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World-class facilities, including the newly-opened Wolfson Laboratories

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Integrating the study of basic and clinical immunology, microbiology and parasitology

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Developing a greater understanding of processes underlying infection and disease development

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Innovation through forging stronger links between biology and medicine

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Cutting-edge research into preventions and cures for chronic infectious diseases

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International impact on fighting neglected tropical diseases

Centre for Immunology and Infection

The Centre for Immunology and Infection (CII) is a joint research centre created by the Hull York Medical School and the Department of Biology at the University of York.

Research within CII ranges from fundamental studies on the pathogenesis of infectious and non-infectious disease through to first-in-man clinical research.

News from the Centre

CII at WorldLeish 5
CII at the WorldLeish5, 13-17 May 2013

Posted on Monday 20 May 2013

Seven members of the CII attended WorldLeish5, the 4-yearly international congress that brings together the global community of scientists and clinicians working on the leishmaniases, neglected tropical infections that are a research focus for the CII.


Standing up for Science

Posted on Thursday 9 May 2013

Erica Kintz, postdoctoral fellow in the Van der Woude lab in the CII, wrote an informative summary of the workshop "Standing up for Science" for the members journal of the Society of General Microbiology (Microbiology Today; February 2013).


Science is for Parents Too!

Posted on Wednesday 24 April 2013

Dr. Dimitris Lagos and Dr. Mark Coles provided interactive sessions to parents from local schools for a Wellcome Trust funded outreach program helping parents understand the science.


Upcoming events

Wed
29
May

Cancelled-Thymus development and regeneration: An approach for immune reconstitution

12.15PM, Q014, Centre for Immunology and Infection

Dr Clare Blackburn, University of Edinburgh

Mon
3
Jun

Combining imaging and pathway profiling: An alternative drug discovery model

1.15PM, K018, Department of Biology

Dr Neil Carragher, University of Edinburgh

Mon
10
Jun

Regulation of the interspecies quorum sensing signal AI-2

1.15PM, Biology Lecture Theatre, K018

Dr Karina Xavier, University of Lisbon