University of Washington Immunology

The Department of Immunology is a basic science department located in the School of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. The faculty engage in teaching and conduct research on the development and function of the immune system. Understanding the immune system’s role in defense against infection and cancer and in autoimmune disease is the basis for new therapies for many diseases.  The department provides a dynamic research environment for immunological discovery and a superb training environment for the next generation of biomedical scientists.