About Us
The Infectious Disease and Immunology Research Institute (InDIRI)
The InDIRI Biomedical Research Vision
Advancing knowledge in microbial infectious diseases and immunology requires a diverse faculty engaged in cutting-edge research across a range of research areas. Particularly important for translating this knowledge to the clinic is close interaction and collaboration between clinical and basic scientists. The mission of the Institute is to nurture this model of cross-disciplinary collaboration. This is accomplished through activities that bring clinician and basic scientists with similar interests together and by supporting the resulting pilot research projects. This includes:
- An annual retreat where clinical and basic science members come together to speak about their research and trainees present posters with the goal of identifying collaboration opportunities.
- Seminars presented by nationally-recognized scientists
- Pilot Grant funding opportunities to support new cross-disciplinary collaborations
- The Infectious Disease and Immunology Masters Program where students have two mentors, a basic scientist and a clinician, thus supporting our cross-disciplinary mission
InDIRI Faculty
InDIRI faculty include basic scientists and clinicians from departments from across the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, and Loyola University Chicago.
InDIRI Graduate Program
Students in the two-year Master’s of Science Infectious Disease and Immunology program will engage in a rigorous classroom-based curriculum and conduct a cutting-edge research project under the direction of two faculty mentors (one basic scientist and one clinician). Our program includes scholarship and strong, practical training. Students take courses along with other basic science graduate students. These courses emphasize a rigorous foundation in molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, and research methods, as well as more specialized topics in microbial infectious disease and immunology. In addition, students take courses in statistics, ethics and public speaking. In addition, InDIRI MS students attend didactic classroom lectures with the Stritch School of Medicine students where they are immersed in the medical school curriculum and take a clinical case studies course to expose them to real clinical cases. They are also encouraged to attend the Division of Infectious Disease Grand Rounds.
Our program prepares students for advanced careers in health-related fields including medicine, nursing, clinical laboratory science, biotechnology, translational research, forensic medicine, pharmaceutical research, and product development, as well as other careers emphasizing science such as science writing or health care policy. Click HERE to learn more.
The InDIRI Biomedical Research Vision
Advancing knowledge in microbial infectious diseases and immunology requires a diverse faculty engaged in cutting-edge research across a range of research areas. Particularly important for translating this knowledge to the clinic is close interaction and collaboration between clinical and basic scientists. The mission of the Institute is to nurture this model of cross-disciplinary collaboration. This is accomplished through activities that bring clinician and basic scientists with similar interests together and by supporting the resulting pilot research projects. This includes:
- An annual retreat where clinical and basic science members come together to speak about their research and trainees present posters with the goal of identifying collaboration opportunities.
- Seminars presented by nationally-recognized scientists
- Pilot Grant funding opportunities to support new cross-disciplinary collaborations
- The Infectious Disease and Immunology Masters Program where students have two mentors, a basic scientist and a clinician, thus supporting our cross-disciplinary mission
InDIRI Faculty
InDIRI faculty include basic scientists and clinicians from departments from across the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, and Loyola University Chicago.
InDIRI Graduate Program
Students in the two-year Master’s of Science Infectious Disease and Immunology program will engage in a rigorous classroom-based curriculum and conduct a cutting-edge research project under the direction of two faculty mentors (one basic scientist and one clinician). Our program includes scholarship and strong, practical training. Students take courses along with other basic science graduate students. These courses emphasize a rigorous foundation in molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, and research methods, as well as more specialized topics in microbial infectious disease and immunology. In addition, students take courses in statistics, ethics and public speaking. In addition, InDIRI MS students attend didactic classroom lectures with the Stritch School of Medicine students where they are immersed in the medical school curriculum and take a clinical case studies course to expose them to real clinical cases. They are also encouraged to attend the Division of Infectious Disease Grand Rounds.
Our program prepares students for advanced careers in health-related fields including medicine, nursing, clinical laboratory science, biotechnology, translational research, forensic medicine, pharmaceutical research, and product development, as well as other careers emphasizing science such as science writing or health care policy. Click HERE to learn more.