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January 27, 2021
JEM Career Launchpad Features Immunology Assistant Professor Elia Tait Wojno
For 125 years, JEM has been at the forefront of biomedical discoveries, publishing outstanding contributions with an enduring legacy. Scientists now come together to celebrate the history of JEM and the impact that publishing in JEM had in launching and supporting their careers. JEM’s commitment for the future remains firmly to serve the scientific community……
January 26, 2021
NPR Talks COVID-19 Vaccine Protection with Dr. Marion Pepper
NPR: 3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection By: Richard Harris Researchers are making progress in understanding the human immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and the vaccine to prevent the disease. Read the full article here: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/18/957322501/3-questions-and-the-emerging-answers-about-covid-19-vaccine-protection As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, three big questions loom. First,……
December 22, 2020
Immunology Chair, Dr. Joan Goverman, Elected as an AAI Distinguished Fellow for 2021
This program, established in 2019, annually recognizes members for distinguished careers and outstanding scientific contributions as well as service to AAI and the immunology community. It honors active, long-term members (25 or more years) who have demonstrated one or more of the following: excellence in research accomplishment in the field of immunology; exceptional leadership to……
December 17, 2020
Stetson Lab Makes Science Immunology Top 5 Manuscripts of 2020
Congrats to the Stetson Lab and Dr. Katie Burleigh! Science Immunology just announced their top five manuscripts of 2020 and among them is a paper from the Stetson lab: “Human DNA-PK activates a STING-independent DNA sensing pathway” by Katie Burleigh and colleagues: Joanna H. Maltbaek, Stephanie Cambier, Richard Green, Michael Gale Jr., Richard C. James……
December 9, 2020
Annual UW Immunology Newsletter – 2020
Read our 2020 Immunology Newsletter for a special message from the Chair, graduate program update and a spotlight on our postdocs. Please consider making a gift to the Immunology Fund for Excellence at the link below. Make a Gift Read more
November 20, 2020
Immunology Graduate Student Jessica Huang receives 1-percentile score on NRSA F31
Congratulations to Jessica Huang, graduate student in the Gerner Lab, for achieving a 1 percentile (!) score on her NRSA F31 application! An outstanding achievement! Way to go Jessica! Read more
November 13, 2020
Postdoc Nandan Gokhale Awarded Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Nandan Gokhale, postdoctoral scholar in the Ram Lab, on receiving a three-year Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellowship award. Way to go Nandan! The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation provides support for early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of imaginative, well-trained and dedicated……
November 3, 2020
Dr. Michael Gale Jr. named one of 50 Changemakers of Public Health
To celebrate the UW School of Public Health’s 50 years of impact, the SPH is recognizing 50 alumni from around the world who have a demonstrated record of distinguished service and achievement across public health disciplines and settings. These 50 Changemakers of Public Health are leaders, trailblazers, educators, innovators, influencers and health equity heroes that……
October 7, 2020
Dr. Dan Stetson, Associate Professor receives NIH High-Risk, High Reward Grant
Immunology Associate Professor Dr. Dan Stetson one of four faculty members at the UW SoM to receive 2020 High-Risk, High Reward research grants from the National Institutes of Health. (10/6/2020) Daniel B. Stetson, PhD, associate professor of immunology, will be part of a multi-institutional Transformative Research Award. The group of scientists will uncover innate immune……
October 5, 2020
Immunology Faculty Dr. Marion Pepper COVID -19 Research Featured in Seattle Times
Monoclonal antibodies could fill the COVID-19 treatment gap until vaccines arrive — but at a cost Article By Sandi Doughton – Seattle Times staff reporter [EXCERPT] Pepper and her colleagues have zeroed in on several promising candidates, focusing on more mature antibody-producing cells that develop a month or more after infection and produce antibodies more……
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