# Committees ## expand\_more ## Graduate Committee The Graduate Committee in Immunology is a group of junior and senior immunology faculty, with representatives from all the major hospitals, research institutes and departments who advise the program head and co-director on the program’s graduate education and training efforts in immunology. Faculty committee members are active participants in teaching IMM classes and IMM programming events and mentoring IMM graduate students. Student representatives from G1-G6 class years serve on the committee as well. All faculty members of the Graduate Committee in Immunology can serve as chairs for PQE and DAC meetings. ### IMM Graduate Committee expand\_more ## IMM Graduate Committee Open all sections Close all sections ### Graduate Committee expand\_more [### Frederick Alt ](/people/frederick-alt) Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics The broad focus of the Alt lab is the elucidation of mechanisms that generate antigen receptor diversity in the Immune system and mechanisms that maintain genomic stability in mammalian cells. Over the past decade we have developed remarkably sensitive... ![alt-frederick.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/alt-frederick.jpg?itok=1FVWTVNl) [### Michael C. Carroll ](/people/michael-c-carroll) Professor of Pediatrics (Pathology) The B cell receptor (BCR) is essential for survival of mature B cells and its specificity dictates the cells' fate from early development through final differentiation into an effector or memory cell. For example, immature B cells bearing a self-reactive... ![carroll_michael_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/carroll_michael_0.jpg?itok=s3NahKqL) [### Wendy Garrett ](/people/wendy-garrett) Associate Director, Graduate Program in Immunology Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases she/her/hers The Garrett Lab is interested in defining the dynamic interactions between the mucosal immune system and gut microbiota. Our experimental questions are grounded in understanding how interactions between intestinal microbial communities and the immune... ![wendy-garrett_headshot.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/wendy-garrett_headshot.jpeg?itok=BqKT-5R9) [### Nir Hacohen ](/people/nir-hacohen) Professor of Medicine The Hacohen lab consists of immunologists, geneticists, biochemists, technologists, physicians and computational biologists working together to develop new and unbiased technologies and strategies to understand basic immune processes and immune-mediated... ![hacohen_nir_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/hacohen_nir_1.jpg?itok=ONJcvG4i) [### Jonathan C. Kagan ](/people/jonathan-c-kagan) Marian R. Neutra, PhD Professor of Pediatrics Ancient signaling pathways lie at the base of the initiation of immunity, serving to transmit signals from Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) to trigger the activation of anti-microbial defenses. All PRRs, which evolved to detect potentially pathogenic... ![kagan_jonathan.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/kagan_jonathan.jpg?itok=kT4JY3E6) [### Jaclyn Kline ](/people/jaclyn-kline) Hometown: Portland, OR Other Places Lived: Minneapolis, MN Undergrad Institution: Macalester College Extracurricular Activities: Dancing, baking, hiking, camping, backpacking, reading, jigsaw puzzles Dissertation Project: T cell immunology, tolerance... ![Jaclyn Kline](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/kline_jaclyn.jpg?itok=PlW02G1t) [### Vijay Kuchroo ](/people/vijay-kuchroo) Samuel L. Wasserstrom Professor of Neurology In the Kuchroo laboratory, our overarching goal is elucidating the mechanisms that regulate immune functions in health, aging and different disease contexts. We focus on the functions of different CD4+ T helper subsets, and the role of costimulatory... ![kuchroo_vijay_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/kuchroo_vijay_0.jpg?itok=X9IM4T9L) [### Courtney Kureshi ](/people/courtney-stump) Hometown: Portland, OR Other Places Lived: Hanover, NH and Boston, MA Undergrad Institution: Dartmouth College What I do for fun: At home, I like to paint and play my oboe. I also really enjoy exploring New England’s historical sites. Research Interest... ![Courtney Stump](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/stump_courtney.jpg?itok=-Pifdb_E) [### Judy Lieberman ](/people/judy-lieberman) Professor of Pediatrics The Lieberman laboratory studies the innate and adaptive immune response to infection and cancer. They seek to understand how cytotoxic T lymphocytes and NK cells provide immune protection in some conditions and fail to function or cause immune pathology... ![lieberman_judy.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/lieberman_judy.jpg?itok=x5MUAsaf) [### Andrew David Luster ](/people/andrew-david-luster) Persis, Cyrus and Marlow B. Harrison Professor of Medicine Chemokines, resident memory effector and regulatory cells, and tissue immunity Research in the Luster lab is varied and has historically focused on chemokines, immune cell trafficking, and resident memory effector and regulatory cells in regulating tissue... ![luster_andrew.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/luster_andrew.jpg?itok=JuDoAc9E) [### Diane Mathis ](/people/diane-mathis) Morton Grove-Rasmussen Professor of Immunohematology Our lab works in the broad fields of T cell differentiation, immunological tolerance, autoimmunity and inflammation, translating mechanistic studies on mouse models to normal and diseased humans. Studies on T cell differentiation focus on maturation and... ![Mathis](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/mathis.jpg?itok=idIjO9qK) [### Thorsten Mempel ](/people/thorsten-mempel) Our group studies how cell migration organizes the communication between the innate and the adaptive immune systems. Specifically, we are interested in understanding how T lymphocytes traffic between lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues and position... ![mempel_thorsten_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/mempel_thorsten_0.jpg?itok=XNroJeO4) [### Shiv Subramaniam Pillai ](/people/shiv-subramaniam-pillai) Program Head, Graduate Program in Immunology Professor of Medicine he/him/his Sialic acid O-acetylation, Siglecs and the regulation of hematopoiesis and immunity We are particularly interested in a novel set of pathways in which Sialic acid acetyl esterase (SIAE) and inhibitory receptors of the Siglec family regulate adaptive... ![pillai_shiv.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/pillai_shiv_0.jpg?itok=sIcIVKsE) [### Daniela Russo ](/people/daniela-russo) Undergraduate Institution: McMaster University Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada What I do for fun: Playing and watching sports, hanging out with friends, cooking, spin cycle classes, crocheting ![russo](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-09/russo.jpg?itok=KUSfREFd) [### Laura Schmidt-Hong ](/people/laura-schmidt-hong) Research Interest and/or Dissertation Project:Broadly interested in T cells in the context of both immunotherapy and infectious disease Undergraduate Institution:MIT Hometown:Newton, MA Other Places I have lived:Ames, IA What I do for fun: Cooking... ![schmidt](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/schmidt.jpg?itok=afQp09PD) [### Arlene Helen Sharpe ](/people/arlene-helen-sharpe) [arlene\_sharpe@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:arlene_sharpe@hms.harvard.edu)Chair & Kolokotrones University Professor The major interest of the Sharpe laboratory is to study functions of T cell costimulatory pathways and their immunoregulatory roles in controlling the balance between T cell activation and tolerance. Costimulation is of therapeutic interest because... ![sharpe_arlene_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/sharpe_arlene_0.jpg?itok=pXO6cSQS) [### Ulrich H. von Andrian ](/people/ulrich-h-von-andrian) Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Professor of Immunopathology We are trying to understand how circulating cells manage to leave the blood stream and home to distinct organs or tissues where they may have crucial physiologic functions or may cause disease. Despite considerable progress in this field, it is still... ![von_andrian_ulrich.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/von_andrian_ulrich.jpg?itok=EzmTtoE5) [### Kai Wucherpfennig ](/people/kai-wucherpfennig) [Kai\_Wucherpfennig@dfci.harvard.edu](mailto:Kai_Wucherpfennig@dfci.harvard.edu)Chair, Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Professor of Immunology We study the molecular pathways that regulate T cell function in the tumor microenvironment, with an emphasis on developing novel mechanistic insights that lead to the development of the next generation of cancer immunotherapies. We integrate analysis of... ![wucherpfennig_kai.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/wucherpfennig_kai.jpg?itok=5xXbo2Oi) ## Executive Committee of Immunology Harvard has the largest concentration of outstanding immunology researchers in the world, who work in all aspects of basic, translational and clinical immunology research. Their laboratories are centered throughout the Medical School, School of Public Health, Harvard College, the affiliated hospitals, and research institutes. The Committee on Immunology at Harvard Medical School is an umbrella organization that brings together the over 130 Immunology faculty at Harvard into a cohesive community. It was founded in 1974. It oversees the Graduate Program in Immunology, organizes a weekly seminar series, provides mentorship of junior faculty, convenes seminars and conferences to enhance faculty collaboration, catalyzes institutional collaborations to set up joint core facilities, and negotiates favorable pricing for immunological reagents for the community. The Executive Committee of Immunology is a rotating group of junior and senior immunology faculty, with representatives from all the major hospitals, research institutes and departments, that oversees this work. The Chair of the Executive Committee, elected every three years, is currently Uli von Andrian. ### Executive Committee Of Immunology Members expand\_more [### Michael C. Carroll ](/people/michael-c-carroll)Professor of Pediatrics (Pathology) ![carroll_michael_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/carroll_michael_0.jpg?itok=s3NahKqL) [### Wendy Garrett ](/people/wendy-garrett)Associate Director, Graduate Program in Immunology Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases she/her/hers ![wendy-garrett_headshot.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/wendy-garrett_headshot.jpeg?itok=BqKT-5R9) [### Jonathan C. Kagan ](/people/jonathan-c-kagan)Marian R. Neutra, PhD Professor of Pediatrics ![kagan_jonathan.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/kagan_jonathan.jpg?itok=kT4JY3E6) [### Shiv Subramaniam Pillai ](/people/shiv-subramaniam-pillai)Program Head, Graduate Program in Immunology Professor of Medicine he/him/his ![pillai_shiv.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/dms/files/pillai_shiv_0.jpg?itok=sIcIVKsE) [### Arlene Helen Sharpe ](/people/arlene-helen-sharpe)Chair & Kolokotrones University Professor ![sharpe_arlene_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/sharpe_arlene_0.jpg?itok=pXO6cSQS) [### Ulrich H. von Andrian ](/people/ulrich-h-von-andrian)Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Professor of Immunopathology ![von_andrian_ulrich.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/von_andrian_ulrich.jpg?itok=EzmTtoE5) [### Bruce David Walker ](/people/bruce-david-walker)Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon Professor of Medicine ![walker_bruce.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/walker_bruce.jpg?itok=eeZW0KZ5) [### Duane Wesemann ](/people/duane-wesemann)Associate Professor of Medicine ![wesemann_duane.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/wesemann_duane.jpg?itok=ffPGVs5W) [### Catherine Ju-Ying Wu ](/people/catherine-ju-ying-wu)Professor of Medicine ![wu_catherine.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/immunologyphd/files/wu_catherine.jpg?itok=NhEbwyX1) [### Nir Hacohen ](/people/nir-hacohen)Professor of Medicine ![hacohen_nir_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/hacohen_nir_1.jpg?itok=ONJcvG4i) [### Vijay Kuchroo ](/people/vijay-kuchroo)Samuel L. Wasserstrom Professor of Neurology ![kuchroo_vijay_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/kuchroo_vijay_0.jpg?itok=X9IM4T9L) [### Hao Wu ](/people/hao-wu)Asa and Patricia Springer Professor of Structural Biology, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology ![wu_hao.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum5411/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/wu_hao.png?itok=fhjmOxD0)