Immunology Program

The Immunology Program has 21 members from departments in the University of Minnesota Medical School, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Science and Engineering.

The scientific goal of the Immunology Program is to define the basic mechanisms that control adaptive immunity in order to develop immunotherapies that overcome the significant barriers associated with generating a durable immune response against tumor-associated antigens.

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Research themes

  • Mechanisms of lymphocyte tolerance
  • Lymphocyte activation and signal transduction
  • Mechanisms of lymphocyte development
  • Tumor immunology and immunotherapy


Program Leaders

Yoji Shimizu

Co-Lead
Yoji Shimizu, PhD
Professor and Harry Kay Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

 

 

 

Jeff Miller

Co-Lead
Jeffrey Miller, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation