Announcements:
The Evolutionary Immunology and Genomics lab will be opening in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in August 2015.
Please contact me about research opportunities.
Evolutionary Immunology ~ Inflammation ~ Genomics ~ Primate Evolution
Announcements:
Evolutionary Immunology
and
Genomics Laboratory
and
Genomics Laboratory
The Evolutionary Immunology and Genomics lab, directed by J.F. Brinkworth, investigates the evolution and ecology of the immune system using a broad range of immunological, genomic and computational techniques. We are based in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The lab welcomes new members
Interested in the evolution of immunity and disease? Contact me about research opportunities.
Grace Shaw (University of Glasgow/Vanderbilt University)
updated Sept, 2019
The Brinkworth lab has won a National Science Foundation award to study how human population history has affected the evolution of immune function.
Rachel Rusen (University of Toronto)

Kyle Boshardy has won a UIUC Student Sustainability Award to build a pollinator garden and composting system for the Brinkworth lab.
Haley Fucco (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)