Immunology
Attention: New Curriculum
New 1-Year Didactic Curriculum Begins Fall 2012
Dissertation Research Begins in Second Year
The UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is introducing an improved 1-year didactic curriculum for the students entering in the fall of 2012. With the goal of a solid and broad foundation and knowledgeable concentrated focus in a specific field, the system has been designed to place students in laboratories, fully engaged in dissertation research, by the beginning of the second year. More details will be available at a later time.
The Immunology Graduate Program provides a broad-based education in the strategies and techniques of immunological research that prepares students for a broad range of career opportunities. More than 40 faculty drawn from both basic science and clinical departments of the medical school offer research training opportunities in a variety of topics, including:
- Molecular immunology
- Cellular immunology
- Transplantation
- Immunogenetics
- Immunology of infectious diseases
- Tumor immunology
- Clinical immunology
Students work collaboratively across disciplines, which creates an environment for developing innovative strategies for researching complex health challenges.
Program faculty offer advanced course work in ontogeny and development; cell activation and regulation; immunogenetics and transplantation; and immunodeficiency and infectious diseases.
Students interested in joining the Immunology PhD program should apply to the interdisciplinary umbrella program within the Division of Basic Science. First-year students complete a core curriculum that includes a core course, three or four laboratory rotations, and training in the responsible conduct of research. Students who perform satisfactorily in the first semester Core Course are qualified to enter the Immunology Graduate Program.
Message from the Program Chair
Lora Hooper, PhD
Associate Professor, Immunology, HHMI Investigator
Graduate School: PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, 1996
Postdoctoral Training: Washington University, St. Louis
The Immunology Program at UT Southwestern is devoted to providing students with a broad-based education in modern immunologic concepts and techniques. Our curriculum also emphasizes training in critical thinking and writing skills, which are essential for success in any scientific discipline. A major strength of the Immunology Graduate Program resides with its diverse, internationally recognized faculty.
Our faculty’s research interests span a variety of areas, including autoimmune disease, mucosal immunology, developmental immunology, innate immunology, and immunology of infectious diseases, to name a few. Our graduate students receive outstanding training by participating in cutting- edge research, seminars, journal clubs, and the annual Immunology Symposium.