Immunology PhD Program
The Immunology PhD program is an interdepartmental program offering training in immunology and related basic and clinical biomedical sciences. The program involves approximately 44 faculty members from the Department of Biological Sciences in the School of Humanities and Science and from 9 departments in the School of Medicine.
The research interests of our faculty cover the full breadth of modern immunology including cellular immunology, molecular immunology, clinical immunology and structural immunology. Among other areas, their work is exploring the development and function of:
- T- and B-lymphocytes
- natural killer cells
- regulatory T-cells
- specific tissues and organs that contribute to host defenses
The program also has a strong molecular component with many laboratories investigating molecules involved in the induction and expression of immune responsiveness. These include:
- the major histocompatability complex
- T-cell receptors
- Immunoglobulins
- costimulatory and accessory molecules
- adhesion molecules such as selectins and integrins
- chemoattractant receptors
Program members benefit from the expert support services of a number of core facilities. Each facility conducts its own development efforts to ensure investigators have access to the most sophisticated technologies available today such as:
- confocal microscopy for cell imaging
- cDNA microarrays of both mouse and human genes for gene expression profiling
- large scale microarrays for antibodies to proteins, lipids and carbohydrates
- transgenic core facilities, as well as the availability of a large reservoir of transgenic and knock-out mice strains for use in all of these studies.
For more information on the Immunology PhD program, please visit the program’s website.
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