ACTERIA Prizes awarded by EFIS - Singling out Europe's young talents in Immunology & Allergology

The Fondation ACTERIA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 ACTERIA Early Career Research Prizes awarded by EFIS:

• The Early Career Research prize in Immunology is awarded to Jan Dobeš, PhD, of the Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University (Prague, Czechia). Nominated by the Czech Immunological Society, Jan has been recognised for his postdoctoral work on the role of ROR gamma t+ extrathymic AIRE-expressing cells (eTACs) in immune regulation, demonstrating  that these cells, which share features with both conventional antigen presenting cells (APCs) and innate lymphoid cells type 3 (ILC3s), are essential for mediating adaptive Th17 responses to Candida albicans, linking Aire expression to the control of mucosal candidiasis.

• The Early Career Research prize in Allergology is awarded to Paul Engeroff, PhD, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Nominated by the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology, Paul has been selected for his postdoctoral research on the roles of interleukin-1 (IL-1), T follicular helper (Tfh) and regulatory (Tfr) cells, and natural anti-IgE autoantibodies in regulating pathogenic IgE responses in allergy. These insights led to the investigation of IL-1 as a novel adjuvant for allergy immunotherapy and the study of active vaccination strategies targeting IgE.

The call for applications for the 2026 ACTERIA Doctoral Thesis Prizes will open 1 October 2025.