Anyone who has overcome a bout of the flu or received a vaccination can appreciate the essential, protective role of the immune system. Yet, the simple idea of an individual’s ability to protect itself from foreign agents becomes exponentially more complex when studied at a cellular and molecular level. MMI immunology faculty are no strangers to the labyrinthine world of cells, molecules, and signaling pathways that act in our defense. Some of our faculty focus on broadly applicable immunological phenomena such as the contribution of NKT cell autoreactivity to tolerance, the regulatory role of gamma delta T cells, or mechanisms of leukocyte migration. Other MMI immunology faculty study host-pathogen relationships, often in the context of reliably adapted animal models. The development and efficacy of Blastomyces dermatitidis and Borrelia burgdorferi vaccines, the contribution of innate and adaptive cellular responses to resistance in African trypanosomiasis, and the manipulation of innate immune cells by Toxoplasma gondii constitute a few of the research foci within the context of specific infectious diseases.
Investigators
Jenny Gumperz
Position title: Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
jegumperz
Phone: Office: (608) 263-6902, Laboratory: 263-6310
Address:
4305 Microbial Sciences Building
Anna Huttenlocher
Position title: Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Pediatrics
Email:
huttenlocher
Phone: Office: (608) 265-4642, Laboratory: 265-4669
Address:
4205 Microbial Sciences Building
Bruce Klein
Position title: Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
bsklein
Phone: Office: (608) 263-9217, Laboratory: 263-6203
Address:
4303 Microbial Sciences Building
Laura Knoll
Position title: Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
ljknoll
Phone: Office: (608) 262-3161, Laboratory: 262-4242
Address:
3303 Microbial Sciences Building
Jeniel Nett
Position title: Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
jenett
Phone: Office: (608) 262-7494, Laboratory: (608) 265-0417
Address:
5203 Microbial Sciences Building
John-Demian (JD) Sauer
Position title: Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
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Phone: Office: (608) 263-1529, Laboratory: 263-4230
Address:
4203 Microbial Sciences Building
Judith (Judy) Smith
Position title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
jsmith27
Phone: (608) 263-1251
Address:
600 Highland Ave - H4/4
Robert (Rob) Striker
Position title: Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Email:
rtstriker
Phone: Office: (608) 263-2994, Laboratory: 263-5794
Address:
3301 Microbial Sciences Building
Immunology at Wisconsin
Immunology at UW-Madison is a collaborative that includes investigators across 14 departments and 5 graduate training programs. It is a collection of basic, translational, and clinical immunologists devoted to advancing our understanding of the immune system and how we can harness it to benefit human health. Our mission is to push the boundaries of immunology and its applications but also to train the next generation of immunologists. Research in the Program in Immunology covers a wide range of research foci including Allergy and Infectious Disease Immunology, Tumor Immunology, Autoimmunity and Transplant Immunology and Basic Immunology.
For more information, check out the Immunology at Wisconsin website!