September 30, 2025
Congratulations, Dr. Joe Albe!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Joe Albe, Immunology graduate student in the Campbell lab, for the successful defense of his dissertation entitled “Divergent effects of a Treg selective IL-2 mutein on Influenza specific T cell responses.” Joe’s defense took place on September 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm in Orin Smith Auditorium……
August 20, 2025
Congratulations, Dr. Jessica Huang!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to congratulate Dr. Jessica Huang, Immunology graduate student in the Gerner lab, for the successful defense of her dissertation entitled “Dendritic Cells Regulate the Innate-Adaptive Balance in Lymph Nodes for Optimal Host Defense.” Jessica’s defense took place on August 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm in Orin Smith Auditorium in……
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