Immunology started as a branch of microbiology; the study of the body's responses to infection. Over several years, it has progressively spread out into all of the basic and clinical aspects of medical sciences such as rheumatology, allergy, immunohistopathology, immunopharmacology, immunoendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, immunohaematology, paediatric immunology, reproductive immunology, tumor immunology and transplantation immunology as well as immunotherapy.

The establishment of the Department of Immunology at School of Medical Sciences (PPSP) in 1981 was driven by the desire to explore the full potentials of the field of immunology (the study of the immune system) in teaching, research and clinical laboratory services, and ultimately treatment of patients particularly with immunologically-mediated diseases. We are proud to be the only Department of Immunology in this country.

Apart from generating diagnostic laboratory results, in the era of research university, we wish to contribute towards achieving the targets/KPI of the Accelerated Program for Excellent (APEX) by involving actively in research projects, publications and training postgraduate students in research.