Center for Immunology-UMN
@cfi-umn.bsky.social
The Center for Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School is driven to make discoveries about the immune system that improve human health and well-being.
Website: immunology.umn.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/immunology/
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Website: immunology.umn.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/immunology/
X: x.com/CFI_UMN
Yesterday was #WorldScienceDay — but honestly, every day is science day here at CFI. 🧬💙
We’re proud to be part of a global community that builds trust, shares knowledge, and pushes discovery forward.
We’re proud to be part of a global community that builds trust, shares knowledge, and pushes discovery forward.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yesterday was #WorldScienceDay — but honestly, every day is science day here at CFI. 🧬💙
We’re proud to be part of a global community that builds trust, shares knowledge, and pushes discovery forward.
We’re proud to be part of a global community that builds trust, shares knowledge, and pushes discovery forward.
Join us Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 for Anders Linstedt's MICaB Final Ph.D. Defense: "Lyn kinase controls Toll-like receptor signaling in a cell-specific, isoform-independent manner" Advisor: Tanya Freedman(@tfreedmanlab.bsky.social), 9:00 am, 1-110 LRB/MTRF or Zoom info at immunology.umn.edu
October 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Join us Friday, Oct 17th, 2025 for Anders Linstedt's MICaB Final Ph.D. Defense: "Lyn kinase controls Toll-like receptor signaling in a cell-specific, isoform-independent manner" Advisor: Tanya Freedman(@tfreedmanlab.bsky.social), 9:00 am, 1-110 LRB/MTRF or Zoom info at immunology.umn.edu
With deep gratitude, we thank Dr. Marc Jenkins for his decades of leadership, mentorship, and dedication to the Center for Immunology. The foundation he built will guide and inspire us for years to come.
August 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
With deep gratitude, we thank Dr. Marc Jenkins for his decades of leadership, mentorship, and dedication to the Center for Immunology. The foundation he built will guide and inspire us for years to come.
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Carla Rothlin, incoming Director of CFI, on her election as Vice-President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)! A tremendous honor and a testament to her leadership in the global immunology community. 🌍🧪
August 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Carla Rothlin, incoming Director of CFI, on her election as Vice-President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)! A tremendous honor and a testament to her leadership in the global immunology community. 🌍🧪
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Carla Rothlin as our new Director of the Center for Immunology and Dr. Sourav Ghosh as CFI Program director, Immunology of Tissue Resolution, Repair, & Regeneration at UMN! Both join us from Yale and officially start in August 2025.
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Carla Rothlin as our new Director of the Center for Immunology and Dr. Sourav Ghosh as CFI Program director, Immunology of Tissue Resolution, Repair, & Regeneration at UMN! Both join us from Yale and officially start in August 2025.
Huge congratulations to @lab-williams.bsky.social
on your well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! 🎉 We're so proud to call you a colleague, your hard work and leadership truly shine. Excited for all that’s ahead!
on your well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! 🎉 We're so proud to call you a colleague, your hard work and leadership truly shine. Excited for all that’s ahead!
May 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Huge congratulations to @lab-williams.bsky.social
on your well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! 🎉 We're so proud to call you a colleague, your hard work and leadership truly shine. Excited for all that’s ahead!
on your well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! 🎉 We're so proud to call you a colleague, your hard work and leadership truly shine. Excited for all that’s ahead!
Congratulations to Zoe Schmiechen!
All of us at CFI are thrilled to celebrate Zoe Schmiechen for an incredible achievement—winning not one, not two, but three prestigious trainee awards this semester! 🎉
All of us at CFI are thrilled to celebrate Zoe Schmiechen for an incredible achievement—winning not one, not two, but three prestigious trainee awards this semester! 🎉
May 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Congratulations to Zoe Schmiechen!
All of us at CFI are thrilled to celebrate Zoe Schmiechen for an incredible achievement—winning not one, not two, but three prestigious trainee awards this semester! 🎉
All of us at CFI are thrilled to celebrate Zoe Schmiechen for an incredible achievement—winning not one, not two, but three prestigious trainee awards this semester! 🎉
CFI at AAI 2025 having a great time.
May 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
CFI at AAI 2025 having a great time.
🔬 Meet the Stromnes Lab (@IngunnStromnes)!
Part of CFI & the Center for Genome Engineering, they’re engineering T cells to take on one of the toughest cancers out there: pancreatic cancer.
They’re pushing the limits of immunotherapy, and it’s just the beginning.
👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/stro...
Part of CFI & the Center for Genome Engineering, they’re engineering T cells to take on one of the toughest cancers out there: pancreatic cancer.
They’re pushing the limits of immunotherapy, and it’s just the beginning.
👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/stro...
May 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🔬 Meet the Stromnes Lab (@IngunnStromnes)!
Part of CFI & the Center for Genome Engineering, they’re engineering T cells to take on one of the toughest cancers out there: pancreatic cancer.
They’re pushing the limits of immunotherapy, and it’s just the beginning.
👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/stro...
Part of CFI & the Center for Genome Engineering, they’re engineering T cells to take on one of the toughest cancers out there: pancreatic cancer.
They’re pushing the limits of immunotherapy, and it’s just the beginning.
👉 sites.google.com/umn.edu/stro...
CFI welcomes Jim Zimring as our next Spring 2025 Immunology MICaB Invited Speaker. Join us today at noon in person (1-125 CCRB) to hear his talk on "The Role of Linked Recognition in Alloimmunization to Transfused RBCs and the B cell Precursor Frequency Hypothesis."
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
CFI welcomes Jim Zimring as our next Spring 2025 Immunology MICaB Invited Speaker. Join us today at noon in person (1-125 CCRB) to hear his talk on "The Role of Linked Recognition in Alloimmunization to Transfused RBCs and the B cell Precursor Frequency Hypothesis."
🗓️ Save the Date!🗓️
Join us for the 2025 Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series featuring Jenny Ting, Ph.D. on April 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at 2-620 Moos Tower.
Don’t miss this exciting talk! To save to your calendar: z.umn.edu/2025_Blument...
Join us for the 2025 Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series featuring Jenny Ting, Ph.D. on April 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at 2-620 Moos Tower.
Don’t miss this exciting talk! To save to your calendar: z.umn.edu/2025_Blument...
April 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🗓️ Save the Date!🗓️
Join us for the 2025 Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series featuring Jenny Ting, Ph.D. on April 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at 2-620 Moos Tower.
Don’t miss this exciting talk! To save to your calendar: z.umn.edu/2025_Blument...
Join us for the 2025 Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series featuring Jenny Ting, Ph.D. on April 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at 2-620 Moos Tower.
Don’t miss this exciting talk! To save to your calendar: z.umn.edu/2025_Blument...
🎉CFI congratulates Dr. Alexander Khoruts on the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship! His pioneering microbiome research is revolutionizing treatments for C. diff, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. 👏👏
April 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🎉CFI congratulates Dr. Alexander Khoruts on the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship! His pioneering microbiome research is revolutionizing treatments for C. diff, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. 👏👏