Department History:  The Department of Immunology at Duke University Medical Center was established in 1992, but its foundations were laid 30 years earlier.  In 1962, Barnes Woodhall, the new Dean of the School of Medicine , “Connie” Gardner, Acting Chair of the Department of Surgery, and Phillip Handler, Chair of Biochemistry and later President of the National Academy of Science, recruited D. Bernard Amos, a tumor immunogeneticist, to Duke from Roswell Park Memorial Institute.    > more

 

Undergraduate Research Opportunities:  The Department of Immunology offers undergraduate research opportunities, for both Duke and non-Duke students.  Research topics cover various aspects of contemporary immunobiology, including mechanisms of lymphoid lineage commitment and lymphocyte development, mechanisms of antigen receptor gene recombination and mutation, mechanisms of lymphocyte activation, effector function and homeostasis, mechanisms of innate immunity and defense against bacterial and viral pathogens, and mechanisms of autoimmunity.  Please review the individual interests of our faculty and contact them directly to inquire about research opportunities in their laboratories.

 

Announcements:  Dr. Qi-Jing Li is deemed one a "scientist to watch" by The Scientist in an article entitled, Qi-Jing Li:  The hallway immunologist, (Volume 23 | Issue 6 | Page 52).

 

 

Awards:  Robert Lefkowitz was presented the National Medical of Science Award by President George W. Bush.  Dr. H. Kim Lyerly has been appointed by President Bush to the National Cancer Advisory Board. 

 

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