Automimmunity -- The ability of lymphocytes to recognize "non-self" molecules or antigens and their response to eliminate these antigens. Examples of autoimmune disease are Graves' Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type I Diabetes.
Researchers: Janice Blum, Yan Chen, Johnny He, Soon-Cheol Hong, David Wilkes

Transplant Immunology -- The study of the discriminating abilities of the immune response to distinguish between self and non-self or recipient versus donor as in organ transplantation. Some examples of common transplants are lung, heart, kidney, liver, corneal and bone marrow.
Researchers: Simon Atkinson,Janice Blum, Zacharie Brahmi, Hal Broxmeyer, Mary Dinauer, Daniel Meldrum, Mark Pescovitz, Michael Robertson, David Wilkes

Viral Immunity -- The study of viral pathogens such as smallpox, adenovirus and human papillomavirus.
Researchers: Ghalib Alkhatib, Janice Blum, Darron Brown, Randy Brutkiewicz, Cheong-Hee Chang, Johnny He, Soon-Cheol Hong, Mark Kaplan, Michael Klemsz, Ann Roman, David Wilkes

Tumor Immunology -- The study of the immunologic relationship between host and tumor in order to use this information for the purpose of diagnosis, protection and treatment.
Ghalib Alkhatib, Janice Blum, Zacharie Brahmi, Hal Broxmeyer, Randy Brutkiewicz, Yan Chen, Alexander Dent, Maureen Harrington, Michael Robertson, Todd Skaar, Edward Srour