Andrea Graham

Andrea Graham is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University and an HMEI Associated Faculty member. Her research integrates immunology, ecology, parasitology, and evolutionary biology to explore immune heterogeneity, host-parasite dynamics, and disease transmission.

Her work emphasizes evolutionary immunology, focusing on how immune system behavior emerges from cellular interactions, particularly cytokines and antibodies. She investigates how natural selection shapes immune strategies, parasite virulence, and the ecological impacts of immune responses.

The 15 most recent articles highlight her interdisciplinary approach, with themes spanning host defense mechanisms, parasite transmission, rewilded mouse models, and serological data analysis. These publications address critical questions in public health, zoonotic diseases, and immune system modeling.

Andrea was honored with the Phi Beta Kappa Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2025, reflecting her dedication to mentoring. Her lab includes a dynamic team of undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and technical staff, contributing to studies on topics like malaria-helminth co-infections and environmental microbiota effects.

The Graham Group collaborates extensively through networks like the EEB Disease Group, Princeton Global Health Program, and the Infectious Disease Evolution Across Scales RCN. They hosted the 2019 Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) conference, despite unexpected challenges like a norovirus outbreak.