The University of Toledo

Graduate Training in Medical Microbiology and Immunology

The Faculty of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology participate in the training of students for the PhD and MS degrees in the fields of Infection, Immunity and Transplantation (IIT). The IIT track is an area of concentration within the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.  

Faculty research interests included Gene Regulation, Biology and Pathogenesis of Microbes, Viral Evolution, Bioinformatics, Host Response to Infection, Innate and Adaptive Immunity, Langerhan and Dendritic Cell Biology, and Vaccine Development.  These efforts focus on autoimmune & allergic diseases, transplant rejection, infectious diseases, and persistent bacterial and viral infections, some of which are select agents and significant human and animal pathogens.

   More information is available at the following link: 

        http://www.utoledo.edu/med/grad/biomedical/iit/app.html 

   Links relevant to predoctoral and postdoctoral training:

       FASEB Individual Development Plans

   Teaching Graduate Students
       From Michigan State

       From Cal-Berkeley