Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
We lead efforts to treat and prevent infectious diseases by conducting pioneering research into the biological, chemical, and genetic factors behind pathogens.
Past Events
Past Events
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IID Seminar: Jon Runstadler
THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event will be hybrid. Speaker Information
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IID Research Updates: Rubin Lab & Garrett Lab
THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event will be hybrid.
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The silent killer: A paradigm shift in understanding tuberculosis
Advances in genomic surveillance have revealed that tuberculosis is vastly under-diagnosed around the world. A growing awareness of the prevalence of asymptomatic patients—and their roles in transmitting the deadly disease—is…
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IID Seminar: MAPS vaccines against bacterial pathogens
THIS SPEAKER WILL BE IN PERSON IN FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present. Speaker Information
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IID Seminars: Leveraging multi-omics to elucidate cervicovaginal microbiota-host interactions and women’s health conditions
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD The Herbst-Kralovetz lab is focused on understanding the microbiome and host-microbe interactions in the female reproductive tract as it relates to gynecologic and oncologic health outcomes. THIS…
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IID Seminars: New Frontiers in the Fight Against Tuberculosis: Harnessing Cell Surface Innovations for Global Health Solutions
Bavesh Kana, PhD Director of Research and Innovation Unit, Head of School: Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa “For over 13 years, my lab has focused on understanding…
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November Research Updates Seminar
Kirstin Oliveira Roster, PhD (Grad Lab) TALK TITLE: “Modeling the spread of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoea” Jillian Paull, PhD Candidate (Sabeti Lab) TALK TITLE: “Developing and bench-marking an unbiased metagenomic approach…
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Intestinal Immune Regulation by Norovirus
Sanghyun Lee, PhD Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University “Dr. Sanghyun Lee has dedicated his scientific career to dissecting host-virus interactions at molecular and physiological levels, aiming…
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Using highly sensitive Plasmodium molecular diagnostics to empower malaria clinical trials & understand asymptomatic infections
Sean Murphy MD, PhD Professor and Director, Malaria Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Washington – School of Medicine Chief & Medical Director | Dept. of Laboratories, Seattle Children’s Hospital “Dr….
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Molecular Structural Mechanism and Evolution of the Rhoptry Secretion System in Apicomplexan Parasites
Yi-Wei Chang, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Associate Director, Institute of Structural Biology University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine “The Chang lab in the University of Pennsylvania…
IID Retreat 2025 in pictures
