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immunology

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Established in June 2023, the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy builds on the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s long history of immunobiological research. The Department believes we need a sustained focus on the basic scientific concepts governing the immune system in order to drive innovation. Understanding the central pathways and processes that control immune cell development and differentiation, and how their molecular states and functional activities are shaped by their specific tissue environment, is critical to appreciating how they influence all aspects of human health and disease.

The Department collaborates extensively with the Icahn Institute of Genomics to develop advanced gene and cell engineering technologies that will enable researchers to study the immune system. In this way, the Department plays a key role in elevating fundamental immunology research efforts at Mount Sinai. These efforts feed into more multidisciplinary and translational immunology research programs, including those at the Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute.

This research field requires a highly skilled work force of biomedical researchers and physician scientists who have strong foundations in immunology. To address this need, our Department serves as the central administrative hub to support training graduate and postdoctoral immunologists across the medical school. Our commitment to training is exemplified by our diverse National Institutes of Health-funded training programs that focus on immunology. These programs include the Translational Immunology Training Program, the Systems Skin Biology Training Program, and the Postdoctoral Gastro-Intestinal and Liver Diseases Fellowship Program.

Message From the Chairs

Promoting Research and Education

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Louise Malle Awarded the Jeffrey Modell Clinical Immunology Prize

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Louise Malle Awarded the Jeffrey Modell Clinical Immunology Prize

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Michelle Tran receives the Advancement of Women in Science Award

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Louise Malle Awarded the Jeffrey Modell Clinical Immunology Prize

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Michelle Tran receives the Advancement of Women in Science Award

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Adam Marks Recognized with the MSTP Service Award

Featured Immunology and Immunotherapy Achievements

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Shares Vision for Advancing Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation

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