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Dr. David Masopust, Recipient of the 2026 AAI Meritorious Career Award
Congratulations to CFI Associate Director Dr. David Masopust, Recipient of the 2026 AAI Meritorious Career Award
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Dr. Carla Rothlin Receives 2026 AAI Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Carla Rothlin, Director of the Center for Immunology and Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the AAI Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award.
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Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD, begins his term as President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation
In October 2025, Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD, began his two-year term as President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation.
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Three CFI Faculty Named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List
Three Center for Immunology (CFI) faculty members, Bruce Blazar, David Masopust, and Dan Knights, have been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list
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Dr. Brian Fife Receives Department of Medicine Excellence in Research Award
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Brian Fife, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has been selected as the recipient of the Department of Medicine Excellence in Research Award.
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CFI Welcomes New Leadership: Dr. Carla Rothlin and Dr. Sourav Ghosh to Join in 2025
In August 2025, Dr. Carla Rothlin and Dr. Sourav Ghosh, both currently at Yale University, will join the University of Minnesota Medical School and the CFI community.
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Carla Rothlin Elected Vice-President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
Dr. Carla Rothlin, Director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Immunology (CFI), has been elected Vice-President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), a prestigious and influential role within the global immunology community.
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CFI Congratulates Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón on 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar Award
The Center for Immunology proudly congratulates Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón on being named one of only 22 early-career scientists nationwide selected for the 2025 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.
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MICaB Graduate Student Zoe Schmiechen Wins Three Prestigious Trainee Awards
The Center for Immunology is thrilled to recognize an extraordinary achievement by MICaB (Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology) graduate student Zoe Schmiechen, who has been awarded three major trainee honors this semester...
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Celebrating Faculty Promotions at the University of Minnesota Medical School
The Center for Immunology (CFI) extends heartfelt congratulations to three outstanding members of our community on their recent promotions within the University of Minnesota Medical School:Tyler Bold, MD, PhD, Jesse Williams, PhD, Christina Camell, PhD.
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Dr. Alexander Khoruts awarded Distinguished McKnight Professorship
Dr. Alexander Khoruts, Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, has been awarded the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship in recognition of his exceptional contributions to medical research and academic excellence.