Immunology - Spring 2026

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  • Select activity Announcements

    

    Announcements Forum
  • Select activity Immunology Course Grid

    

    Immunology Course Grid URL

• February 2, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Overview of Immunology: molecules, cells and tissues
  • Select activity Instructor: Brianna NaizirTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Brianna Naizir

    Teaching Fellow: Zhang, Linsey

• February 3, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Rearrangements of antigen receptor genes
  • Select activity Instructor: Jayanta ChaudhuriTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Jayanta Chaudhuri

    Teaching Fellow: Zhang, Linsey

  • Select activity Topic Syllabus

    

    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 4, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - B cell development and differentiation
  • Select activity Instructor: Jayanta ChaudhuriTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Jayanta Chaudhuri

    Teaching Fellow: Zhang, Linsey

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 1

    

    Discussion Paper 1 File

    Student Presenter: Hanselman, Olivia/Illouz, Sylvia

    Olivia/Sylvia - please decide between yourselves who will do which paper.

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 2

    

    Discussion Paper 2 File

    Student Presenter: Hanselman, Olivia/Illouz, Sylvia

    Olivia/Sylvia - please decide between yourselves who will do which paper.

  • Select activity Topic Syllabus

    

    Topic Syllabus File

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• February 5, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Innate Immunity
  • Select activity Instructor: Justin PerryTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Justin Perry

    Teaching Fellow: Zhang, Linsey

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Lange, Matthew

  • Select activity Background Paper

    

    Background Paper File

    Student Presenter: Lange, Matthew

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• February 5, 2026 - 3:00-4:30 - Amazon Web Services Antibody Design Platform
  • Select activity Important Information: New Session Added!

    Location - Z 668

    Please bring your laptop  - you will be split into 10 groups, each with a project leader.

• February 6, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Tumor Immunology
  • Select activity Instructor: Vinod BalachandranTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Vinod Balachandran

    Teaching Fellow: Zhang, Linsey

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 1

    

    Discussion Paper 1 File

    Student Presenter: Levin, Bailey/Li, Faye

    Bailey/Faye - please decide between yourselves who will do which paper.

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 2

    

    Discussion Paper 2 File

    Student Presenter: Levin, Bailey/Li, Faye

    Bailey/Faye - please decide between yourselves who will do which paper.

• February 9, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Immune Cell Migration and Invasion
  • Select activity Instructor: Mariia AkhmanovaTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Mariia Akhmanova

    Teaching Fellow: Lang Goldgewicht, Andrea

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student presenter: Magnus, Karina

  • Select activity Review Paper

    

    Review Paper File

    Student Presenter: Magnus, Karina

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• February 10, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - NK cells and innate lymphocytes
  • Select activity Instructor: Joseph SunTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Simon Grassmann

    Teaching Fellow: Lang Goldgewicht, Andrea

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: McIlhenny, Laruen

• February 11, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Lymphocyte activation
  • Select activity Instructor: Morgan HuseTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Morgan Huse

    Teaching Fellow: Lang Goldgewicht, Andrea

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Mutaher, Mohammed

  • Select activity Required Review Paper

    

    Required Review Paper File

    Student Presenter: Mutaher, Mohammed

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• February 12, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Transplant Immunology
  • Select activity Instructor: Alan HanashTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Alan Hanash

    Teaching Fellow: Lang Goldgewicht, Andrea

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Perea del Angel, Ana

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

    Instructor: Luc Morris

    Teaching Fellow: Lang Goldgewicht, Andrea

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 1

    

    Discussion Paper 1 File

    Student Presenters: Pope, Eleanor/Prabakaran, Adithya

    Eleanor/Adi - please decide amongst yourselves who will present which paper.

  • Select activity Discussion paper 2

    

    Discussion paper 2 File

    Student Presenters: Pope, Eleanor/Prabakaran, Adithya

    Eleanor/Adi - please decide amongst yourselves who will present which paper.

• February 17, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Antigen Presentation and Dendtric Cells
  • Select activity Instructor: Chrysothemis BrownTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Chrysothemis Brown

    Teaching Fellow: Joshua Lau

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Styers, Hannah

• February 18, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - MHC and antigen presentation 
  • Select activity Instructor: Alexander RudenskyTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Alexander Rudensky

    Teaching Fellow: Joshua Lau

• February 18, 2026 - 1:30-4:30 - T cell development and differentiation
  • Select activity Instructor: Alexander RudenskyTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Alexander Rudensky

    Teaching Fellow: Joshua Lau

• February 19, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Immune cell metabolism
  • Select activity Instructor: Santosha VardhanaTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Santosha Vardhana

    Teaching Fellow: Joshua Lau

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Volpe, Christina

  • Select activity Review Paper 1

    

    Review Paper 1 File

    Student Presenter: Volpe, Christina

  • Select activity Review Paper 2

    

    Review Paper 2 File

    Student Presenter: Volpe, Christina

  • Select activity Review Paper 3

    

    Review Paper 3 File

    Student Presenter: Volpe, Christina

  • Select activity Topic Syllabus

    

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• February 20, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Fetomaternal Tolerance
  • Select activity Instructor: Gabrielle RizzutoTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Gabrielle Rizzuto

    Teaching Fellow: Joshua Lau

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  • Select activity Optional Paper

    

    Optional Paper File

    Maternal-Fetal Immunology
    

• February 23, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Host-pathogen interactions: immune evasion by pathogens
  • Select activity Instructor: Tobias HohlTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Tobias Hohl

    Teaching Fellow: Ecenur Turkay

• February 24, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Tumor immunity: basic concepts
  • Select activity Instructor: Ming LiTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Ming Li

    Teaching Fellow: Ecenur Turkay

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

    Discussion Paper File

    Student Presenter: Afroz, Jalwa

  • Select activity Background paper 1

    

    Background paper 1 File

    Student Presenter: Afroz, Jalwa

  • Select activity Background Paper 2

    

    Background Paper 2 File

    Student Presenter: Afroz, Jalwa

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

    Instructor: Ivan Kotchetkov

    Teaching Fellow: Ecenur Turkay

  • Select activity Discussion Paper

    

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    Student Presenter: Beattie, Kai

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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 
  • Select activity Instructor: Yaprak OzakmanTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Yaprak Ozakman

    Teaching Fellow: Ecenur Turkay

     

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• February 27, 2026 - 9:30-12:30 - Signal transduction and cell death during inflammation
  • Select activity Instructor: Alex GitlinTeaching Fellow:

    Instructor: Alex Gitlin

    Teaching Fellow: Ecenur Turkay

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 1

    

    Discussion Paper 1 File

    All students should read and be prepared to present.

  • Select activity Discussion Paper 2

    

    Discussion Paper 2 File

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  • Select activity Topic Syllabus

    

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