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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…
November 29, 2021
Congratulations Dr. Rebecca Olson!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Rebecca Olson, Immunology graduate student in the Gale Lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation on November 23, 2021, at 10 am in the Orin Smith Auditorium and via Zoom, in Seattle, Washington. The title of her defense was “Innate immune regulation in HIV latency”……
Immunology Faculty Named as Highly Cited Researchers in 2021
The Department of Immunology is proud to announce that 2 of the 50 UW faculty and researchers named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list from Clarivate are UW Immunology Professors. The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers……
November 22, 2021
Annual Immunology Newsletter 2021
Read our 2021 Immunology Newsletter for a special message from the Interim Chair, graduate program update, a spotlight on our postdocs, highlights from our labs and more. Please consider making a gift to the Immunology Fund for Excellence at the link below. Make a Gift Read more
November 5, 2021
Congratulations Dr. Fahd Al Qureshah!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Fahd Al Qureshah, Immunology graduate student in the Rawlings Lab, for the successful defense of his dissertation on November 2, 2021, at 11 am via Zoom, in Seattle, Washington. The title of his defense was “Activated PI3Kδ signaling in humoral immunity” – Congratulations Fahd! Read more
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