The BMI department offers programs that lead to Masters of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)  degrees in Immunology & Microbiology. Our students develop competencies in Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology.  Areas of research specialization include mucosal immunity, autoimmunity, immunopathology, bacterial physiology, bacterial genetics, molecular mechanisms of bacterial and viral pathogenesis, molecular virology, and virus-host interactions.  In addition to research opportunities in departmental laboratories, research training opportunities are also available in laboratories of affiliated faculty in other departments and programs in the School of Medicine, and at the nearby Henry Ford Health System and Karmanos Cancer Institute.

The IM graduate handbook can be found here.

Program director (for both M.S. and Ph.D. programs): Dr. Raghavendar Thipparthi; trreddy@med.wayne.edu

• Faculty accepting new IM M.S. students for Fall 2025: 
  • Dr. Robert Akins
  • Dr. Yuan He
  • Dr. Ladislau Kovari
  • Dr. Eric Sebzda
  • Dr. Kevin Theis
  • Dr. Raghavendar Thipparthi
  • Dr. Jeffrey Withey
     
• Faculty accepting new IM Ph.D. students for Fall 2025:
  • Dr. Yuan He
  • Dr. Marta Rodriguez Garcia
  • Dr. Ladislau Kovari
  • Dr. Eric Sebzda
  • Dr. Jeffrey Withey