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December 17, 2020

Stetson Lab Makes Science Immunology Top 5 Manuscripts of 2020

Congrats to the Stetson Lab and Dr. Katie Burleigh! Science Immunology just announced their top five manuscripts of 2020 and among them is a paper from the Stetson lab: “Human DNA-PK activates a STING-independent DNA sensing pathway” by Katie Burleigh and colleagues: Joanna H. Maltbaek, Stephanie Cambier, Richard Green, Michael Gale Jr., Richard C. James……


December 9, 2020

Annual UW Immunology Newsletter – 2020

Read our 2020 Immunology Newsletter for a special message from the Chair, graduate program update and a spotlight on our postdocs. Please consider making a gift to the Immunology Fund for Excellence at the link below. Make a Gift Read more


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……


October 5, 2020

Immunology Faculty Dr. Marion Pepper COVID -19 Research Featured in Seattle Times

Monoclonal antibodies could fill the COVID-19 treatment gap until vaccines arrive — but at a cost Article By Sandi Doughton – Seattle Times staff reporter [EXCERPT] Pepper and her colleagues have zeroed in on several promising candidates, focusing on more mature antibody-producing cells that develop a month or more after infection and produce antibodies more……


September 14, 2020

Congratulations to Graduate Student Sigal Kofman

Congratulations to Sigal Kofman, Immunology graduate student in the Oberst Lab, on the F31! Sigal received a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award, entitled Investigating IRG1-driven regulation of flavivirus-induced neuroinflammation. Way to go Sigal! Learn more about the Oberst Lab in the UW Department of Immunology.   Read more


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


Pepper Lab Research Featured in NYT

Pepper Lab research featured in The New York Times: Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to Covid-19, Even After Mild Infections. Ongoing studies like the one in the lab of Dr. Marion Pepper, Associate Professor of Immunology, have found antibodies capable of incapacitating the coronavirus lingering at low levels in the blood months after people……



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