Featured in this issue
Letter from the President
When Friend Becomes Foe
Up and Coming: Julie Burel, Ph.D.
Q&A with Alessandro Sette, Dr. Biol. Sci.
Building a world-class imaging facility
Patient takes charge of his treatment path and partners with LJI researchers to create a fully personalized cancer vaccine
Donors endow SPARK Program to fund innovative research by Institute’s young scientists
Past issues
Fall, 2020
The World Goes Crazy Around You
An oral history of how LJI scientists came together against COVID-19
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.
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.