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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 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!
A hearty congratulations to the new Immunology T32 recipients – Julio Ayala Angulo, Julia Cabral, Philip Farahat, Mari Soto and Jessie Luu (Immunology Fellowship recipient)!
Please join us in congratulating Karl Liboro (Pearlman Lab) for successfully defending his thesis – Congratulations Karl!
Please join us in congratulating Zach Wagoner (Wagar Lab) for successfully defending his thesis – Congratulations Zach!
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 […]