LJI Instructor Annie Elong Ngono, Ph.D., wins GVN support to advance infectious disease research
LA JOLLA—As an infectious disease researcher at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Instructor Annie Elong Ngono, Ph.D., has spearheaded
Online exclusive: The dengue problem
Researchers set out to develop a dengue virus vaccine 80 years ago. We still don't have a good one.
How human cells become Zika virus factories
LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a
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.
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
Shresta Lab
Sujan Shresta,
Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., and her team study the immunology and virology of mosquito-borne human pathogens such as dengue virus and Zika virus.
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
Sette Lab
Alessandro Sette,
Dr.Biol.Sci.
Professor
Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
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.
Cellular culprit suspected of pushing dengue fever from bad to worse is cleared using advanced transcriptomics
LA JOLLA, CA—No one knows what makes a mild dengue viral infection morph into a severe and sometimes deadly dengue
Q&A with Alessandro Sette, Dr. Biol. Sci.
Raised in Rome, Italy, in a family of lawyers, Dr. Sette started his science career as a young boy in