Outreach & Community Engagement

Welcome to the Outreach and Community Engagement Page for the University of Washington, Department of Immunology! In partnership with the UW Department of Microbiology, we aim to make our scientific research accessible to the residents of Seattle and the state of Washington. It’s our mission to enhance scientific transparency, promote trust in the scientific process, and foster long-lasting interest and excitement about scientific discoveries for all ages.

2024-2025 Upcoming Events

• March 29, 2025          Minds Matter Field Day
• April 12, 2025             Minds Matter Career Fair
• May 17, 2025              SPIN Girls Field Day

For more information about a specific event, please contact member of the Outreach Leadership Team.

2024-2025 UW Immunology Outreach Team Leaders

Graduate Student Leader 2023-2025

Emma Lederer
3rd Year PhD Student
Laboratories of Jarrod Dudakov/Meghan Koch (Fred Hutch)
UW Immunology

Graduate Student Leader 2024-2026

Natalie Santillano
2nd Year PhD Student
Laboratory of Elia Tait Wojno
UW Immunology

Faculty Lead 2024-present

Autumn York, PhD
Assistant Professor
UW Immunology
HHMI Hanna Gray Faculty Fellow

 

Community Partners

Minds Matter Seattle SPIN Girls Seattle SoundBio Lab Fred Hutch Outreach

Get Involved with Your Community

For more information about a specific event, please contact members of the Outreach Leadership Team.

If you are a UW Immunology or Microbiology student, postdoc or trainee and would like to volunteer for an upcoming event, please sign up here (link coming soon).

Ask a Scientist!

Is your Seattle area K-12 school or organization looking for ways to connect with the scientific community? UW Immunology would be happy to help! Please reach out to our leadership team to inquire about how our outreach team can help your school or organization engage with cutting edge immunological research.

UW Immunology Outreach can help organize:

• Field Days (visits to UW Immunology Labs)
• Lectures from Students/Postdoc/Faculty
• Career or Science Fairs
• Onsite Scientific Demonstrations