May 22, 2025
Congratulations, Dr, Michael Conlon!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Michael Conlon, Immunology graduate student in the Gerner lab, for the successful defense of his dissertation entitled “Lymphatic chain gradients regulate the magnitude and heterogeneity of T cell responses to vaccination.” Michael’s defense took place on May 21, 2025 at 1:00 pm in Orin Smith Auditorium……
May 7, 2025
Congratulations, Dr. Lindsey Warner!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Lindsey Warner, Immunology graduate student in the Tait Wojno lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Notch-activated basophils support intestinal CD4 T cell fate and function during gastrointestinal helminth infection.” Lindsey’s defense took place on April 30, 2025 at 1:00 pmm in Orin Smith……
May 5, 2025
Kristin Weinstein Presents at Roundtable Hosted by Patty Murray
UW Immunology Ph.D. candidate Kristin Weinstein spoke on Friday, May 2, at a roundtable at Seattle Children’s Research Institute hosted by Senator Patty Murray. Participants discussed the increasing threat to research posed by federal actions. Weinstein states, “I was incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to voice the devastating impacts of instability in NIH funding……
January 18, 2025
ITI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applications
The Institute for Translational Immunology (ITI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications! The ITI Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year funding opportunity for postdoctoral researchers working in ITI-affiliated laboratories. Program overview: In addition to their research, ITI postdoctoral fellows participate in structured career development in either Translational Entrepreneurship (industry-focused) or Translational Discovery (academia-focused) training. Fellows……
January 8, 2025
Nandan Gokhale Receives RNA Society Award
Congratulations to Dr. Nandan Gokhale from Dr. Ram Savan’s lab, who has been awarded the Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology by the RNA Society! The Eclipse Award for Innovation in High Throughput Biology acknowledges research achievements by junior researchers in the growing areas of high throughput experimentation and analysis. Gokhale commented on……
December 20, 2024
Nandan Gokhale published in Science!
Congratulations to Dr. Nandan Gokhale from Dr. Ram Savan’s lab! Dr. Gokhale’s work highlights the importance of cellular RNA in enhancing MAVS signalosome function, which is crucial for antiviral signaling initiated by RLRs. They reveal that MAVS interacts with RNA through a disordered domain, enhancing its ability to activate transcription of IFNs. They uncover a……
December 4, 2024
UW Immunology’s 2024 Annual Newsletter!
Check out this year’s annual newsletter! Highlights include new faculty, Institute for Translational Immunology (ITI) fellows, ITI & alumni symposium, new post-baccalaureate program and more! See what your favorite labs have been up to, who’s graduated and who won the first-ever Immunolympics! 2024 UW Immunology Newsletter Read more
November 22, 2024
Rachel Van Gelder published in EMBO Reports!
Congratulations to Rachel Van Gelder, a recently minted PhD from the Ram lab! Rachel’s article in EMBO Reports shows how IL-2 & IL-12 work together to enhance IFNγ production in NK cells. IL-2 splices IFNG mRNA introns, increasing protein levels via NF-κB signaling. She uncovers a novel role for cytokine-induced splicing in immunity! Read more
November 21, 2024
Congratulations, Dr. Grace Bugos!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Grace Bugos, Immunology graduate student in the Riddell lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Leveraging TCR signaling for the design of sensitive bispecific receptors for cancer therapy.” Grace’s defense took place on November 19, 2024 at 10:15 am in Orin Smith Auditorium in……
November 12, 2024
Congratulations Dr. Brittany Ulloa!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Brittany Ulloa, Immunology graduate student in the Gale lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Synthetic RIG-I-agonist RNA induces death of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.” Brittany’s defense took place on November 8, 2024 at 12:30 pm in Orin Smith Auditorium in Seattle, Washington and via……