Modeling Immunity for Biodefense (MIB)

The NIAID Modeling Immunity for Biodefense (MIB) program brings together immunologists, microbiologists, bioinformaticians, and modelers to advance our understanding of the complex immune mechanisms triggered by infection and/or vaccination.

Main Areas of Focus

  • To develop and apply computational models of immunity, coupled with immunological experimentation to validate and improve the utility and robustness of the models

Awardees & Project-Generated Resources

The four MIB centers, all using influenza as a model system, will develop and apply computational models of immunity, coupled with immunological experimentation to validate and improve the utility and robustness of the models. Resources developed by the program are freely available to the research community.


Read more about our awardees and resources

Summer School & Symposium

MIB supports an annual summer school and symposium to introduce immunologists to modeling techniques and to explain how modeling can enhance immunological research.


Read more about MIB’s annual summer school and symposium
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