About the Milstein Awards: Prestigious. Important. Celebrated. For 25 years, the Milstein Awards have represented the pinnacle of scientific achievement in interferon and cytokine research and are conferred each year by the International Society of Interferon and Cytokine Research (now the International Cytokine and Interferon Society, ICIS) at a special event during its annual meeting.

1. 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.

2. 2016 Christina Fleischmann Award
Michelle D. Tate
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Australia

3. 2016 Sidney & Joan Pestka Graduate Award
Rhiannon Werder
School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Queensland
Australia

4. 2016 Sidney & Joan Pestka Post-Graduate Award
Scott Read
University of Sydney
Australia

5. 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 signals
to the cell interior to invoke and direct subsequent immune responses, with a particular emphasis
on T lymphocytes

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 2016 Honorary Life Membership Award
Howard Young, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
N.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.

9. 2016 ISCIS-BioLegend William Paul Award for Cytokine Research
Richard Locksley, Ph.D.
Sandler Asthma Basic Research Centre
UCSF
U.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.

10. 2016 Milstien Travel Awardees
N. Amatya, USA G. Ryzhakov, UK
Y. Rochman, USA E. Eshelman, USA B. Viengkhou, Australia P. Whitney, Australia A. Cardus, Ireland
R. 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, USA
N. De Weerd, Australia D. Saleiro, USA L. Dyck, Ireland Y. Wang, USA O. Onabajo, USA
C. Wilhelm, Germany E. Linossi, USA M. Raverdeau, Ireland G. Pepin, Australia F. Wang, USA
C. Bergamaschi, USA A. Larner, USA J. Ahn, USA K. Masuda, Japan A. Rani, UK
N. Loré, Italy M. Nouruzzman, Bangladesh L.Osborne, Canada G. Romeo, Italy F. Anquetil, USA
K. Chow, USA V. Deswaerte, AustraliaZ. Hodzic, USA J. Spanier, Germany H. Eduarta USA
A. 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, USA
J. Xing, USA J. Van Weyenbergh, Belgium A, Negash, USA T. Lang, Australia
J.A. Cruz, USA R. Walsh, Ireland J. Schwerk, USA C. McElrath,USA
D. Li, USA S. Quinn, Ireland P. Deb, USA S. Maldonado, USA
K. Schluns, USA I. Alfonia, Belgium M. Poffenberger, Canada E. Nistal-Villan, Spain
B. Barnes, USA K.Borst, Germany E. Feeley, USA T. Syme, Australia