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The International Immunocompromised Host Society Awards


The International Immunocompromised Host Society 2022 Awards


The International Immunocompromised Host Society has awarded, for the third time, a Lifetime Achievement award and a Junior Investigator award two highly qualified ICHS members. The awards were presented during a special ceremony of the 22nd ICHS Symposium on Saturday, 10 September, 2022.

These prestigious Lifetime, Junior Investigator and Virology Awards were presented to for exceptional contributions related to the immunocompromised host field at the Biennial Symposium.

Additionally, Awards were presented for Posters, Oral Presentations, Travel, and Attendance.

Congratulations to the recipients!

Lifetime Achievement Award


Per Ljungman, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Hematology
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden




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Junior Investigator Award


Benjamin Teh, MBBS, PhD
Infectious Diseases Physician
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Australia




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2022 Virology Awards

Thank you for the important support of the Virology Awards:

Clinical Virology Award


Juliane Walz, MD
Professor and Chair Department for Peptide-based Immunotherapy
Medical Faculty, University of Tübingen 
Medical Director CCU Translational Immunology
Department Internal Medicine
University Hospital Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany


In 2022, ICHS presented Dr. Juliane Walz with the ICHS Clinical Virology Award in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the immunocompromised host field. This ICHS award was conceived to highlight scientific excellence in clinical virology.

Dr. Walz spoke on her work at the 22nd ICHS Biennial Symposium in Basel, Switzerland. For more information on her presentation please click here.

Laboratory Virology Award


Irene Cortese, MD
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Experimental Immunotherapeutics Unit
NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Bethesda, Maryland USA


In 2022, ICHS presented Dr. Irene Cortese with the ICHS Laboratory Virology Award in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the immunocompromised host field. This ICHS award was conceived to highlight scientific excellence in laboratory virology.

Dr. Cortese spoke on her work at the 22nd ICHS Biennial Symposium in Basel, Switzerland. For more information on her presentation please click here.

2022 Posters, Oral Presentations, Travel/Attendance, and ESCMID Attendance Awards

Congratulations to all of these awardees!

ICHS Poster Awards
Oral Presentations
Posters Presentations
Travel/Attendance Awards

ESCMID Attendance Awards

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