Immunologist Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Immunologist includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Designing, planning and carrying out controlled experiments and trials;
Analysing patient samples to diagnose immune system abnormalities and problems
Monitoring transplant patients and giving advice to other medical staff about tests and treatments
Devising and testing hypotheses using appropriate analytical techniques;
Evaluating promising immunotherapy strategies by planning, creating and validating cell-based assays.
Planning and implementing in vitro studies using primary immune cells to identify T cell responses.
Analysing and interpreting data.
Training and supervising staff
Writing reports, reviews, papers etc
Studying relevant literature
Applying for research funding
Attending conferences throughout the world
Managing laboratories
Keeping up to date with current research within the field
Collaborating and sharing expertise and research findings.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Immunologist duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Immunologist roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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