The World Goes Crazy Around You
An oral history of how LJI scientists came together against COVID-19
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Letter from the President - Fall 2020
As I write this, several promising vaccine candidates are advancing through clinical trials. This pandemic will end through the development of vaccines, better treatments for people who are ill, and responsible social behavior.
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The world goes crazy around you
The pace of research for La Jolla Institute for Immunology’s Coronavirus Task Force is intense. Samples come in, data come out. Some labs are running 24-7. LJI scientists have brought us closer to ending the pandemic. They’ve also missed months of family dinners and bedtime stories. Missed sleep. Missed the before days.
This is the story—in the researchers’ own words—of how LJI’s dedicated scientists took on COVID-19.
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How Pandemics End
Nearly every pandemic has had an arc. A disease spreads, it kills, it stops. We don’t yet know how the
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Up and Coming: Haoyang Li, Ph.D. - An Inspired Vaccine
Haoyang Li, Ph.D., is no stranger to quarantine. He was in high school in China when SARS came knocking. “My
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Why I Give: Barbara Donnell on the importance of endurance—and hope
For Barbara Donnell, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has always been a place for inspiration and collaboration. The San
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Past issues
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…
Spring, 2018
Vaccines
As they peel away the complex layers that form the human immune system, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology are revealing a fascinating path to a new generation of powerful vaccines they believe will soon turn the tide against some of the world’s deadliest diseases, including cancer and heart disease.
Fall, 2017
Attacking Asthma
Unless you have experienced an asthma attack first-hand or know someone who has, you may believe asthma is simply a disease that makes it hard to breathe.