ImmunoTEX
Mission Statement
Our mission is to cultivate a technician-driven program that fosters community, mentorship, career development, and research recognition among technicians, including staff research associates and junior specialists. By harnessing the expertise and insights of technicians, we are building this program from the ground up to ensure it truly serves their needs.
Through skill development workshops, networking events, an annual symposium for technician research, mentorship programs, and accessible resources, we aim to empower technicians with opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. Our initiatives reflect both our ongoing efforts and our commitment to expanding support for the technician community.
Leadership Team
Get to Know the Leadership Team!
🔬 ImmunoTEX Events
- Grad & Med School Preparation
- April 23rd, 2025 - Med School Personal Statement Writing Workshop (Mission Bay, email for more information!)
- Skills Workshops
- StemCell Technologies Demo, PBMC & T-cell Isolations, Qiagen Demo - TBD
- Social Hours
- June 2025 - ImmunoX Technician Celebration (Recognizing techs accepted into graduate school 🎉more details to come!)
- Skills Workshops
- Career or Grad School Panel — TBD
Previous Events
ImmunoTEX Annual Symposium
The ImmunoTEX Annual Symposium is an event highlighting pivotal research that technicians perform at UCSF. Technicians from all UCSF campuses are invited to give research talks and/or present their work as posters. The goal of the symposium is to provide a platform for technicians to present their research, as well as, showcase the important work technicians do to the broader scientific community.
2025 Symposium:
immunotherapy in colorectal cancer
(Left) Carinna Tran - In vivo gain of function CRISPR screens
uncover regulators of T cell accumulation in the tumor
microenvironment
(Right) Maia Jackson - Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection in the
lung promotes adventitial remodeling and ILC2-mediated innate
allergic memory
How to Join
- Join the ImmunoX Email List — used to share info on all ImmunoTEX happenings!
- Fill out our interest survey to let the leadership board know what UCSF technicians want to see more of!
Donate to ImmunoTEX
Please use this link to submit a donation to ImmunoTEX: makeagift.ucsf.edu/ImmunoTEX