Seminars in Immunology
Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH, Laval University, will present a seminar on February 26th on “Preparing for a Respiratory Virus Pandemic”
News Archive
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…
24th Annual Immunology Fair – November 19th and 20th, 2026
The 24th Annual UC Irvine Immunology Fair 2026 will be held on Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20th. This year’s fair will feature three keynote speakers who are leaders in the field of immune tolerance: Fred Ramsdell, PhD Recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Founder and Scientific Advisor Sonoma Bio Daniel…
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Wagar who gave a talk at the Scandinavian Society for Immunology annual meeting at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
In October 2025, Lisa Wagar, PhD was invited to give a talk at the Scandinavian Society for Immunology annual meeting at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Dr. Wagar also gave a presentation at the student workshop. Congratulations Dr. Wagar!
Congratulations to Nishad Maggirwar!
Please join us in congratulating Nishad Maggirwar who was just awarded a 3-year NIH F31 fellowship!
Congratulations to Liz Ortiz and Travis Wiles!
Scientists at the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine report that they have developed a powerful new tool, called Phollow, that lets scientists watch viral activity in the gut microbiome of living animals with unprecedented precision—down to a single viral particle. Led by Travis Wiles, PhD, assistant professor, the study … offers…
Please join us in congratulating the Immunology Fair oral and poster competition prize winners!
Oral Presentation:First Place – Angie Lackner (McNulty Lab)Second Place – Zach Wagoner (Wagar Lab)Third Place – Claire Murat (Marangoni Lab)Top Five Posters: Philip Farahat (Villalta Lab)Julia Cabral (McNulty Lab)Shannon Geels (Marangoni Lab)Takeya Masubuchi (Hui Lab, UCSD)Jibin Zhang (Hui Lab, UCSD)Honorable Mention Posters:Elise Nguyen (Othy Lab)Mahina Mitul (Wagar Lab)Mari Soto (Othy Lab)Rachel Sousa (Marangoni Lab)Olivia Yanes…