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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Immunology is comprised of 18 laboratories that interact in a variety of shared interest groups. There is a strong cancer theme in the Department.

THE FUTURE

The field of Immunology is coming of age. We are entering a time when fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing immune recognition, modulation of immune polarity, immunologic memory, recruitment of immune cells to sites of inflammation.

CONTACT

For questions regarding Education in Immunology, contact:
Terri Felmlee
felmlee.terri@mayo.edu
phone: 507-284-9891

For all other questions, contact:
Theresa Lee
Mayo Clinic
Guggenheim 301
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
lee.theresa@mayo.edu
phone: 507-284-8176

HISTORY OF RESEARCH

The Department of Immunology is the oldest freestanding Immunology Department in the country, formed as a basic science department as part of the inception of Mayo Medical School in the early 1970's under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Tomasi.