Above left: Lymphoid Follicle in the colon of a healthy mouse demonstrating the presence of RORgt+ILC3. The section is stained for RORgt (green), IL-7Ra (red) and CD3 (blue). Image courtesy of Dr. Gregory Sonnenberg
The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in IBD is pleased to announce that one of our esteemed faculty members, Dr. Gregory Sonnenberg, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology in medicine, was awarded the inaugural ICIS-LUMINEX John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Interferon & Cytokine Research from the international Cytokine & Interferon Society. The award recognizes mid-level investigators who have made outstanding contributions to the field of interferon or cytokine biology. Dr. Sonnenberg was honored for his scientific contributions to the fields of immunology and microbiology, and for his success as an independent, extramurally funded investigator. To read more about Dr. Sonnenberg and other Weill Cornell Medicine awards and honors that were bestowed in October 2020, please click here.