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The UCL community has paid tribute to Professor Robin Weiss, an exceptional scientist whose pioneering retrovirus research and dedication to mentoring helped shape both virology and cancer research.

UCL’s Division of Infection and Immunity has been renamed the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Transplantation, reflecting a new chapter for collaborative research, education and training.

Contrary to long-held assumptions, new UCL-led research shows people with both hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV can maintain strong immune responses to hepatitis B when it is treated with antivirals.

UCL researchers are leading a new call to action on the re-emergence of Chikungunya virus in Europe, urging a shift from reactive outbreak control to proactive preparedness.

Professor Sir Ali Zumla and co-authors from around the world warn that recent United States Agency for International Development funding cuts are already impacting the fight against tuberculosis.

The UCL Division of Infection and Immunity’s Centre for Clinical Microbiology is proud to announce a series of exceptional achievements by our own distinguished Professor, Sir Alimuddin Zumla.

Professors Siobhan Burns and Helen Lachmann have received a Rosetrees grant supported by an MBPhD fellowship from the Royal Free Charity to enhance genetic testing for diagnosing rare systemic autoinflammatory disorders, focusing on functional tests to assess immune cell changes.

A new film celebrating some of the world leading scientists at the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation has been released to mark the third anniversary of the opening of the Pears Building.

Research has identified the biological mechanisms by which antigens are captured, stored and replaced in lymph nodes after vaccination and how they regulate B cell and antibody responses.

The Pears Building has won a prestigious RIBA Award. This state-of-the-art building is the new home to the laboratories of the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation at UCL.

UCL Pears Building in Hampstead, home to UCL's Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, has secured a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) London Award for 2023.

Jesmeen Maimaris, Nathalie Schmidt and Laabiah Wasim report on their experience at the 1st International School on Advanced Immunology in Osaka, Japan. The event took place from November 7-10, 2022.

A new all-oral, shorter treatment regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is safer and more effective than current options for people with drug-resistant TB.

A collaborative project between UCL, Vocal, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, ‘One for All, All for One’ is a comic and film, helping people have conversations about vaccines, community protection and working together in research.