PBL InterferonSource founder, Sidney Pestka, MD, to receive 'Distinguished Service Award' from 'ISICR'

25-Aug-2010 - USA

PBL InterferonSource announced that its founder and chief scientific officer (CSO), Sidney Pestka, M.D., will receive the 'Distinguished Service Award' from the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR) at the ISICR's annual meeting on October 3-7, 2010, in Chicago.

The ISICR bestows its 'Distinguished Service Award' on an ISICR member "who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Society. This 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."

"I am deeply honored to receive this award," said Dr. Petska. "Research arising from ISICR members' laboratories has led to significant breakthroughs in understanding and treating cancer, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, viral diseases such as hepatitis and influenza, and autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis and lupus. I am very proud to be a part of the ISICR and what it represents."

Other news from the department people

Most read news

More news from our other portals

Fighting cancer: latest developments and advances