About Immunology And Microbial Sciences (cluster) in Northwestern University

The Immunology and Microbial Sciences (IMS) Training Program consists of a graduate curriculum that emphasizes research on microbes, the immune system, and the interface between the two fields.  Students who participate in the training program conduct research that includes:

• Microbial physiology, microbial genetics, molecular biology, and the emerging fields of genomics and synthetic biology.
• Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and discovery of novel therapeutics
• Microbial pathogenesis, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
• Studies of microbial host-interactions, modulation of host cell biology, and development of disease or symbiosis
• Mechanisms by which microbes evade innate immune responses
• Genetics and development of a normal immune response and oral tolerance
• Immune response to infection and tissue damage including the generation and effects of the innate and adaptive systems
• Immune regulation, cell death and signaling
• The role of innate and adaptive immune cells and their cytokines and chemokines in host immunity
• Immunological diseases, including autoimmunity, inflammation, and allergy, immunodeficiency, and cancer
• Immunotherapy

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree 

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 7.0
• TOEFL IBT: 90

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Northwestern University Cost of Attendance

An anticipated budget for overseas students wishing to study in the United States is calculated below for all prospective students of the institute applying for the upcoming session.

Graduate school tuition varies depending on the programme. However, the following is an estimate of the cost: