Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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academic department university department

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is an academic unit at McGill University dedicated to research and education in infectious diseases, host–pathogen interactions, and immune system function.

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Label	Occurrences
Department of Microbiology and Immunology canonical	4
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University	1

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Target entity: Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Context triple: [Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (McGill University), hasUnit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology]

A. Department of Microbiology
The Department of Microbiology is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and teaching of microorganisms and infectious diseases within the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University.
B. Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
The Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences is a division of Massachusetts’ state public health system that oversees infectious disease surveillance, prevention, and diagnostic laboratory services.
C. Department of Parasitology
The Department of Parasitology is an academic and research unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on the study, diagnosis, and control of parasitic diseases affecting humans.
D. Department of Hygiene and Zoonoses
The Department of Hygiene and Zoonoses is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine that focuses on the study, prevention, and control of diseases transmitted between animals and humans and on public health hygiene.
E. Department of Pathology
The Department of Pathology is an academic and clinical unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on the study, diagnosis, and teaching of disease processes at the tissue and cellular levels.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Target entity description: The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is an academic unit at McGill University dedicated to research and education in infectious diseases, host–pathogen interactions, and immune system function.

A. Department of Microbiology
The Department of Microbiology is an academic unit specializing in the study, research, and teaching of microorganisms and infectious diseases within the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University.
B. Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
The Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences is a division of Massachusetts’ state public health system that oversees infectious disease surveillance, prevention, and diagnostic laboratory services.
C. Department of Parasitology
The Department of Parasitology is an academic and research unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on the study, diagnosis, and control of parasitic diseases affecting humans.
D. Department of Hygiene and Zoonoses
The Department of Hygiene and Zoonoses is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine that focuses on the study, prevention, and control of diseases transmitted between animals and humans and on public health hygiene.
E. Department of Pathology
The Department of Pathology is an academic and clinical unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine that focuses on the study, diagnosis, and teaching of disease processes at the tissue and cellular levels.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university department ⓘ
academicDiscipline	biomedical sciences ⓘ life sciences ⓘ
affiliation	McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences ⓘ linked to: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
collaboratesWith	McGill University Health Centre ⓘ research institutes in Montreal ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
employs	faculty members ⓘ
fieldOfWork	host–pathogen interactions ⓘ immune system function ⓘ immunology ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ microbiology ⓘ
focusesOn	host defense against pathogens ⓘ immune regulation ⓘ infectious disease mechanisms ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.mcgill.ca/microimm/ ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada
mission	education in microbiology and immunology ⓘ research in microbiology and immunology ⓘ
offersDegree	BSc ⓘ MSc ⓘ PhD ⓘ
offersProgram	graduate program in immunology ⓘ graduate program in microbiology ⓘ undergraduate program in microbiology and immunology ⓘ
parentOrganization	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (McGill University) ⓘ linked to: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
partOf	McGill University ⓘ
researchFocus	adaptive immunity ⓘ bacterial pathogenesis ⓘ host immune responses ⓘ host–pathogen molecular interactions ⓘ innate immunity ⓘ mucosal immunology ⓘ parasitology ⓘ vaccinology ⓘ viral pathogenesis ⓘ
trains	graduate students ⓘ postdoctoral fellows ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
typeOfEducation	laboratory-based training ⓘ research-based education ⓘ

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (McGill University) → hasUnit → Department of Microbiology and Immunology ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University → hasUnit → Department of Microbiology and Immunology ⓘ

Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University → hasDepartment → Department of Microbiology and Immunology ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Pharmacy

School of Medicine and Dentistry → hasUnit → Department of Microbiology and Immunology ⓘ

McIntyre Medical Sciences Building → housesDepartment → Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University ⓘ

linked to: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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