November 28, 2022
Congratulations, Gale Lab – Highly Cited Researchers!
Congratulations to the Gale lab, named on the 2022 annual Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate. This ranking places the Gale lab among the top 1% of all cited research teams in the world across the fields of innate immunity, microbiology, and infectious disease. The Gale lab is joined by more than 50 other research……
November 1, 2022
UW Immunology Ranked #4 Globally!
The UW Department of Immunology ranked #4 globally according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. The University of Washington rose from #7 to #6 in the rankings, and maintained its #2 ranking among U.S. public institutions. “As a global public research university, the UW’s mission is to create and accelerate……
October 14, 2022
Congratulations, Dr. Nicole Arroyo – AAAS S&T Policy Fellow!
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently announced the 50th class of the Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF), who will help inform actionable, science-based policies throughout the U.S. government. Among the 300 highly trained scientists and engineers selected, Nicole Arroyo, Ph.D., of University of Washington will spend a year serving at……
October 7, 2022
Congratulations, Dr. Marija Nadjsombati!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Marija Nadjsombati, Immunology graduate student in the Moltke lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Differentiation and activation of tuft cells tunes type 2 immunity in the small intestine.” Marija’s defense took place on October 3, 2022 at 3:30 pm in Brotman Auditorium in……
September 30, 2022
Congratulations, Dr. Jennifer Adair and Dr. Justin Taylor!
Dr. Jennifer Adair, Associate Professor, and Dr. Justin Taylor, Associate Professor, both of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, were awarded two new NIH R01 grants: “In vivo CRISPR engineering of B cells to produce anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies using novel nanoparticles” and “Targeted genetic engineering of B cells to induce protective antibody responses to viral pathogens.”……
September 10, 2022
Congratulations, Natalie Thulin – F31 Award Recipient!
Natalie is a graduate student in the Hamerman lab. She was awarded an F31 Award to investigate signals that contribute to disease development and inflammatory macrophage differentiation in a model of the autoimmune disease Macrophage Activation Syndrome. She hopes that understanding the development and function of inflammatory macrophages, as well as their contribution to disease……
September 2, 2022
Congratulations, Margaret McDaniel – 2022 HHMI Hanna Grey Fellow!
Margaret is a postdoc in the Moltke lab – she earned her PhD from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Her work focuses on how allergens and parasitic worms are sensed in the lungs and intestines. By understanding the mechanisms by which these insults are sensed by different tissues, she hopes to uncover……
August 26, 2022
Welcome seminar speaker Shivani Srivastava!
The Department of Immunology is very pleased to welcome seminar speaker Shivani Srivastava! Dr. Srivastava is a UW Immunology alum and currently an Assistant Professor in the Human Biology Division of Fred Hutch. “Overcoming barriers to CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors” Tuesday, August 30, 2-3 pm Orin Smith Auditorium Or livestreamed via zoom ……
August 12, 2022
How ADAR1 mutation leads to self-destructive inflammation
From UW Medicine Newsroom: A new study shows how mutation of the ADAR1 gene sets off biochemical pathways that produce an autoimmune response that harms the developing brain and other areas of the body. The findings of the research, conducted in mouse models, appear July 28 in the print edition of Nature; the paper was……
August 5, 2022
Congratulations, Dr. Nick Hubbard!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Nick Hubbard, Immunology graduate student in the Oberst lab, for the successful defense of his dissertation entitled “ADAR1 mutation causes ZBP1-dependent immunopathology.” Nick’s defense took place on August 4, 2022 at 3 pm in Orin Smith Auditorium and via zoom, in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations, Nick!! Read…