February 3, 2020
Midwinter Conference of Immunologists Awards
This year’s Midwinter Conference of Immunologists at Asilomar proved rewarding for our graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who took home awards in all but one category. Congratulations! Poster Presentation Awards The Ray Owen Poster Award (sponsored by the American Association of Immunologists): Jessica Huang, graduate student, Gerner Lab, UW Department of Immunology Nick Hubbard, graduate……
January 28, 2020
Novel Coronavirus Outbreak 2020
The Washington State Department of Health has established a call center to address questions from the public on the novel coronavirus. If you have questions about what is happening in Washington State, how the virus is spread, and what to do if you have symptoms, please call 1-800-525-0127 and press #. Public Health of Seattle and……
December 9, 2019
Immunology Professor Dr. Michael Gale Jr. Named one of the Most Highly Cited Researchers of 2019.
For the third year in a row, Dr. Michael Gale Jr. remains one of the most highly cited researchers in the world. Dr. Gale is a Professor with the University of Washington Department of Immunology, as well as the Director of the Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease (CIIID). This highly anticipated annual list……
November 21, 2019
Immunology Department Newsletter 2019
It has been an excellent year for the Immunology Department and we want to share some of our news with you in our annual newsletter. We also want to thank our students, post-docs and research scientists for their talents, hard work and energy that allowed our research to flourish, and for making this a fun……
August 26, 2019
Yahoo News – West Nile Virus Explained
Dr. Amy Stone, a former University of Washington Immunology postdoc in the Gale Lab, now Assistant Professor at Touro University in Nevada, explains that genetics plays a major role in determining a person’s response to West Nile virus. Based on the study, Dr. Stone predicts that a person who, due to genetics, has a strong……
August 12, 2019
Congratulations Jared Delahaye!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to announce that Jared Delahaye, graduate student in the Urdahl Lab, successfully completed his dissertation defense on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at 1:00 pm, in the Orin Smith Auditorium at South Lake Union. The title of his defense was “Early immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: new insights into macrophage heterogeneity……
July 24, 2019
Congratulations Nicole Arroyo!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to announce that Nicole Arroyo, graduate student in the Pepper Lab, successfully completed her dissertation defense on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10:00 am, in the Brotman Auditorium at South Lake Union. The title of her defense was “B cells, not dendritic cells, prime the dominant CD4+ Tfh response……
June 14, 2019
Congratulations to Annelise Snyder!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to announce that Annelise Snyder, graduate student in the Oberst Lab, successfully completed her dissertation defense on Friday, June 14, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in the Orin Smith Auditorium at South Lake Union. The title of her defense was “Potentiation of anti-tumor immunity by RIPK1/RIPK3-dependent necroptosis.” Congratulations Dr. Snyder!…
June 3, 2019
Congratulations to Katie Wagner!
The Department of Immunology is pleased to announce that Katie Wagner, graduate student in the Goverman Lab, successfully completed her dissertation defense on Monday, June 3, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in the BROTMAN AUDITORIUM at South Lake Union. The title of her defense was “How myelin-specific CD8 T cells contribute to CNS autoimmunity.” Congratulations Dr…….
April 18, 2019
Graduate Student Miranda Lyons-Cohen receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Department of Immunology graduate student in the Gerner Lab, Miranda Lyons-Cohen! Miranda was selected to receive a 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship award! This award is a significant national accomplishment and provides for three years of stipend funding and tuition. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding……