David B. Masopust PhD

Dr. David Masopust is an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He received his B.A in Biology and Spanish from Middlebury College in 1995, and his Ph.D in Immunology from the University of Connecticut Health Center in 2002. Dr. Masopust was recognized by many renowned organizations for research early in his career, receiving the Beckman Foundation Young Investigators Award, American Society of Microbiology ICAAC Young Investigator Award, and NIH Director’s New Innovator Award in 2009, as well as University of Minnesota Medical School Young Investigator Award in 2010. His laboratory studies the relationships among T cell location, function, differentiation and immunological protection, with particular emphasis on mucosal responses and vaccine applications.