Matthias von Herrath, M.D., Combines Passion for Basic Research with New Bench-to-Bedside Focus to Develop Better Patient Treatments
Fall, 2021
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?
Spring, 2021
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
An oral history of how LJI scientists came together against COVID-19
Spring, 2020
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
Inside the body’s defense system – and how it goes haywire in autoimmune diseases
Spring, 2019
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.
