To increase U.S. scientists» access to infectious disease and
immunology research opportunities in Brazil and support U.S. scientists» funding for collaborative extramural and intramural research projects
Not exact matches
«
Immunology is rapidly evolving, so there are lots of
opportunities in basic
research and applications,» McKean said.
«It was a unique
opportunity to be a part of SARP - 3 and home in on an in - depth characterization of the
immunology of the severe asthma airway using bronchoscopy samples obtained from patients across the country,» said lead author Melody Duvall, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral
research fellow in the Levy lab and a physician in critical care medicine in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.
After graduating I served as assistant coordinator of Meharry's Health Careers
Opportunity Program before beginning my postdoctoral
research fellow position in the department of pathology at HMS where I conducted basic cell biology and
immunology research.
While translational
research has traditionally moved basic
immunology knowledge forward into clinical application, varying clinical presentations of human immune - related disease processes, as well as variability in therapeutic outcomes, have provided
opportunities for discovery of novel mechanistic hypotheses directly from patients.
A sampling of presentations will highlight
opportunities in reverse translational
immunology research.
Research in the
Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis program is aimed at 1) merging basic mechanistic understanding of multidisciplinary pathways of host - tumor interactions and metastatic dissemination with novel translational
opportunities for diseases diagnosis and immunotherapy, as well as 2) investigating mechanisms regulating immune responses in cancer and their potential therapeutic manipulation.
As well as lectures covering key areas of
immunology research, we have an afternoon dedicated to careers in
immunology, giving delegates the
opportunity to speak with individuals who have gone on to pursue careers in a whole host of different sectors.