Awards
June 17, 2021
Marion Pepper Awarded the 2021 ICIS-LUMINEX John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Interferon & Cytokine Research
The 2021 ICIS-Luminex John R. Kettman Award for Excellence in Interferon & Cytokine Research Mid-career recognizes Marion Pepper, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Washington, as being in the very top tier of the current wave of mid-career immunologists who continue to make cytokine research exciting. While a graduate……
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
Immunology T32 Pre-doc Application Open
Students in any Immunology lab (including Pathobiology and MCB students in immunology faculty labs) who are in their 2nd through 4th years are eligible to apply for Immunology training grant support. First year students are not eligible. Applications are due by The annual application process is managed by the Department of Immunology Graduate Program Advisor, Sandy……
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……
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……
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