Awards

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The Brunello Wüthrich - aha! Neurodermitis (Atopic Dermatitis) Research Prize for the best Poster presentation on Epidemiological, Clinical or Immunological Research in Atopic Dermatitis (amount of CHF 1’000.-)

Winner
  • C05 Immune modulation through targeted therapies in atopic dermatitis: what do biomarkers tell us?
    Maria Carolina Melo, Porto (PT); Isabel Rezende, Porto (PT)
aha SSAI

Three Biotest Awards, each valued at CHF 1'000, will be presented for the best posters in the categories of 'Basic Immunology,' 'Clinical Immunology,' and 'Allergology/Allergy or Translational Science'

Winner
  • Notch2-Dependent Crosstalk Between Lymph Node Fibroblasts and CCR7⁺ Dendritic Cells Shapes the T Cell Niche
    Nagham Alouche, Lausanne
  • A Helminth-Based Biologic Targets Eicosanoid Pathways and Modulates Type-2 Inflammation
    Sina Bohnacker, Lausanne
  • The Cytokine-Based Lymphocyte Transformation Test (Cyto-LTT) - Evaluating Quality and Strength of T Cell Reactions to Drugs in Vitro
    Tim Peyer, Bern

Fondation ACTERIA offers one CHF 1’000.- award for the best oral presentation each on the following topics during the Annual Congress of the SSAI:

Allergology | Clinical Immunology | Basic Immunology | Translational Science

Winner
  • Type 1 IFNs Drive Trained Immunity in Asthma
    Eya Ben Salah, Lausanne
  • CCDC134 Controls TLR Biogenesis Through the ER Chaperone Gp96
    Léa Bernaleau, Lausanne
  • Harnessing an Epigenetic Rewiring Technique to Tailor T Cell Differentiation for Controlling Colitis and Tumors
    Lorène Rousseau, Lausanne
  • Autophagy in Dendritic Cells Impacts Immunoscenecence
    David Cune, Lausanne

With this award, Sanofi and Regeneron support residents and senior physicians who are clinically active in allergology/clinical immunology in Switzerland and whose translational scientific work deals with the topic of type 2 inflammation and related diseases.

THE AWARD IS ENDOWED WITH CHF 15’000 AND IS INTENDED FOR THE EXECUTION OF A SCIENTIFIC PROJECT.

Winner
  • Protein Profiles of Children with Food Allergies
    Michèle S. Roth
    M. S. Roth1, O. Gorlanova1, R. Lo Presti1, A. Salem1, E. Delemarre2, F. Bellutti Enders1 (1Basel; 2Utrecht NL)

The Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) offers one award for the best oral presentation among its members

Winner
  • Vaccine-Enhanced Competition Permits Rational Bacterial Strain Replacement in the Gut
    Verena Lentsch, Oxford (GB)