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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 RORγt+ 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 2025 ACTERIA Early Career Research Prizes awarded by EFIS will be formally presented at a special awards ceremony to be held on Wednesday, 20 August 2025 during the 19th International Congress of Immunology - IUIS 2025.

The ACTERIA Selection Jury expresses its appreciation of the quality of applications received and the track records and project proposals of all candidates, and wishes the best of luck to all applicants in their future endeavours.

More information on the ACTERIA Prizes is available here.