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Subcommittees

Subcommittees are composed of faculty and student representatives to dedicate their time for the betterment of COI in different areas. 

The Admissions Committee develops and implements strategies to increase quality and diversity of recruitment, discuss recruitment criteria, and organize recruitment.

Faculty Members Pete Savage, Bana Jabri (Co-Chairs), Justin Kline, David Zemmour

Student Members Jennifer Good, Sean Ryan, Emma Stewart, Dean Zhou

Award Committee will be suggesting faculty for awards, communicating publications and awards to the COI community, and putting together a structure that will recognize and award students for their service (TA, DEI, COVID  work) and work (publication, thesis).

Faculty Members Erin Adams, Marisa Alegre (Co-Chairs) Student Members Augusta Broughton

Computational Immunology Committee will define a computational immunology path for students, and to develop a coherent pathway for COI and immunological PME students to train in quantitative, computational perspectives, including genomics.

Faculty Members Samantha Riesenfeld, Luis Barreiro (Co-Chairs) Student Members Zander Galluppi

The mission of the COI committee on DEI is to promote a supportive environment in the immunology community and beyond that increases diversity and promotes awareness, equity and inclusion. In collaboration with other entities at the University of Chicago, the COI committee on DEI will foster a diverse and inclusive community where all members of the community can thrive, pursue their dreams and be successful. This will be achieved through strategic planning, programmatic developments, faculty training, scholarly and educational activities related to immunology and science in the community at large as well as specific measures taken at the level of student and postgraduate immunology recruitments.

Faculty Members
Daria Estherazy (Co-Chair)
Juan Mendoza (Co-Chair)
Bana Jabri
Pete Savage
Erin Adams

Student Members
Mayuri Viswanathan (Student Chair)
Veronica Locher
Paul Maurizio

DEI Poster (2023)

DEI Meeting Agenda/Notes

The recording and slides from the DEI Town Hall on “Increasing diversity and inclusion in our community” from October 26, 2020.

The Steering Committee brings extensive expertise on the writing, review, and administration of T32s, and advises the T32 Director on issues of best practices and policies plus emerging national trends.

Faculty Members
Pete Savage (Director)
Marisa Alegre
Scott Oakes
Gwen Randolph (WashU)
Kristin Hogquist (U Minnesota)
4 ad hoc reviewers from COI (changes annually)

This committee will define the criteria and expectations for faculty membership in the COI, and oversee the appointment and re-appointment of faculty to the COI.

Faculty Members
Barbara Kee (Chair)
Erin Adams
Bana Jabri
Albert Bendelac
Sasha Chervonsky
Marisa Alegre
Pete Savage

The mentoring committee will operate independently of the student’s thesis committee, and will provide perspective on the academic goals and trajectory of the student. The committee will also develop policies to supports and promote the well-being and professional development of the student. In the case of unresolved conflict between the PI and the student, the mentoring committee will assist and advise the thesis committee.

Faculty Members Bana Jabri (Chair), Justin Kline, Albert Bendelac, Barbara Kee, Pete Savage, Luis Barreiro

Postgraduate Committee in charge of developing a program to promote the education and career of postgraduates (postdoctoral fellow, staff scientist, and research assistant professors), and helping develop an environment where the three postgraduate categories thrive. In addition, this committee will help develop initiatives to attempt reintroduce slots for postdoctoral fellows in the Immunology T32 training program.

Faculty Members Valerie Abadie, Anita Chong (Co-Chair)

The Program Committee is in charge of reviewing and revising the curriculum, organizing the retreat and all educations initiatives.

Faculty Members
Bana Jabri (Chair)
Pete Savage
Albert Bendelac
Sasha Chervonsky
Daria Estherazy
Luis Barreiro
Barbara Kee
Marisa Alegre
David Zemmour

Student Members
Nicole Ganci
Martin Sepulveda
Riley Curran

 

Seminar Series Committee organizing the seminar series for the COI.

Faculty Members Erin Adams (Chair), Daria Esterhazy, Nicolas Chevrier   Student Members Helen Beilinson, Rosemary Pope, Wiola Lisicka

This committee will advise the COI chair on the development and implementation of general strategies for the COI. It will also assist the COI chair with the resolution of high-level issues and conflicts, and provide, when necessary, guidance to other immunology sub-committees.

Faculty Members Bana Jabri, Eric Pamer, Jeffrey Hubbell, Wayne Yokoyama (WashU), Jason Cyster (UCSF), Lora Hooper (UT Southwestern)

Translational Immunology Committee will be in charge of developing a fundraising strategy to promote translational research, increase interdisciplinary research and grants, and looking into collaboration with pharmaceutical companies.

Faculty Members Bana Jabri, Anthony Reder, Jeffrey Hubbell, Justin Kline, Marcus Clark