A Commitment to Immunology
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Sun Lab Identifies COVID-19 Cancer Risk
Wei Quian, PhD, and resident member Jie Sun, PhD, recently published a paper in Cell showing that severe COVID-19 or flu infections can increase the risk for developing lung cancer in the future. By studying the effects of severe infections … Read More
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CIC Members Present at AAI 2026
We had an excellent showing at the 2026 American Association of Immunologists meeting. Congratulations to all our presenters and award recipients!
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UVA Researcher Jie Sun Secures $3.8M NIH Grant to Advance Next-Generation Respiratory Immunity and Vaccine Design
A major new federal grant is set to advance research into respiratory immunity at the University of Virginia, where Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, has been awarded a $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health. The funding … Read More
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CIC Members to present exciting research at the American Association of Immunologists annual meeting in Boston, MA, April 15-19
See link for full details: https://www.immunology.virginia.edu/event/the-annual-meeting-of-the-aai-located-in-boston-ma/ 2026 AAI Meeting Website: https://immunology2026.aai.org/ Look for these CIC members at the 2026 AAI meeting presenting their research.
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Partnership in Discovery: CVRC and CIC Host AstraZeneca for Two Day Event
A vibrant exchange of scientific discovery and potential strategic collaboration took place February 23–24, 2026 at the University of Virginia, as researchers from AstraZeneca met with faculty from across the School of Medicine. The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center … Read More
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CIC Receives $1,200,000 to Launch an Initiative supporting research studying the human immune system in disease
The Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research (CIC) is thrilled to announce that it has received a $1,200,000 gift from the Beirne Carter Foundation (BCF). The Foundation’s latest commitment will help translate new discoveries of how the immune system … Read More
Samuel Wachamo and Alex Say
Wachamo's Title: Deciphering the Role of Bacterial Extracellular Vesicle Metabolites in Alzheimer’s Disease Say's Title: Characterizing Polysaccharide-Specific B Cell Memory in Human Populations