faculty
Michael Gerner
gernermy@uw.eduUniversity of Washington,
Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions
Microbiology, Infection & Immunity
Coordination of the innate and adaptive immune response
Faculty Contact Information
Building: 750 Republican Street, SLU Building C
Room: E441
Box: 358059
Phone: 206-685-3610
http://immunology.washington.edu/michael-gerner-phd
Lab Information
Location: University of Washington
Building: 750 Republican street
Room: E430
Box: 358059
Phone: 206-685-3610
Accepting Students For:
Rotation, Autumn
Rotation, Spring
Rotation, Summer
Rotation, Winter
Permanent
Research Summary
The immune system is composed of multiple innate and adaptive immune cells with distinct functional properties. Utilizing cutting-edge imaging techniques, we are now finding that these cells have non-overlapping spatial distribution properties within lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues, forming specialized immune microenvironments. We are now studying how these tissue microenvironments influence the crosstalk and communication between different immune cells, as well as their involvement in the generation of immune responses to vaccines, and during infectious and neoplastic disease.