Welcome to the Institute for Immunology
Research Focus Areas
HOST DEFENSE & VACCINE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING COVID-19)
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CANCER
IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOTHERAPY
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE & MICROGLIA BIOLOGY
AUTOIMMUNITY
AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
SYNTHETIC IMMUNOLOGY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES
News
Congratulations to Francesco Marangoni, PhD who received the 2026 Gina Lee Award for Excellence in Mentoring Basic Science Research Trainees
Please join us in congratulating Francesco Marangoni, PhD who received the 2026 Gina Lee Award for Excellence in Mentoring Basic Science Research Trainees – well done Francesco!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Matthew Griffin recipient of the UC Office of the President award to support antimicrobial-resistant bacteria research at UC Irvine
Matthew Griffin, an assistant professor in the University of California, Irvine Department of Chemistry, has received a 2026 Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Award from the University of California Office of the President. Established in 2025, the award advances the university’s commitment to supporting the scholarship of early career faculty across the UC system. Each recipient receives a one-time $50,000 allocation to support a proposed research plan and related activities. The funding will support research in the Griffin Lab focused on how […]
Congratulations to Rachel Sousa, PhD!
Please join us in congratulating Rachel Sousa, PhD who successfully defended her thesis on May 22nd – way to go Rachel!
Seminars in Immunology
Philip Felgner, UCI, will present a seminar on May 28th on “Preparing Vaccine Platforms Before the Crisis Begins”
Congratulations to Tessa Chou in the Marsden lab!
Please join us in congratulating Tessa Chou in the Marsden Lab, who has been awarded a 3-year NIH Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) grant to support her graduate work studying HIV latency reversal agents. In other news, Tessa also recently received an ARCS (Advancing Science in America) Foundation Scholar Award, and was the […]
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ben Morehouse Recipient of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation Award to Rising Immunology Leaders
LOS ANGELES—Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) is proud to announce the eighth cohort of recipients of its 2026 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants, naming five early-career scientists whose research is advancing the future of human immunology. The program is supporting its largest cohort to date, awarding five early-career scientists $150,000 each to accelerate innovative work […]