Major research areas in the Department of 微生物学 and 免疫学 are in diseases caused by viruses and parasites, the host response to infection, and the development and function of the immune system.

该计划奖励:

• 博士学位. 在微生物学 & 免疫学
• MS. 在微生物学 & 免疫学

A range of viruses are studied, including dengue virus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Kaposis sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), 巨细胞病毒, herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus. The focus of virology research is on pathogenesis, 基因调控, molecular interactions between the virus and host cell, 抗病毒药物, and viral replication, 还有癌症, 引起EBV和KSHV. 研究 on malaria and toxoplasma is also being conducted.

免疫学 research focuses on autoimmune diseases, 巨噬细胞功能, T and B cell function, T and B cell function, K细胞, antigen processing and presentation, 病毒免疫, immunotoxicology, and vaccine development. A central theme is understanding how the immune system prevents or causes diseases.

研究 is conducted at the molecular, 生化, genetic and population levels with goals of developing vaccines and therapeutics of infectious diseases.