Department of Immunology

IMMUN 573 Seminar Series

IMMUN 573 seminars are held during the academic year on Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 am PT unless noted otherwise. In-person seminars are presented at Orin Smith Auditorium at 850 Republican Street on the UW Medicine South Lake Union campus in Seattle. All seminars are streamed online via zoom.

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The Department of Immunology gratefully acknowledges generous contributions in support of this seminar series from the Weiser Education Fund and Benaroya Research Institute.


2023-2024 IMMUN 573 Seminar Series

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Shruti Naik, PhD

Seminar Title: Immune mediated mechanisms of tissue adaptation and maladaptation
Faculty host Marion Pepper, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Nan Yan, PhD

Seminar Title: Homeostatic Functions of Innate Immunity
Faculty host Ram Savan, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Boris Reizis, PhD

Seminar Title TBD
Faculty host Jess Hamerman, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Marc Jenkins, PhD

2023 Russell S. and Rae Weiser Endowed Speaker
Seminar Title TBD
Faculty host Marion Pepper, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Christina Zielinski, MD

Seminar Title TBD
Faculty host Martin Prlic, PhD
Zoom livestream only
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Roxane Tussiwand, PhD

Seminar Title TBD
Faculty host Mark Headley, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Isabella Rauch, PhD

Seminar Title TBD
Faculty host Peter Morawski, PhD
Orin Smith Auditorium with zoom livestream
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Completed Seminars:

Dr. Jen Gommerman

Seminar Title: “Understanding the role of B cells in CNS inflammation”
Faculty host Meghan Koch, PhD
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 3-4 pm

Patrick S. Mitchell, PhD

Seminar Title: Recognizing and responding to pathogens via effector-triggered immunity
Faculty host Ram Savan, PhD
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Edward A. Miao, MD, PhD

Seminar Title: An innate granuloma eradicates an environmental pathogen using Gsdmd and Nos2
Faculty host Andrew Oberst, PhD
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Chandrashekhar Pasare, DVM, PhD

Seminar Title: Memory T cell induced innate inflammation: Mechanisms and consequences
Faculty host Ram Savan, PhD
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Angelina Bilate, PhD

Seminar Title: How microbial recognition by T lymphocytes can contribute to intestinal homeostasis
Faculty host Jakob von Moltke, PhD
Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Tiffany A. Reese, PhD

Seminar Title: Viral and Parasitic Manipulation of the Host
Faculty host Meghan Koch, PhD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Susanne Nylén, PhD

Seminar Title: Implications of worm infection on immune responses to co-infections
Faculty host Jakob von Moltke, PhD
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 8:30-9:30 am

Ananda Goldrath, PhD

Seminar Title: Tissue resident memory T cell differentiation in space and time
Faculty host Marion Pepper, PhD
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 9:30-10:30 am

Gabriel D. Victora, PhD

Hosted with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and Benaroya Research Institute
Seminar Title: The germinal center as evolution machine
Faculty host Meghan Koch, PhD
Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Noon-1 pm, Pelton Auditorium at Fred Hutch

Amanda Lund, PhD

Seminar Title: Lymphatic Vessels and the Compartmentalization of the Adaptive Immune Response
Faculty host Shivani Srivastava, PhD
Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Sarah Stanley, PhD

Seminar Title: Aldehydes as novel immune effectors for control of bacterial infection
Faculty host Ram Savan, PhD
Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, PhD

Seminar Title: Indolent infection/colonization promotes inflammatory bowel disease phenotypes
Faculty host Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD
Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Kellie Ann Jurado, PhD

Russell S. and Rae Weiser Endowed Trainee-Selected Lecturer
Seminar Title: Learning immunity from emerging viruses

Hosted by the Department of Immunology T32 Trainees
Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Laura Su, MD, PhD

Seminar Title: Human T cell dynamics to vaccination
Hosted by Jaime Chao, PhD
Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Michael Angelo, MD, PhD

Seminar Title: Spatial programs for immune tolerance in human health and disease
Faculty host Michael Gerner, PhD
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am

Jude E. Uzonna, PhD, DVM

Seminar Title: Immunologic memory to a parasitic protozoa may need constant reminding
Faculty host Elia Tait Wojno, PhD
Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 9:30-10:30 am