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Graphic showing how the LJI researchers grouped antibodies into communities (see color-coded groups above) based on precisely where the antibodies target the RBD. The new study highlights how some communities maintain their neutralizing power against Omicron lineage BA.1. (Credit: Saphire Lab, LJI)
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Durable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies bind to two viral targets at once

"Bivalent" antibodies can continue to neutralize Omicron and Omicron lineages
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LJI scientists solve the mystery of why OGT enzyme is critical for cell survival

New findings open door to better understanding cancers and many other diseases
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LJI Instructor Annie Elong Ngono, Ph.D., wins GVN support to advance infectious disease research

Elong Ngono, Ph.D., accepted to Global Virus Network Rising Star Mentorship Program
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LJI researchers find missing piece of the asthma puzzle

New study reveals how the inflammatory "LIGHT" protein leads to airway remodeling and long-term breathing issues
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LJI scientists confirm smallpox vaccine also teaches T cells to fight mpox

There’s even more reason to think a vaccine developed against smallpox can help the body fight against mpox (monkeypox virus disease) as well, according to researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).
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LJI Board of Directors welcomes four new members

Institute strengthens its leadership going into 2023
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LJI scientists reflect on what it means to make the “Highly Cited” list

A record number of LJI researchers have been named to the 2022 list, including two early career scientists
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Photo portrait of Gurupreet S. Sethi, Ph.D.
  • Behind the Science

The cells that never forget

’22 SPARK winner Gurupreet Singh Sethi, Ph.D., aims to change how the immune system "remembers" asthma triggers
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  • Videos

Phosphorylation of Runx proteins controls thymocyte fate

Ichiro Taniuchi, M.D., Ph.D. 10-28-22 at La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
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On the trail of missing genes and cancer clues

LJI scientists connect TET loss of function to missing genes in embryonic stem cells
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Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn wins WHAM Edge Award funding to study sex-based differences in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases

Some neurological diseases show up more in men versus women. Researchers need to know why.
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New Lassa fever therapy may be on the horizon

Three rare antibodies, combined in a "cocktail," are effective in fighting Lassa virus
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