Awards
ACTERIA Prizes
The ACTERIA Prizes awarded by EFIS were established in 2012 to recognize and reward Europe’s young talents in the fields of immunology and allergology. Since 2020, Prizes have been awarded every year. In 2023, two ACTERIA Doctoral Prizes for the best PhD dissertations defended in the last 3 years, are awarded. These Prizes carry cash awards plus the potential funding of three-year research projects to be performed in European institutions. Next year in 2023, two ACTERIA Early Career Research Prizes will be awarded to young scientists who are on the track to play a leading role in immunology and allergology in Europe in years to come.
The winners of the 2024 ACTERIA Prizes awarded by EFIS are:
- Olli Duffa
- Marie Tauber
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Prizes will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony on Sunday 1st September, 17:00 – 18:00
EFIS EJI Ita Askonas Award
The Ita Askonas Award was established by EFIS and the European Journal of Immunology (EJI) in recognition of outstanding female group leaders in immunology who have run an independent laboratory for a minimum of four and no more than eight years.
This year, the award will be conferred to:
- Sarina Ravens
Prizes will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony on Sunday 1st September, 17:00 – 18:00
Işıl Berat Barlan (IBB) Awards
The Işıl Berat Barlan Awards were established by the Turkish Society of Immunology (TSI). The Society presents awards in three categories (Women, Young scientists and Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases) each year in honor of our late colleague, the Prof. Isil Berat Barlan, a distinguished physician-scientist and educator who made invaluable contributions to the fields of Allergy and Immunology in Turkey and internationally.
The winners of the 2024 IBB Prizes awarded by TSI are:
- Award for Women Scholars in Immunology: Lucie Loyal
- Awards for Young Scientist in Immunology: Samuel Nobs and Alanna Kelly
Prizes will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony on Sunday 1st September, 17:00 – 18:00
The Işıl Berat Barlan Awards were established by the Turkish Society of Immunology (TSI). The Society presents awards in three categories (Women, Young scientists and Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases) each year in honor of our late colleague, the Prof. Isil Berat Barlan, a distinguished physician-scientist and educator who made invaluable contributions to the fields of Allergy and Immunology in Turkey and internationally.
The winners of the 2024 IBB Prizes awarded by TSI are:
- Award for Women Scholars in Immunology: Lucie Royal
- Awards for Young Scientist in Immunology: Samuel Nobs and Alanna Kelly
Prizes will be awarded during the Opening Ceremony on Sunday 1st September, 17:00 – 18:00
BRIGHT SPARKS Winners 2024
The Scientific Committee selected the following 24 best abstracts submitted by early career scientists. Please find list and day/time of presentation below:
- Emily Derrick (Australia)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3 – 14:30-15:45 – WS48 – Cytokines and chemokines in cancer - Léa Ferrayé (France)
4 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3 – 14:25-15:40 – WS74 – Triggers of autoimmune and inflammatory disease - Aurora Forlani (Italy)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 1 – 14:30-15:45 – WS46 – Dendritic cell differentiation and function - Namrata Ganguli (India)
4 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 14:25-15:40 – WS69 – Cancer immunotherapies - Alvaro Gomez Moron (Spain)
3 September 2024 – ECOCEM ROOM – 14:30-15:45 – WS49 – Regulation of adaptive immunity - Megan Hanlon (Ireland)
4 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 2 – 08:30-09:45 – WS60 – Macrophages in infectious and autoimmune diseases - Walaa Jradi (Germany)
2 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 10:30-11:45 – WS08 – Respiratory immunology - Fabienne Läderach (Switzerland)
4 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 11:15-12:30 – WS63 – Genetic and environmental triggers of autoimmunity - Louise Le Gal (France)
2 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 2 – 10:30-11:45 – WS09 – Neuroinflammation I - Lanzhu Li (Germany)
3 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 08:30-09:45 – WS29 – T cell immunity in cancer - Amélie Lombès (France)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3 – 08:30-09:45 – WS34 – Immune impairment and exhaustion - Inês Lorga (Portugal)
2 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 1 – 14:15-15:30 – WS17 – Neuroinflammation II - Craig McEntee (Ireland)
3 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 10:30-11:45 – WS36 – T cell regulation and function I - Erick Arturo Mendieta Escalante (Netherlands)
4 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 11:15-12:30 – WS63 – Genetic and environmental triggers of autoimmunity - Linda Mies (United Kingdom)
3 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 2 – 14:30-15:45 – WS43 – Control of tissue inflammation and repair - Romila Moirangthem (Israel)
4 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 2 – 14:25-15:40 – WS70 – Immunity in respiratory infections - Jens Niemann (Germany)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3 – 16:10-17:25 – WS55 – Adoptive cell therapy for cancer and infectious disease - Toka Omar (Germany)
3 September 2024 – WICKLOW HALL 1 – 08:30-09:45 – WS31 – Diet, obesity and immune modulation - Aoise O’Neill (Ireland)
4 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 2 – 11:15-12:30 – WS67 – Glycosylation - Irem Ozel (Germany)
2 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 2 – 08:30-09:45 – WS02 – Innate immune training - Florence Stel (Netherlands)
4 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 2 – 14:25-15:40 – WS73 – Viral immunity II - Domenico Supino (Italy)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3 – 14:30-15:45 – WS48 – Cytokines and chemokines in cancer - Marleen Y. van Smoorenburg (Netherlands)
3 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 2 – 16:10-17:25 – WS51 – Viral immunity I - Domien Vanneste (Belgium)
2 September 2024 – LIFFEY HALL 2 – 15:55-17:10 – WS23 – Macrophage function and regulation
Prizes will be awarded during the Closing Ceremony on Wednesday, 4th September, 15:50 – 16:20
EFIS Poster Presentation Awards
Poster chairpersons will evaluate all posters presented and select one or more poster award candidates per poster session. Award candidate posters will be marked at the end of each poster session by a specific sticker. Each selected poster presenter is asked to transfer the selected poster themselves to the designated BEST POSTERS AREA in the Foyer. Here, final decisions on winners will be made by an award jury.
Prizes will be awarded during the Closing Ceremony on Wednesday, 4th September, 15:50 – 16:20