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Harry Orr, PhD named 2024 Regents Professor
The Center for Immunology (CFI) proudly congratulates LMP professor Harry Orr on being named a 2024 Regents Professor, the highest accolade the University of Minnesota offers its faculty.
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Stephen Jameson, PhD, Elected 2024–2025 AAI President
After a recent election, AAI announced Stephen Jameson, Ph.D. (AAI '96), as its 2024–2025 president. Dr. Jameson, a distinguished immunologist and esteemed member of the AAI Council, assumed his role as president on July 1, 2024.
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Congratulations to Drs. Ingunn Stromnes, David Largaespada, Branden Moriarity, Laura Rogers, and Saad Kenderian on their recent $1.5 million grant.
The new grant will help revolutionize individualized cancer treatment through a new partnership between the Masonic Cancer Center, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic. Their focus includes improving immunotherapy effectiveness and enhancing immune system capabilities for stronger cancer therapies.
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Thomas Hougard was awarded F30 grant
Thomas Hougard, MSTP/MICaB graduate student in Michael Farrar's lab, has been awarded his first F30 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant, titled "The Role of Regulatory T Cells in Alzheimer's Disease," will support Tom's research and training as he advances toward becoming an outstanding physician/clinician-scientist.
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Join Us in Welcoming Dr. Ryan Nelson, Our Newest Addition to the Center for Immunology
Dr. Ryan Nelson has returned to the university as a physician-scientist in the Department of Pediatrics. A distinguished alumnus of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Nelson's expertise in CD4+ T cell specificity and memory cell formation serves as a solid foundation for his career in both research and clinical practice.
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T. Dileepan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, receives his first NIH R21 Award!
Congratulations to Dr. T. Dileepan on receiving his first NIH R21 Award titled 'Therapeutic Potential of Affinity-Enhanced pMHCII-4E Reagents'.
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The University of Minnesota Medical School is looking for the next Director of the Center for Immunology!
Learn more about this exciting opportunity: z.umn.edu/CFIDirector