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The Stromnes lab has defined cellular and epigenetic targets of immune checkpoint control of metastatic cancer to reveal targetable mechanisms and strategies to attack and treat ...

Congratulations to Professor Dana Davis for receiving the 2026 Stanley Dagley-Samuel Kirkwood Undergraduate Teaching Award from the College of Biological Sciences!This award acknowledges exceptional...

Congratulations to Professor Chris Mohr, who won the 2026 "Crystal Clear" award at the CBS Golden Pipette Award Ceremony.This award ceremony is coordinated by students in the College of Biological...

Congratulations to DMI Professor and Department Head, Michael Gale, on his election as an AAAS Fellow. The award recognizes Dr. Gale's distinguished contributions to the field of virology and...

Professor David Masopust received the 2026 American Association of Immunology (AAI) Meritorious Career Award! This award recognizes a mid-career scientist for outstanding research contributions to...

A new Phase I clinical trial (NCT05338658; clinicaltrials.gov) at the University of Minnesota

Since the spring of 2022, postdoctoral researchers Drs. Frances Shepherd and Pètra Vande Zande have worked together to offer hands-on bioinformatics workshops for members of the Department of...

Department Head, Michael Gale, PhD, was one of the Medical School’s 2025 Dean’s Distinguished Research Lecture (DDRL) honorees. This is the sixth time in twelve years that DMI faculty have had this...

Congratulations to the MICaB Spring Travel Grant recipients! These students will receive $1,000 in travel funds: Grant Hickock (Stromnes lab), Tristan Neal (Langlois lab), Sookyong Joo (Farrar lab),...