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.
Building true partnerships with overseas labs
As she advances global health, LJI Professor Sujan Shresta takes on three new research projects to support equity for scientists in South and Southeast Asia
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
Fighting Zika? Call in the T cells
LA JOLLA—Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, Zika virus may not be far behind. Although the explosive 2015–2016 Zika epidemics in the
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.
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.
Fighting Mosquito-Borne Viruses Requires a Precise Balance of Immune Cells
LA JOLLA—Every year, more than 68,000 people end up with a clinical case of Japanese encephalitis. One in four of
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
Q&A with Sujan Shresta
Thanks to climate change, very little now stands in the way of dengue and Zika virus continuing to spread outside
Julie Burel: Doubling Down on Infectious Disease Diagnoses
The immune system has the uncanny ability to identify and hold on to infected cells, forming so-called cell doublets, which