The need to stay abreast of new information in Immunology and related disciplines is of vital importance to the goal of educating future generations of scientific leaders. At the University of Virginia, this need is met in many ways, all designed around the principles of ease of access, variety, and excellence.

• Carter Immunology Center Seminar Series is a weekly series, and invites leaders from around the world to present their work in a broad spectrum of Immunological sub-disciplines.
• Through the weekly Research in Progress series, students and postdocs present their own work to an audience composed of faculty, students and post-doctoral fellows part of the Immunology Training Program.
• Annual Immunology Lectureship and a separate Anderson Symposium offer opportunities to hear from past and likely future Nobel laureates.

In all cases, the students and post-docs have ample opportunity to interact with the speakers who visit us, and enrich their learning experience, lunches and forms of planned activities that promote such interactions.