OUR MISSION

The Center for Immunobiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine is committed to be a worldwide leader in the investigation of the immunological basis of disease.

Director David Wilkes, MD, leads an interdisciplinary group of faculty from one of IUSM's most modern research facilities. Co-director is Janice Blum, PhD, professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology.

PRIMARY GOALS

1. To develop interdepartmental, collaborative, basic science, clinical and translational research programs focused on organ transplant immunology, autoimmunity, innate and acquired immunity and the immunobiology of cancer.
2. To develop training programs for MD and PhD post doctoral fellows.
3. To serve as a pipeline for the recruitment of MD and PhD students into careers of research related to the immunobiology of human diseases.
4. To develop philanthropy as a means to augment the mission and support of the Center.

RESEARCH FOCI

Meet faculty members whose research is focused on transplant immunology, innate immunology, autoimmunity, and tumor immunology.

FACILITIES & RESOURCES

The Center is currently located on the fourth floor of the newly occupied Walther Hall Building, also known as IUSM Reasearch III building.  The beautiful research center provides an abundance of lab space and numerous core rooms such as Tissue Culture, Radiation Special Procedures, Flow Cytometry, Film Processing, Surgical Core, Molecular Core, and two equipment rooms. Not to mention the Center has a wonderful reception area including 4 office suites, a large break room overlooking the fourth floor balcony, a graduate office including 9 private work-stations, a conference room with projection screen, and numerous private office suites for Principal Investigators.