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Congratulations to David Masopust for his AAI award

Dr. David Masopust, Recipient of the 2026 AAI Meritorious Career Award

Congratulations to CFI Associate Director Dr. David Masopust, Recipient of the 2026 AAI Meritorious Career AwardWe are proud to announce that Dr. David Masopust, Associate Director of the...

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Dr. Carla Rothlin Receives 2026 AAI Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Carla Rothlin, Director of the Center for Immunology and Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, has been selected as the 2026...

Congratulations to Bryce Binstadt as newly elected President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation

Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD, begins his term as President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation

In October 2025, Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD,began a two-year term as President of the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to advance research and training to improve the health...

Immunology Highly cited

Three CFI Faculty Named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List

Three Center for Immunology (CFI) faculty members, Bruce Blazar, David Masopust, and Dan Knights, have been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, an honor recognizing scientists...

B Fife Excellence of Research

Dr. Brian Fife Receives Department of Medicine Excellence in Research Award

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Brian Fife, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has been selected as the...

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CFI Welcomes New Leadership: Dr. Carla Rothlin and Dr. Sourav Ghosh to Join in 2025

The Center for Immunology (CFI) is thrilled to share an exciting leadership transition and welcome two internationally recognized scientists to the University of Minnesota.In August 2025, Dr....

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Carla Rothlin Elected Vice-President of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)

We are proud to share that Dr. Carla Rothlin, incoming Director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Immunology (CFI), has been elected Vice-President of the...

Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón

CFI Congratulates Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón on 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar Award

The Center for Immunology proudly congratulates Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón on being named one of only 22 early-career scientists nationwide selected for the 2025 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical...

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MICaB Graduate Student Zoe Schmiechen Wins Three Prestigious Trainee Awards

The Center for Immunology is thrilled to recognize an extraordinary achievement by MICaB (Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology) graduate student Zoe Schmiechen, who has been awarded three...

2025 Faculty Promotions

Celebrating Faculty Promotions at the University of Minnesota Medical School

The Center for Immunology (CFI) extends heartfelt congratulations to three outstanding members of our community on their recent promotions within the University of Minnesota Medical School:...