Welcome to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. We are located in the scenic Upper Connecticut River Valley on the New Hampshire and Vermont border. Our research community comprises 24 faculty, > 30 postdoctoral researchers and research scientists, and > 70 graduate students in our broad interdisciplinary research and teaching programs. Our research interests range from tumor, and cellular and molecular immunology, to bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology. Established centers representing our strengths include immunotherapy for cancer, and cystic fibrosis and lung biology. Cystic fibrosis is also the focus of our academic cluster initiative entitled “Personalized Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis” led by Prof. Jim Bliska.
Our laboratories are involved in our three training programs, Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Biology; Cellular/Molecular and Translational Immunology; and Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis (M2P2). Each of these programs supported by NIH grants and/or other federal and private funding, and have sponsored journal clubs, research in progress meetings, and annual retreats. Broad areas of research also include all branches of microbiology, virology, immunology, microbiomes, and bioinformatics. We span two campuses, one at the Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, NH and the Dartmouth College Campus in Hanover, NH. The campuses are 3 miles apart and served by a shuttle bus that runs throughout the work day.
In addition to its rich academic environment, the unique setting of Dartmouth offers a vibrant, community offering excellent schools, lively arts, and an unmatched quality of life in a beautiful, rural setting. Hiking, skiing, kayaking, rock climbing, skating, mountain biking and many other outdoor pursuits are all directly accessible within the Upper Valley. In addition, Dartmouth maintains a network of cabins in New Hampshire that employees and students can rent. Amenities associated with urban areas in Boston MA, Burlington VT, and Montreal, QC are all within a few hours drive.
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.