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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.
IMM244 is the department's undergraduate introduction to Immunology course.
Dr. Li has also been selected to be a Whitehead Scholar. The Whitehead Scholar program is funded by the Whitehead family who stablished the fund at Duke to support the University's best new assistant professors.
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