We are very pleased to announce the creation of a new Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research. For the past three years, Dr. Dan Mueller and members of the Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases at the University of Minnesota have been working to establish a new resource for Center for Immunology investigators, one which brings new attention to the growing need to take advantage of our outstanding research programs in animal-based model systems, and translate that same success into human-oriented autoimmune diseases research.  Read more...

In an effort to fight the ongoing opiod crisis, Dr. Marco Pravetoni and his lab combine mechanism based vaccine designs, pharmacology and cutting-edge immunology strategies to develop vaccines to treat drug addiction.  Read more...

Congratulations to Dr. Yoji Shimizu on his current appointment as dean of The Graduate School's Diversity Office.  Read more...

Please join the Center for Immunology in congratulating several of our colleagues on their recent academic achievements.  Read more...

The Chainbreaker was a three-day event from Aug 11-13, 2017, which included a weekend of cycling, entertainment, and volunteerism. Riders were able to choose distances of 25, 50, 100, and 180 miles.  The Center for Immunology peloton was called the "Checkpoint Bikers" and included Elise Breed, Tucker LeBien, Mike Farrar, Ben Brian, Emily Truckenbrod, Tony Baughn, Kaylee Schwertfeger, Yoji Shimizu, Dan Mueller, Ryan Langlois, Tom Griffith, Chris Pennell, Geoff Hart, and Marc Jenkins. They have currently raised over $36,000.  Read more...

Congratulations to Ingunn Stromnes, PhD, for winning the 2017 Skip Viragh Career Development Award presented by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN).  Read more...

The Center for Immunology would like to welcome Dr. Tanya Freedman, Department of Pharmacology  and Dr. Ingunn Stromnes, Department of Microbiology and Immunology to our group in WMBB.  Read more...

Congratulations to Dr. Jenkins on being selected as the recipient of the 2017 Medical School Carole J. Bland Outstanding Faculty Mentor award! This award is meant to recognize the process by which faculty serves as role models for each other, promoting the professional development of others and creating a supportive, positive working environment.  Dr. Jenkins was presented the award at the Medical School Promotion and Tenure Reception on June 15, 2017.  Read more.

Congratulations to Nathan Schuldt, a post doctoral fellow in the Bindstadt Lab. Nathan has been named one of the 10 fellows to the seventh year of AAI's Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP).  The program engages postdoctoral fellows and junior scientists in public policy activities that impact biomedical research.  Read more...

A research team led by Michael Farrar, Professor and Utz Chair in Fundamental Immunobiology, investigated transcription factor networks as prognostic markers of disease severity.  They report their findings in “Antagonism of B cell enhancer networks by STAT5 drives leukemia and poor patient survival” published in the April 2017 issue of Nature Immunology.  Read more...

Researchers Michael Sadowsky and Alexander Khoruts have a proven record using Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) to treat severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a potentially deadly GI infection on the Centers for Disease Control’s list of top infectious disease threats. New work by the team seeks to extend these benefits to diseases like autism, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, and develop new delivery systems for FMT.  Read more...