Featured in this issue

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
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LIFEBLOOD
Take a look down our hallways and through our microscopes with the latest issue of Immune Matters.
This new issue features an inside look at the intense day-to-day work of the LJI Clinical Core staff and scientists. Their efforts fuel COVID-19 research, Parkinson’s studies and much more.

Erica Ollmann Saphire takes the helm
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?

Learning from men. Learning from women.
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.

The World Goes Crazy Around You
An oral history of how LJI scientists came together against COVID-19

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.

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.