The Department of Immunology at the University of Washington explores the immune system and its interactions with threats such as infectious agents, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. It encompasses both basic research into fundamental immunological mechanisms, and translational projects leading to new approaches and technologies for vaccines and therapeutics. Investigators within the Immunology Hub study a broad range of immunological problems, including immune recognition of viral infection; initiation of allergic responses; novel approaches to treating cancer; and the durability of immune memory elicited by vaccines.
Collaborative projects in Immunology that draw on the resources of the ITI include:
- the design and validation of novel protein subunit vaccines
- discovery and characterization of monoclonal antibody therapeutics
- dissection of immune mechanisms underlying the efficacy of new cancer treatments
