Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., MBA has officially begun her term as President and CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology. As a leader in infectious disease research, Saphire has dedicated her career to bringing scientists together to face the toughest health threats.
Our Focus Is Immunology
We believe that no other biomedical discipline has greater implications for human health than immunology. By unraveling the complexities of the immune system, LJI researchers are directly tackling an extraordinarily diverse array of diseases, such as asthma, cancer, CoVID-19, type 1 diabetes, Parkinson’s, and many others.
At La Jolla Institute for Immunology, every day, our discoveries move the world closer to Life Without Disease.
La Jolla Institute is home to four research centers that focus the efforts of collaborative groups of researchers on defined areas of inquiry, to accelerate progress toward the development of new treatments and vaccines to prevent and cure autoimmune conditions, cancer and infectious disease.
Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation
Enabling our experts to take a deep dive into the complexity of the immune system.
Center for Cancer Immunotherapy
At the forefront of exploring new and sometimes unexpected avenues for novel immune-based cancer treatments.
Center for Vaccine Innovation
Conducting fundamental research on how the body reacts to vaccines and battles infections.
Center for Sex-based Differences in the Immune System
Uncovering sex-specific variables in immune responses to provide personalized treatments for disease.
Our Impact
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LA JOLLA, CA—La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is pleased to announce the selection of Rimjhim Agarwal, 2024 Tullie and
Suzie Alarcón honored by Girl Scouts San Diego
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Seminars
24
Apr, 2024
3:30 pm
Program in Immunology Seminar
Speaker: Deepshika Ramanan, PhD - Assistant Professor at NOMIS Center for Immunobiology & Microbial Pathogenesis
La Jolla Institute - Ishizaka Seminar Room
29
Apr, 2024
9:30 am
At UCSD: Program in Immunology Seminar "Seventeen Things to Love About Cytokines: IL-17 signaling in autoimmunity and fungal biology"
Speaker: Sarah Gaffen, PhD - Professor of Rheumatology and the Gerald P. Rodnan Endowed Chair University of Pittsburgh
UCSD - Fred Kavli Auditorium, Tata Hall