INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM
The Program in Immunology is an interdepartmental
program offering training and research opportunities leading to a Ph.D.
in immunology. The goal of the program is to develop young investigators
who will have a solid foundation in basic biomedical sciences and who will
carry out innovative research in immunology. The program features a flexible
selection of courses and seminars to enrich students' background in biomedical
science, combined with extensive research training through laboratory rotations
and thesis research supervised by the immunology faculty.
The participating faculty members have internationally
recognized research programs in the major areas of modern immunology -
cellular, genetic and clinical - and have been leaders in the development
of new research approaches in the field. The long tradition of interaction
among the immunology laboratories at Stanford fosters highly productive
interdisciplinary research, with an emphasis on the application of molecular
approaches to problems in cellular and clinical immunology. The training
environment is outstanding. Graduate student and postdoctoral trainees
in the various immunology research groups get together at seminars, journal
clubs, and the annual Stanford Immunology Scientific Conference, and they
interact frequently in their research. Students also benefit from the overall
excellence in biomedical research and teaching at Stanford.
Students have access to state-of-the-art research facilities
in the immunology laboratories, located in various departments in the School
of Medicine, the Department of Biological Sciences, the Chemistry Department
(all in close proximity on the Stanford Campus), the Palo Alto Veteran's
Administration Medical Center, and at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific
Grove. Among the facilities available are those for cell sorting, DNA and
peptide synthesis, DNA sequencing, electron microscopy, computer analysis
of nucleic acids and proteins, and transgenic mice. Library facilities
are excellent.
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