Lungs of COVID-19 survivors teem with virus-fighting ‘memory’ cells
Even elderly survivors show a strong, persistent immune memory
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine spurs lasting immune response
Immune system memory stays strong 6+ months post-vaccination, similar to responses in recovered COVID-19 patients
A COVID-fighter’s guide to T cells
New LJI review shows how T cells target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2
Protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last eight months or more
LA JOLLA—New data suggest that nearly all COVID-19 survivors have the immune cells necessary to fight re-infection. The findings, based
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.
Daniela Weiskopf Awarded $1.4 million to Study COVID-19 in Latino Americans
LA JOLLA, CA—Latino Americans have been hit very hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Exposure to common cold coronaviruses can teach the immune system to recognize SARS-CoV-2
LA JOLLA—Your immune system’s “memory” T cells keep track of the viruses they have seen before. This immune cell memory
Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back
LA JOLLA—A new study from researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC)
LJI Scientists Awarded New Funding to Combat COVID-19
LA JOLLA—The coronavirus behind COVID-19 is new in the human population, meaning few have any natural immunity to the disease.
Cellular culprit suspected of pushing dengue fever from bad to worse is cleared using advanced transcriptomics
LA JOLLA, CA—No one knows what makes a mild dengue viral infection morph into a severe and sometimes deadly dengue