OVERVIEW

Personalized Defense addresses issues related to infection, immunity and inflammation caused by microorganisms. We are working toward establishing collaboration channels between different university departments, institutes and centers by creating an Immune-Microbe Interface in Health and Disease (IMIHD) interest group. IMIHD is incentivizing faculty by granting additional resources to hire more postdocs, jump-starting collaborations, supporting microbiome infrastructure and positioning the University of Arizona Health Sciences as a revolutionary real-time point of care leader for inflammatory diseases.