The research in the center of infection and immunity mainly focus on the studying of the molecular and cellular basis of immune response including immunological recognition ,immune cell actiation, immunoregulation and immune tolerance. We are also interested in immune therapy against different tumors , basic and clinical research on pathogenic microorganisms, and the development of new vaccines against pathogenic microorganisms . The centre is led by Professor Cao Xuetao, an accademician of the Chinese engineering academy. Researchers in the center has been funded by many national key projects, including national district key project, 863 Project and National Science Fundation.