A Commitment to Immunology

Investigators at the Carter Immunology Center seek a fundamental understanding of how the immune system works in order to develop the revolutionary new treatments focused on controlling the immune response for major diseases such as cancer, heart disease and asthma.

Immunological research is intensely multi-disciplinary and ideally collaborative, relying on well-trained immunologists interacting with researchers in other biomedical disciplines. These considerations drive our organization and educational programs. We identify, train, and support the career paths of the next generation of immunology researchers.

CIC Members present cutting edge research at the American Association of Immunologists annual meeting in Chicago May 3-7
CIC Members present cutting edge research at the American Association of Immunologists annual meeting in Chicago May 3-7

See link for full details: https://www.immunology.virginia.edu/seminar/the-annual-meeting-of-aai-located-in-chicago/ 2024 AAI Meeting Website: https://immunology2024.aai.org/ Look for these CIC members at the 2024 AAI meeting presenting their research.

Emily Dennis and Maria Muroch of the McNamara and Bekiranov labs published their work, Loss of TET2 increases B-1 cell number and IgM production while limiting CDR3 diversity
Emily Dennis and Maria Muroch of the McNamara and Bekiranov labs published their work, Loss of TET2 increases B-1 cell number and IgM production while limiting CDR3 diversity

Graduate students Emily Dennis and Maria Muroch of the McNamara and Bekiranov labs, respectively, published their work “Loss of TET2 increases B-1 cell number and IgM production while limiting CDR3 diversity” in the Journal Frontiers of Immunology, along with several … Read More

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Research Covered in Association of American Medical Colleges Story About Personalized Medicine
Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, Research Covered in Association of American Medical Colleges Story About Personalized Medicine

A team headed by Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, associate professor at the UVA School of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, is conducting experiments to understand how differences in the diversity and health of gut bacteria, or microbiome, impact … Read More

Teams Erickson and McNamara take home first and third place respectively at the recent Shark Tank Competition
Teams Erickson and McNamara take home first and third place respectively at the recent Shark Tank Competition

Nearly 300 School of Medicine research faculty gathered February 2 – 3 to learn from experts and exchange ideas at the 2024 research retreat. The highlight of the second day was the Shark Tank Competition. Provost Ian Baucom announced an … Read More

Dr. Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research Awarded $746,997 R00 Grant to Study Regulation of Lupus Pathogenesis Through Modulation of Thymic Development of Pathobiont-Specific T Cells
Dr. Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz of the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research Awarded $746,997 R00 Grant to Study Regulation of Lupus Pathogenesis Through Modulation of Thymic Development of Pathobiont-Specific T Cells

I recently joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology and the Beirne B. Carter Immunology Center at the University of Virginia School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor. I obtained my PhD working in gut microbiota and systemic … Read More


Dr. Jinghang Xie, PhD

Title: "From Design to Real-Time Imaging: Visualizing T Cell Cytotoxicity in Living Systems".

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Pinn Hall 1005,

Carter/Anderson Symposium

Title: Cancer Immunology: from insights to innovations Speakers: Dr. Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, "Integrating clinical and laboratory research to identify mechanisms of response and resistance to immune checkpoint therapy”Dr. Tyler Jacks, PhD, Massachusetts … Read More

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MED 3110,
Pinn Hall 1014,

The Annual Meeting of the AAI (Located in Chicago)

Emily Dennis Poster Title: Loss of TET2 increases cell number and reduces immunoglobulin CDR3 diversity in B-1 cellsPresentation Date/Time: 5/5/2024 11:30-12:45Board Number: B563Author Line: Emily Dennis, Maria Murach, Cassidy M.R. Blackburn, Melissa Marshall, Katherine Root, Tanyaporn Pattarabanjird, Loren Erickson, Christoph Binder, … Read More

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McCormick Place, Skyline Ballroom
Chicago, IL 60616 United States
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Dr. Miguel Reina-Campos, PhD

Title: Elucidating the underlying principles of T cell tissue immunity

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Pinn Hall 1005,