Operational Unit
Immunology & Host-Pathogen Interaction Lab
Biology & Biological Engineering
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Investigates immune system responses to pathogens and environmental stressors, informing vaccine development, immunotherapy design, and the biological mechanisms underlying disease severity and recovery.
Doctrine
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Immunology Standards · WHO Vaccine Development Guidelines
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Innate and adaptive immune response characterization
Vaccine antigen design and immunogenicity assessment
Cytokine profiling and immune signaling pathway analysis
Animal model development for immune response studies
Monoclonal antibody development and characterization
Immune evasion mechanism analysis for pathogen countermeasure design
Division II
Biology & Biological Engineering