9th Joint Meeting ISICR-ICS Cytokines & Interferons: From the ...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS continued
ISICR members may apply themselves or nominate other
members for Milstein Young Investigator Awards. Senior
laboratory advisers are encouraged to have their associates
apply. A curriculum vitae and letter of recommendation
should accompany the application. To apply for this award,
submit the 2011 ISICR Award Application by July 1, 2011.
The Milstein Travel Awards
ISICR members who attend the annual ISICR meeting are
eligible for Travel Awards. They are provided through a grant
from the Milstein Family based on the scientific merit of the
abstract and financial necessity. However, this award does
not exempt payment of the registration fee. A CV should
accompany the application for this award. 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. To
apply for this award, submit the 2011 ISICR Award
Application by July 1, 2011.
ISICR Honorary Membership
Nominees should be individuals who have made substantive
contributions to interferon/cytokine research over much of
their careers, either in a basic or applied field. Honorary
members are the treasures of the society and provide us with
an historical perspective and valued research tradition. A
brief (one to two page) description of the reasons for your
nomination and the curriculum vitae of the nominee should
be communicated to the ISICR President by June 1, 2011
(see column to the right).
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. A brief (one to two page) description of the
reasons for your nomination and the curriculum vitae of the
nominee should be communicated to the President of the
ISICR by June 1, 2011 (see below).
Leonidas C. Platanias, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth
Lurie Professor of Oncology
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Medical School
Lurie 3-125
303 East Superior Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. 312-5034267
Fax. 312-9081372
E-mail: l-platanias@northwestern.edu
Nominations received by the President for the Seymour &
Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in Interferon and
Cytokine Research, Honorary Membership, and the ISICR
Distinguished Service Award will be passed on to the Chair of
the Awards Committee in June and for the other awards in
July. This committee will carefully consider all of the
applications and vote for those applicants most qualified for
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.
ISICR Distinguished Service Award
The ISICR will on occasion bestow this honor on an ISICR
member who has made an extraordinary contribution to the
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