sent to Dr. John Sims sims@amgen.com by Friday August 14. There will be no exceptions to this deadline.

ICS Awards

International Cytokine Society - ICS

The selection will be made by the ICS Honors and Awards Committee on the basis of scientific merit, originality and presentation of scientific material. Award winners will be so identified in the Program for the annual meeting. Applicants may not submit applications for more than one ICS Award category or cross-applications to other societies. While candidates may apply each year, they are not eligible to receive any given Award more than once.

Application is solely by electronic submission to Dr. John Sims; hard copies or submissions to the meeting organizers will not be considered. Competing abstracts, documentation of student status if appropriate, and CV should be submitted as Word files or in PDF format by electronic mail to sims@amgen.com for Dr. John Sims, Chairman of the Honors and Awards Committee, International Cytokine Society, at sims@amgen.com.

Note Application for an ICS Award must be made in addition to, and not instead of, application for the annual ICS meeting.

Honorary Life Membership

Nominations are solicited for Honorary Life Memberships in the International Cytokine Society. Each year, an individual will be awarded Life Membership as a tribute to his/her contributions to the field. Honorary Life Members are accorded all rights and privileges of active members, are exempted from Society dues and annual meeting registration fees, and are identified as Honorary Life Members in the Society Directory. The winner is elected by vote of the ICS Council and will be an invited speaker at the next ICS meeting.

Ed Leonard Prize Fund for Chemotaxis/Chemokine Research

This Award was established by Dr. Antal Rot in honor of Dr. Ed Leonard, to further excellence in chemotaxis / chemokine research. This competition is open to any postdoctoral fellow. Candidates cannot be junior faculty at the time of abstract submission. A statement from the candidate's scientific mentor testifying to the accuracy of these criteria must be provided.

ICS Young Investigator Award

This competition is open to investigators who are less than 10 years removed from gaining the PhD or MD degree (not counting leaves of absence). Applicants must have completed their postdoctoral training and currently hold a junior faculty position or equivalent. First, second and third prizes will be given.

Postdoctoral Investigator Award

Applicants must have completed their doctoral training and currently be engaged in full-time postdoctoral research. Persons who have completed a medical degree and are currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program are not eligible. First, second, third and fourth prizes will be given.

Sheldon Wolff Prize in Cytokine Research

This Award was established by Dr. Charles A. Dinarello, in the name of the late Sheldon Wolff, MD, of the New England Medical Center in Boston. This competition is open to any postdoctoral fellow (PhD or MD) from an academic, non-profit institution. While there is no age limit, the candidate is no longer eligible after 4 years of completed training. Candidates cannot be junior faculty at the time of abstract submission, and are not eligible if the research submitted was carried out other than in the mentor's laboratory. A statement from the candidate's scientific mentor testifying to the accuracy of these criteria must be provided.

Outstanding Scholar Award

This competition is open to any full-time graduate or medical student. Candidates must provide a letter from their Department Chairman certifying their student status. First, second, third and fourth prizes will be given.

ISICR Awards

The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award

Individuals who have made exceptional contributions to research related to interferons and cytokines either in a basic or clinical field. The Seymour and Vivian Milstein awards are made possible by the generous gift of the Milstein family. This award represents a pinnacle of scientific achievement in our field and is an important landmark of the society. Nominations should be communicated to the President of the ISICR.

Honorary Membership

Nominees should be individuals who have made substantive contributions to the interferon/cytokine field over much of their careers, either in basic, clinical or applied research. Honorary members are the treasures of the society and provide us with an historical perspective and valued research tradition.

We invite your nominations for eligible candidates for The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award and Honorary Membership, both prestigious symbols of recognition by our society for outstanding achievements. A brief (one to two page) description of the reasons for your nomination and the CV of the nominee should be sent to the ISICR President by April 1, 2009:

Eleanor N. Fish, Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair in Women's Health & Immunobiology
Professor, Dept. of Immunology, University of Toronto
67, College Street, Rm. 424
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M1
Tel: 416 340-5380
Fax: 416 340-3453
e-mail: en.fish@utoronto.ca

The nominations will be collated, and passed on to the Chair of the Awards Committee in July. This committee will then prepare a short list of candidates and vote for winners of the awards. As specified in the ISICR Constitution, the final vote of the Awards Committee is subject to the approval of the ISICR Board of Directors.

The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Awards

ISICR members who attend the Tri-Society Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal 2009 and who have received a Ph.D. or M.D. within the previous 8 years are eligible. Every year up to five 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. We urge every eligible individual to apply for the awards. A CV and letter of recommendation should accompany the application. We also ask more senior laboratory advisers to encourage their associates to apply. Deadline to Submit your 2009 ISICR Award Application is Friday, July 17th 2009.

The Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators

The rules for this ISICR award are the same as for the Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Award (see above) except for gender and that candidate is less than 10 years after receiving a PhD or M.D. degree. Every year the Christina Fleischmann Memorial Award is presented to a young woman ISICR member who has made notable contributions to either basic, translational or clinical research within 10 years after receiving their Ph.D. or M.D. 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.

Seymour and Vivian Milstein Travel Awards

ISICR members who attend the Tri-Society Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal 2009 are eligible for Travel Awards. They are provided through a grant from the Milstein Family as the Seymour and Vivian Milstein Travel Awards, based on the scientific merit of the abstract and financial necessity. However, this award does not exempt payment of the registration fee. Please note that there are no age restrictions to this award. However if both senior and junior members from the same laboratory apply for an award, preference is given to the junior member.

SLB Awards

Only travel awards are open as part of late breaking abstracts. The G. Jeanette Thorbecke and Student Award in Competition in Research are closed.
G. Jeanette Thorbecke Award

This award is intended for a deserving young female investigator working in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms of host defense and inflammation. The awardee will be selected from among junior faculty (less than 6 years in a tenure-track or equivalent position) nominated by a colleague, by a fellow faculty member, or by the chair of the department. The award will provide a $1,000 cash prize and will include registration fees and travel expenses for the recipient to attend the 2009 SLB meeting.

How to apply:
Selection of the award recipient will be made by the Awards Committee of SLB. The nomination package should include the candidate’s CV and bibliography, plus a cover letter describing the rationale for nomination and highlighting the candidate’s significant research accomplishments to date.

Student Award Competition in Research

Eligibility
Predoctoral students and Postdoctoral trainees. All candidates must be members of SLB at the time of award. Membership applications are available by clicking on the SLB link on the Award Application page. You may submit this application and then apply for membership. Award applications will NOT be considered until you have applied for membership.

Competition
The SLB Awards Committee will select 4 finalists from selected abstracts. The finalists will be judged on platform presentations at Awards Competition; selection criteria include scientific merit, presentation style, and facility in answering questions. All other submitted, non-finalist abstracts will be scheduled in the regular program.

Award
Winners of the competition will receive a plaque, $600 (First Place) or $300 (Second Place), and a Travel Award of up to $750, if requested (check the appropriate box).

How to apply
Competitors must be members of SLB.

Student/Postdoctoral Travel Awards

The SLB Council has earmarked funds for travel assistance for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the 2008 Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Eligibility
Members of SLB who are Predoctoral students or Postdoctoral trainees, and are first and presenting authors of their papers at the meeting. All candidates must be members of SLB at the time of award. Membership applications are available by clicking on the SLB link on the Award Application page. You may submit this application and then apply for membership. Award applications will NOT be considered until you have applied for membership.

Competition
Awardees to be selected from submitted abstracts by the SLB Awards Committee. Selection criteria include scientific merit and financial need.

Award
The total number and the level of awards (maximum of $600) are dependent on the distance traveled and the total number of applications.

How to apply
Competitors must include letter from an advisor attesting to the student’s role in the project, financial needs and the level of support the advisor and/or school will provide for the student’s participation at the meeting. Only online submissions will be accepted.