New Lassa fever therapy may be on the horizon
Three rare antibodies, combined in a "cocktail," are effective in fighting Lassa virus
Three rare antibodies, combined in a "cocktail," are effective in fighting Lassa virus
LA JOLLA, CA—Lassa fever is a viral illness that is far too common in West Africa. Although it can have
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.
Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., studies, at the molecular level, how and why viruses are pathogenic. This work provides the roadmap for medical defense.
During the last week of August, the trucks finally started to arrive. Carefully nestled inside 22 huge wooden crates was
“The beauty of structural biology is that it gives you the ability to dissect the molecular details at high resolution to explain precisely how something works."
LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is honored to announce that Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire, one of the