Inside the labs of three leading San Diego scientists
LA JOLLA—Studying the immune system means venturing into uncharted territory, leading explorations of the countless immune cells and genetic players
Beating HIV and COVID-19 may depend on tweaking vaccine molecules
LA JOLLA—Designing a vaccine starts with finding the right ingredients. Every infectious agent has molecules, called antigens, that the immune
HIV Vaccine Research (AIDS Vaccine Research)
Broadly neutralizing antibodies have been discovered in ~5% of HIV+ individuals. Some of those antibodies (HIV bnAbs) are capable of
Designing Vaccines: Differentiation and Function of Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells (Tfh Cells)
A video lecture on Tfh cell biology can be seen here. Germinal centers are the critical sites for the development
Crotty Lab
Shane Crotty,
Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
Shane Crotty, Ph.D., and his team study immunity against infectious diseases. They investigate how the immune system remembers infections and vaccines.
Groundbreaking HIV vaccine design strategy shows promise in proof-of-principle tests
LA JOLLA, CA – A collaborative team of scientists has made a successful proof-of-principle demonstration of an advanced HIV vaccine
Dr. Shane Crotty honored with 2019 Frederick W. Alt Award for New Discoveries in Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA—Shane Crotty, Ph.D., a professor at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, has been selected to receive the 2019
New HIV vaccine strategy “pumps” the immune system
LA JOLLA, CA – A new HIV vaccine delivery strategy appears to enhance the protective immune response in a preclinical
Dawn of a new era in vaccines
As they peel away the complex layers that form the human immune system, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology
One in a million
LA JOLLA, CA—The development of a vaccine that protects against HIV infections has proven extraordinarily difficult. One of the reasons