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.
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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A letter from LJI Professor, President, and CEO Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., MBA
The Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation makes breakthroughs possible
“We feel like—from a foundation standpoint—that we're making a significant contribution to science.”
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Seminars
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
At UCSD: Program in Immunology Seminar "Keeping Order in the Immune System and Beyond"
Speaker: Alexander (Sasha) Rudensky, PhD - Immunology Program Chair at Sloan Kettering Institute & Director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
UCSD - Fred Kavli Auditorium, Tata Hall