About the Department

About the Department

The vision of our department is to build on the department’s current and historic strengths: Cancer Immunology, Transplant Immunology, host-pathogen interactions, autoimmunity and some new directions in neuro/lung inflammation, and to be recognized nationally and internationally for our research and educational programs. Our initiatives include new therapeutic approaches to the treatment of these human diseases.

The mission of our department is to advance science with the goal of preventing, treating and curing disease. We conduct groundbreaking biomedical and clinical research, leading to the discovery and development of treatments for human health improvement in these areas. Our department focuses on the five aforementioned areas of research and teaching excellence. We participate in the training and education of MS, PhD, and MSTP students in the MUSC College of Graduate Studies, MD students in the College of Medicine, and DMD students in the College of Dental Medicine.  Through interactions with clinical departments and centers, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology faculty and students have a proven track record of translating their laboratory discoveries into the development of novel therapies and diagnostics for human health. Please visit our other web pages for more information on our research and education.