Revelations
How sex-based differences shape the immune system—and what these discoveries mean for the future of medicine
Disease Dengue
How Zika virus knocks out our immune defenses
LJI and UC San Diego scientists make striking discovery as they work to combat Zika and related viral threats
As dengue spreads, researchers discover a clue to fighting the virus
LJI scientists find protective T cells in children who experience two or more dengue virus infections
Expert alert: San Diego scientist available to comment on local dengue case
LJI Professor Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., is a leader in dengue virus research and vaccine development
LJI Professor Sujan Shresta wins new funding to investigate dengue and chikungunya virus vaccines
Shresta and her LJI colleagues work toward pandemic preparedness as members of the national 'ReVAMPP' network
Shresta Lab
Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., and her team study the immunology and virology of mosquito-borne human pathogens such as dengue virus and Zika virus.
Sette Lab
Alessandro Sette, Dr.Biol.Sci., defines in chemical terms the specific structures (epitopes) that the immune system recognizes and uses this knowledge to measure and understand immune responses.
LJI scientists win ‘Prebys Research Heroes’ funding
Prebys Foundation celebrates ground-breaking female researchers
LJI-led team wins top Nucleate honors for virus vaccine development proposal
San Diego scientists work with business experts to advance dengue and Zika virus vaccine strategy
LJI Professor Alessandro Sette elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Sette has led investigations into the T cell response to SARS-CoV-2, tuberculosis, and more
LJI Instructor Annie Elong Ngono, Ph.D., wins GVN support to advance infectious disease research
Elong Ngono, Ph.D., accepted to Global Virus Network Rising Star Mentorship Program
How human cells become Zika virus factories
LJI scientists uncover major clue toward developing a pan-flavivirus therapy
Learning from men. Learning from women.
Men and women have different immune systems. With a better understanding of sex-specific immune differences, scientists can more effectively fight infections, cancers, heart disease, and even pregnancy complications.
Up and Coming: Alba Grifoni, Ph.D.
Speaking up for science
Q&A with Bjoern Peters, Ph.D.
The bioinformatics tools Dr. Peters has developed are invaluable for immunologists worldwide.
Dengue Virus
The Sette lab’s previous large scale epitope identification efforts (supported by HHS contracts) have led to a deeper understanding of the role of T cells and HLA variants in the development of (or protection from) DENV disease. Current efforts (supported…
Human Immune Profiling Consortium
The aim of this work, in collaboration with Bjoern Peters, Ph.D., and Pandurangan Vijayanand, M.D., Ph.D., is to characterize the immune response to dengue virus (DENV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), both of which represent major global health challenges. Specifically, the…
Fighting mosquito-borne viruses requires a precise balance of immune cells
Future vaccines will need to harness the power of T cells in preventing Zika fever and Japanese encephalitis
Cellular culprit suspected of pushing dengue fever from bad to worse is cleared using advanced transcriptomics
The finding is important to both the basic understanding of this disease—the world’s most common mosquito-borne illness—and to the hunt for an effective vaccine for dengue.
No cell is an island
LJI team finds that ‘doublet’ immune cells are much more common—and more important in disease—than previously thought
LJI researcher successfully competes for Intersect Fellowship by the American Association of Immunologists
The fellowship specifically supports interdisciplinary training to encourage understanding between immunology researchers and computational scientists