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The Department of Microbiology & Immunology is a core department of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and places a special emphasis on biomedical research and teaching with a focus on human disease, infection and immunity.
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Immunity’s Hidden Warriors: Fighting Cancer with MAIT Cells
What if your body already held a secret weapon to beating cancer? Mansour Haeryfar, PhD, is tapping into MAIT cells — a rare type of immune cell that can be supercharged with bacterial molecules to hunt down tumours. His research suggests these cells could form a basis for powerful, universal therapies that work across patients. In this episode, he'll reveal how this cutting-edge science could transform cancer treatment and how the inspiration to fight against malignancy came from an unexpected source.
- New Canada Research Chair named at Western, seven renewed
- Western researchers receive $3.4M from Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian study reveals where HIV hides in different parts of body
- Western’s new $44M Pathogen Research Centre to advance infectious disease innovation
- Summer 2025 Graduate News
- Western researchers attract more than $15M in federal funding
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R.G.E. Murray Seminar | Dr. S. Elahi2025-12-09
Vision Presentation: Dr. Jimmy Dikeakos2026-04-23
R.G.E. Murray Seminar | Dr. L. Kalan
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Microbiology & Immunology
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
London, Ontario
Dental Sciences Building,
Room 3014
t. 519.661.3427
