Microbiology and Immunology (PhD)

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The Program in Microbiology and Immunology (PMI) brings together faculty in basic and translational sciences, including researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Departments of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics and Immunology; Center for Vaccine Research; Microbiome Center), Magee-Women’s Research Institute, Rangos Research Center at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center (e.g. Cancer Virology and Cancer Immunology Programs).

The aims to train highly motivated PhD students as self-reliant scholars in an environment with ready access to the breadth of expertise, approaches, and sub-disciplines that constitute the diverse fields encompassing microbiology and immunology.

Faculty research interests in the PMI can be broadly divided into the following areas:

Autoimmunity
Basic immunological mechanisms
Bacteriology
Cancer immunology
Discovery and development of novel antimicrobial therapies
Host-pathogen interactions
Immunology of organ transplantation
Innate Immunity
Parasitology
Viral and bacterial pathogenesis
Virology

Selected Core Courses:

MSIMM 2000 PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

MSIMM 2210 COMPREHENSIVE IMMUNOLOGY

MSMVM 3410 MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

MSMVM 2430 TA: MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY or MSIMM 2250 TA: IMMUNOLOGY

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