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  • Behind the Science

Graduate student Leila Chihab wins prestigious NSF grant

Chihab explores how T cells find and kill tumors
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  • Behind the Science

Origin story: How T cell heroes and villains are made

LJI Postdoctoral Fellow Greet Verstichel on how T cells learn their "fate"
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Graphic with photo of Ping-Chih Ho, Ph.D., from Ludwig Cancer Research. Seminar title is "Immunometabolic editing governs tumor metabolic evolution and immune evasion"
  • Videos

Immunometabolic editing governs tumor metabolic evolution and immune evasion

Ping-Chih Ho 4-22-2022 at La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
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  • Immune Matters

Unseen science

Dawid Zyla, Ph.D., is an immunologist and a skilled photographer. He shares a stunning look at the technical marvels behind biomedical research.
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  • Immune Matters

Amazing mucosa

“The whole mucosal immune system is so fascinating. It has to operate in an environment of extremes.”
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  • Immune Matters

Get to know Kenneth Kim, the man with the microscope

A Q&A with an eagle-eyed histopathologist.
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  • Immune Matters

Love and science

Jaime and Sylvia Liwerant’s love and legacy will be woven into countless studies at LJI.
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Photo portrait of Jermaine Khumalo, Ph.D.
  • Immune Matters

No patient overlooked

LJI postdoctoral research Jermaine Khumalo, Ph.D., has a new strategy for studying asthma.
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Photo portrait of Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., MBA
  • Immune Matters

Fresh perspectives come from LJI scientists

Our Spring 2022 letter from President and CEO Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D.
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Photo of a blood donation bag on a scale
  • Immune Matters

Lifeblood

Donating blood is just the beginning. Follow the journey of blood cells from a donor's arm to a scientist's laboratory.
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Graphic of infection cycle showing transmission of virus between mice and mosquito cells
  • Research News

A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous

How outbreaks could happen, even in areas with prior immunity
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  • Behind the Science

The sky, the sea, and Ebola virus

Jingru Fang shares how her Ph.D. research inspired a vivid painting
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