Immunology - Spring 2026

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    Announcements Forum

• February 2, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Overview of Immunology: molecules, cells and tissues
  • Instructor: Brianna Naizir

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• February 3, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Rearrangements of antigen receptor genes
  • Instructor: Jayanta Chaudhuri

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    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 4, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - B cell development and differentiation
  • Instructor: Jayanta Chaudhuri

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• February 5, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Innate Immunity
  • Instructor: Justin Perry

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• February 6, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Tumor Immunology
  • Instructor: Vinod Balachandran

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• February 9, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Immune Cell Migration and Invasion
  • Instructor: Mariia Akhmanova

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• February 10, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - NK cells and innate lymphocytes
  • Instructor: Joseph Sun

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• February 11, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Lymphocyte activation
  • Instructor: Morgan Huse

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    Discussion Paper File

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    Required Review Paper File

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    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 12, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Transplant Immunology
  • Instructor: Alan Hanash

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• February 13, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Immune surveillance and checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in cancer
  • Instructor: Luc Morris

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• February 17, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Antigen Presentation and Dendtric Cells
  • Instructor: Chrysothemis Brown

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• February 18, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - MHC and antigen presentation 
  • Instructor: Alexander Rudensky

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• February 18, 2026 - 1:30-4:30 - T cell development and differentiation
  • Instructor: Alexander Rudensky

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• February 19, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Immune cell metabolism
  • Instructor: Santosha Vardhana

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    Review Paper 3 File

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    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 20, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Fetomaternal Tolerance
  • Instructor: Gabrielle Rizzuto

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    Optional Paper File

    Maternal-Fetal Immunology
    

• February 23, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Host-pathogen interactions: immune evasion by pathogens
  • Instructor: Tobias Hohl

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• February 24, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Tumor immunity: basic concepts
  • Instructor: Ming Li

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    Background paper 1 File

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    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 25, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - CAR T cell therapy for brain tumors: bench to bedside to bench
  • Instructor: Ivan Kotchetkov

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• February 26, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - From the World’s Deadliest Bacteria to Cancer Therapy: Lessons from TB and BCG 
  • Instructor: Yaprak Ozakman

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• February 27, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Signal transduction and cell death during inflammation
  • Instructor: Alex Gitlin

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    Discussion Paper 1 File

    All students should read and be prepared to present.

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    Discussion Paper 2 File

    All student should read and be prepared to present.

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    Topic Syllabus File

    Please read prior to class.