Trudeau Institute

The Trudeau Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, biomedical research center located on a 42-acre (170,000 m2) campus in Saranac Lake, New York. Its scientific mission is to make breakthrough discoveries that lead to improved human health.

Trudeau scientists work to discover the basic rules governing immunity (the body’s natural defense system). The Institute presently employs eight research teams comprising 25 Ph.D.-level scientists, each studying some aspect of immunity. Their studies focus on immune responses to major infectious diseases, such as influenza, sepsis, and tuberculosis, as well as on the role of the immune system in cancer, asthma, allergy, arthritis, colitis, multiple sclerosis and aging.

Trudeau researchers use state-of-the-art experimental methodologies and mouse models to conduct their research. Shared facilities include animal, flow cytometry, molecular biology, and microscopy cores, as well as biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) and 3 (BSL-3) containment laboratories. A common interest in immunity and shared use of cores and experimental models is intended to foster a collaborative research environment.