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The world goes crazy around you

How Pandemics End

Up and Coming: Haoyang Li, Ph.D. - An Inspired Vaccine

Why I Give: Barbara Donnell on the importance of endurance—and hope

Why I Give: David Anderson on supporting accessible science

Why I Give: Neal Roberts and Hal Nathan on making a global impact
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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.

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.

When Friend Becomes Foe
Inside the body’s defense system – and how it goes haywire in autoimmune diseases

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.