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Kris Hogquist, PhD, has joined ODEI as Associate Dean for Foundational Science and Gender Equity
As Associate Dean in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Hogquist will develop pilot funding for initiatives to advance gender equity in research and lead in implementing structural change to support gender equity across the Medical School. Dr. Hogquist is an immunologist in the Medical School since 1995, she is recognized by her work on T cell development in the thymus. She is currently a Professor and Vice Chair for research in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and the Associate Director of the Center for Immunology.
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CFI mourns the loss of our colleague Ebony Miller
We are deeply saddened to announce that Ebony Miller, a research scientist in the Stromnes Lab, Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Center for Immunology, was killed in a tragic car accident in the early morning of November 18, 2022. Read More.
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CFI welcomes our newest faculty member, Michael Lipscomb, PhD
The Center for Immunology is thrilled to welcome Michael Lipscomb, PhD to the University of Minnesota and to our group housed in WMBB where he will have a satellite lab as part of his larger lab housed in NHH. Read more.
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CFI is honored to announce that our Associate Director Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D. has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Read more...
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The Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research announced June 1, 2022 that LMP professor Harry Orr is one of four winners of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience. Read more...
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Recently a new wall of recognition was added to the Center for Immunology. Read more...
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Spring has been a busy time for CFI members. Read more...
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The Center for Immunology is thrilled to welcome Monica Campo Patiño, MD, MPH to the University of Minnesota and to our group-housed in WMBB. Read more...
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The Center for Immunology remembers professor emeritus Dr. Matthew Mescher who died on December 21, 2021, of cancer. Read more...
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After more than 40 years at the University of Minnesota (UMN), Dr. Tucker LeBien is retiring. Read more...
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Two of CFI's MSTP students, Natalie David, Farrar lab, and Michael Patterson, Williams lab have been awarded predoctoral fellowships to continue their research. Read more...
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The Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) has appointed LMP professor Kaylee Schwertfeger as the Co-Leader of the Cellular Mechanisms program. Read more...