See what's going on at Stanford Immunology
Students, faculty, and postdoctoral researchers are strongly encouraged to participate in the seminars and events supported by the Immunology program and the Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection.
Immunology Seminar Series
The Stanford Immunology Program Seminar Series is held every Tuesday at 4:30-5:30 PM in person during the Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters. Nationally recognized speakers present research seminars to the Stanford Immunology community. Graduate students participate in extending invitations to speakers and in hosting speakers.
For the seminar schedule, please visit this page.
Science in Progress
The SIP format features research presentations by senior graduate students to the immunology community. The Graduate SIP Talks are held on the first Wednesdays of the month at 12:30pm. SIP Talks happen from Autumn Quarter through the end of Summer Quarter. .
To view the schedule, visit this page.
Immunology Holiday Party
The annual Holiday Party is held in the beginning of December to celebrate with festive cheer. Students, postdocs, faculty, and staff of Stanford Immunology are welcomed to attend.
Other Events
In addition to Immunology seminars, students are encouraged to explore talks organized by the other Biosciences home programs and School of Medicine events. For a comprehensive list of talks, thesis defenses, and other student-organized events, visit the Stanford School of Medicine Biosciences Events and Stanford Events pages.
Graduate Journal Club
Journal club for graduate students are held on Tuesdays at 3:00-4:00 pm during the school year. Every week, one graduate student presents the background, methodology, and results of an immunology research paper that has been published within the last year. Attendance is open to everyone; it is required of first- to third-year students. Attendees are expected to read the week's paper before the session and be ready to participate in critical discussion of the results. The teaching assistant will decide the order of presenters during the first session of the academic year.
To preview the weekly papers to be discussed, visit this Journal Club page.
Defenses
Graduates students presents his/her research, including laying out the rationale behind choices and decisions, for example, regarding theory selection and research methods.
Visit the Dissertation Defenses page for scheduled defenses.
Immunology Summer BBQ
The annual Barbeque is held in mid September at the end of Startup week to welcome incoming First Years and welcome back current students, postdocs, faculty, and staff of Stanford Immunology. It is organized by Second Year students on the Startup committee.
Annual Scientific Conference
The Stanford Immunology Annual Scientific Conference are typically held in November. For details and registration visit this page