{"id":4,"date":"2023-08-17T01:32:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T01:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:07:42","slug":"department-of-molecular-microbiology-and-immunology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Immunology and Immune Therapeutics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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Our faculty includes renowned researchers who have unraveled secrets of infectious and inflammatory disease and cancer. They work closely with the next generation of scholars to set them on their own paths of exploration. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embracing collaboration and using advanced instrumentation, our scientists create new knowledge about the basic mechanisms of disease and immunity. We cultivate real-world impact by adapting what we learn into new health solutions such as vaccines, gene therapies and immunotherapies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/research\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Learn&#x20;about&#x20;our&#x20;Research\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Learn about our Research\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/2023\/08\/Z-water-medicine-modified-enhance-4x-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/2023\/08\/Z-water-medicine-modified-enhance-4x-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/175\/2023\/08\/Z-water-medicine-modified-enhance-4x-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"pipet filling a test tube\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Message from the Chair\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>The immune system influences every part of our health\u2014from infections and autoimmunity to cancer and cognitive decline. By understanding how the immune system works, we can create powerful new therapies to treat the most challenging diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Steven J. 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Launch your career through our MS program, where you&#8217;ll gain expert mentorship and hands-on biomedical research experience. For early-career researchers, our Postdoctoral Fellowships provide a platform to engage in ambitious studies alongside leading investigators. Join the interdisciplinary PIBBS program, collaborating closely with faculty on impactful research projects. 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You\u2019ll be equipped for success with expert mentorship and hands-on experience in biomedical research.\r\n\r\n<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/immunology-and-immune-therapeutics\/research\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">In the Department of Immunology and Immune Therapeutics, early-career researchers connect with principal investigators leading ambitious basic and translational studies.<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pibbs\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Programs in Biomedical and Biological Science<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Our faculty take part in the interdisciplinary PIBBS admissions program, which has eight different PhD options. Students work closely with renowned faculty on research with the potential for major impact.\r\n<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Research Tools\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our investigations are enriched by a suite of dedicated core facilities. 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