LJI and Kyowa Kirin launch immunology fellowship program
New Michael Croft Fellowship in Immunology Fund to provide vital support for early career scientists
Blocking immune system ‘messenger’ may treat severe asthma
LA JOLLA, CA—Asthma is more dangerous than many people realize. An estimated 10 Americans die everyday from asthma, and the
LJI researchers find missing piece of the asthma puzzle
New study reveals how the inflammatory "LIGHT" protein leads to airway remodeling and long-term breathing issues
Stopping lung damage before it turns deadly
LA JOLLA, CA—If you’ve ever struggled to breathe, you’ve had a moment of hypoxia—a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have
Amazing mucosa
“The whole mucosal immune system is so fascinating. It has to operate in an environment of extremes.”
No patient overlooked
LJI postdoctoral research Jermaine Khumalo, Ph.D., has a new strategy for studying asthma.
Role of T cell in allergy and Asthma
Selected References Grégory Seumois, Ciro Ramírez-Suástegui, Benjamin J. Schmiedel, Shu Liang, Bjoern Peters, Alessandro Sette, Vijayanand P (2020). Single-cell
LJI asthma researcher Jermaine Khumalo receives AAI Intersect Fellowship
New fellowship will support data science and immunology cross-training in two pioneering LJI labs
New study points to a better way to ward off asthma triggers
LA JOLLA—Every day, ten Americans die from asthma. While quick-acting inhalers and medications can reduce inflammation during an asthma attack,
A step toward helping patients breathe deeply
LA JOLLA—Your lungs and airways need to be stretchy, sort of like balloons. Take a big breath, and they’ll open
Allergic Diseases
Pediatric Milk Allergy: To study the frequency and phenotype of milk allergen-specific T cells in cohorts with different disease manifestations
Structural Cells
Non-lymphoid structural cells of tissues are recipients of inflammatory signals from immune cells, but they also make inflammatory products that