Awards

October 29, 2021

UW Immunology Ranked No. 7 Among Global Universities

The UW Immunology Department is now ranked No. 7 among some of the most prestigious immunology programs in the world. Check out the full Immunology rankings list… In Addition, the University of Washington moved up one spot to No. 7 on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings, released on October 26,……

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……

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……

August 19, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Elia Tait Wojno

Dr. Elia Tait Wojno, Assistant Professor in Immunology, has been awarded a Seymour & Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Award for notable contributions to cytokine research. The Milstein Young Investigator Awards are bestowed upon individuals who have made an impact on interferon and cytokine research early in their careers. Congratulations Elia! Read more

July 22, 2020

Congratulations to Susana Orozco!

Congratulations to UW Immunology Graduate, and now a postdoc in the Hamerman Lab, Susana Orozco, PhD on her recent F32 NRSA fellowship from the NIH/NHLBI “Inflammation-associated anemia and the role of monocyte-derived inflammatory hemophagocytes in a model of blood-stage malaria”. Way to go Susana! Read more

May 29, 2020

United World Antiviral Research Network Funded

The University of Washington, and collaborators at Rockefeller University (NYC), FIOCRUZ (Brazil), IRESSEF (Senegal), KRISP (South Africa), Aga Khan University (Pakistan) and Chang Gung University (Taiwan) were awarded a NIH National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) grant for $8.75 M for 5 years to form……

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……