Immuno Department

The IMMUNO department hosts diverse research teams located throughout the Université Paris Cité research sites: institut Pasteur, institut Cochin, Bichat, Necker, Imagine, les Cordeliers, PARCC, etc.

160 HDRs are part of this department, supervising 161 PhD students in 2025.

Research topics are very diverse, with key words being:

Bases of the immune system
– Immune system (innate and adaptive immunity)
– Immune cells (T and B lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, NK cells, etc.)
– Cytokines, Inflammation
– Immune microenvironment

Dysfunctions and diseases
– Immunopathology (Autoimmunity, Chronic inflammatory diseases, Allergies)
– Anti-infectious immunity from the host’s point of view
– Anti-tumor immunity, Immuno-oncology

Therapeutic applications
– Immunotherapy, Vaccination
– Transplantation, Immune tolerance

Specialized immunity
– Mucosal immunity
– Neuro-Immunology
– Cutaneous immunity
– Maternal-fetal immunity