Erica Ollmann Saphire takes the helm
As the new President and CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Dr. Saphire aims to bring together the best researchers to address the biggest question out there: Why does a person get sick?
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Letter from the Board Chair - Fall 2021
A letter from Eric Zwisler, Chair, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Board of Directors
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Erica Ollmann Saphire takes the helm
See a problem, take action. That’s how she was raised
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A cold case no longer
What happened when an LJI scientist revisited a diabetes mystery
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Suffering from psoriasis? Blame this trio of proteins
Six LJI scientists named “Highly Cited Researchers”
LJI graduate students win prestigious ARCS San Diego awards
Why we give – Raydene and Peter St. Clair
Erica Ollmann Saphire takes the helm
A cold case no longer
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Attacking Asthma
It Takes a Village
Women in Science
The Promise of Immunotherapy
Physician-Scientists
Past issues
Spring, 2021
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.
Fall, 2020
The World Goes Crazy Around You
An oral history of how LJI scientists came together against COVID-19
Spring, 2020
Know Your Enemies
They help us digest food, balance our immune system, and keep our hearts and brains healthy. But harmful viruses and bad bacteria can creep in at any time.
Fall, 2019
When Friend Becomes Foe
Inside the body’s defense system – and how it goes haywire in autoimmune diseases
Spring, 2019
Data Don't Scare 'Em
The contents of the Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) are shocking. The free, searchable site is home to data from more than 1.6 million immunology experiments, making it a one-stop shop for understanding and predicting the body’s response to viruses, bacteria, cancer, allergens, and more.
Summer, 2018
Immunoprofiling
The composition of an immune system varies not just from person to person, but over time—shifting as our health changes, as we encounter different viruses and bacteria, and as we age. Within that variability lies important clues to improving human health…