Introducing the Milstein Award Laureates
Jean-Laurent Casanova, Ph.D.
Among the many contributions of Dr. Casanova is the discovery a new group of genetic defects that predispose otherwise healthy individuals or populations to a single type of infection.
Past Milstein Award Laureates
Below is a complete listing of all of the Laureates who have won The Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research. Click any Laureate's picture or name to view more details about that individual.
Young Investigators to Watch in 2012
Taylor Cohen, Ph.D.
Dr. Cohen has most recently focused on the contribution of immune cells to pathology during acute bacterial pneumonia, specifically the role of type III interferon. |
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Babal Kant Jha, Ph.D.
Recently, in a collaboration with Prof. Susan R. Weiss, Dr. Jha co-discovered that the mouse coronavirus (MHV) accessory protein ns2 is an enzyme that interferes with the host anti-viral response. |
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Clare Slaney, Ph.D.
Dr. Slaney is a recipient of a four year postdoctoral fellowship co-funded by the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Cure Cancer Australia Foundation. |
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