Scientific Seminars
La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) hosts a variety of scientific seminars designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers.
The Walter and Jean Boek Seminar Series, formerly known as LJI’s External Seminar Series, offers several seminars each month throughout the academic year. These seminars are open to LJI scientists, as well as scientists and clinicians from other San Diego medical institutions. The series serves as a platform for in-depth discussions on key topics in immunology. This seminar series is possible thanks to the generous long-term philanthropic commitment from the Global Autoimmune Institute (GAI). To learn more about the various programming at LJI sponsored by GAI, click here.
Additionally, LJI co-organizes the Program in Immunology Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series in partnership with UC San Diego. This series features lectures from a select group of eminent immunologists, who are invited to speak at both institutions.
Both seminar series are free to attend and are promoted across San Diego’s scientific community, including institutions such as the Salk Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, UC San Diego, San Diego State University, the J. Craig Venter Institute, and local biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
LJI also offers an Internal Seminar Series, tailored specifically for its postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and trainees.
Upcoming
The Double X Factor: Summit for the Future of Women’s Health
There’s never been a more electric time to gather around the future of women’s health. Momentum is building from every direction—policy shifts, surging public and private investment, and a growing chorus of leaders demanding more: more research, more access, more solutions for women everywhere. Join us on May 29th, as La Jolla Institute for Immunology’s Center for Sex-based Differences in the Immune System convenes a high-caliber, business-forward summit to harness this energy. This is a purposeful gathering of biotech pioneers, venture capital leaders, policymakers, scientists, and stakeholders shaping the future of women’s health from every angle.
Upcoming
Resetting autoimmune disease by B-cell targeting
This year’s nominee is Dr. Georg Schett, a TIME100 Health Pioneer recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to the field. Dr. Schett pioneered the application of CAR T-cell therapy to autoimmune diseases, particularly lupus, exemplifying the precise spirit of this award. Tireless, bold, and imbued with the kind of curiosity that changes lives, the research he has led has proven that durable remission is not a distant dream but a tangible reality. Studies he has led, which highlight the potential for long-term cures without immunosuppressive drugs, have expanded the horizons of treatment and reframed what is possible for patients devastated by autoimmune conditions. In bridging foundational science with clinical practice, Dr. Schett has taken the essential charge of medical research: to harness the power of discovery for humanity’s benefit, changing lives for the better.
Upcoming Seminars
- Program In Immunology Seminar
At UCSD: Program in Immunology Seminar
- Boek Seminar Series at LJI
"Dissecting macrophage - T cell crosstalk in cancer"
- Boek Seminar Series at LJI
"Molecular and environmental determinants defining the functional diversity of cytokines"
- Program In Immunology Seminar
Program in Immunology Seminar
- Boek Seminar Series at LJI
- Boek Seminar Series at LJI
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Contact
For more information about seminar and event scheduling, please contact Nicolle Knight, Seminar Coordinator and Event Planner.
