Committee on Immunology

Chair

Peter Savage, Pathology

Professors

Erin Adams, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Maria Luisa Alegre, Medicine
John Alverdy, Surgery
Luis Barreiro, Medicine
Eugene Chang, Medicine
Alexander Chervonsky, Pathology
Anita Chong, Surgery
Marcus Clark, Medicine
Aaron Dinner, Chemistry
Aaron Esser-Kahn, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Thomas Gajewski, Pathology and Medicine
Yoav Gilad, Human Genetics
Tatyana Golovkina, Microbiology
Chuan He, Chemistry
Jeffrey Hubbell, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Bana Jabri, Medicine
Barbara Kee, Pathology
Shabaana Khader, Microbiology
Justin Kline, Medicine
Rima McLeod, Surgery
Cathryn Nagler, Pathology
Eric Pamer, Medicine
Glenn Randall, Microbiology
Anthony Reder, Neurology
Raymond Roos, Neurology
Hans Schreiber, Pathology
Melody Swartz, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Savas Tay, Professor

Associate Professors

Jun Huang, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Peter Savage, Pathology

Assistant Professors

Jueqi Chen, Microbiology
Nicolas Chevrier, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Roshni Roy Chowdhury, Medicine
Axel Concepcion, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Martina Damo, Medicine
Daria Esterhazy, Pathology
Aly Khan, Medicine
Andrew Koh, Pathology
Yuxuan Miao, Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Samantha Riesenfeld, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Nathan Schoettler, Medicine
Lin Shen, Medicine
Randy Sweis, Medicine
Joshua Weinstein, Medicine
Ada Weinstock, Medicine
David Zemmour, Pathology

The Committee on Immunology offers a graduate program of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Immunology. The committee is dedicated to the open exchange of ideas among scholars of all fields, a commitment enhanced by an organizational structure that completely integrates the basic biological sciences with the clinical sciences. This multidisciplinary and integrated approach corresponds well with the reality of the new biology, where molecular and structural techniques are applied widely and with great success to clinical problems.

The Committee on Immunology is a member of the Biomedical Sciences Cluster, which also includes graduate programs from the Committee on Cancer Biology, Committee on Microbiology, and the Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition. The four academic units share several common courses, a seminar series and additional common events for students and faculty within the cluster. The goal of the cluster system is to encourage interdisciplinary interactions among both trainees and faculty, and to allow students flexibility in designing their particular course of study.

In addition to formal course work, the Committee on Immunology sponsors a weekly seminar series, an annual retreat where students and faculty present their research, and several focused group meetings.

Admission

Prospective students interested in obtaining the Ph.D. in Immunology should submit an application to the Biological Sciences Division by December 1st of each year; indicate their cluster of interest as Biomedical Sciences and select Immunology as their proposed degree program.

The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Ph.D. requirements include:

Completion of 7 course credits consisting of basic science, immunology and elective courses.
A preliminary examination.
A dissertation based on original research.
A final thesis examination.