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Photo of Adam Abawi posed between two framed journal covers. The cover on the left is for Cell Host and Microbe. The cover on the right is for Current Protocols.
  • Behind the Science

Meet an artist behind eye-catching scientific journal covers

LJI Research Technician Adam Abawi uses graphic design to capture scientific concepts
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San Diego students bring art and immune system research together

Local high school students win top honors in LJI competition
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LJI Creative Producer Matthew Ellenbogen
  • Behind the Science, Videos

Filmmaker Matthew Ellenbogen captures a unique side of science

LJI film makes it to the Golden State Film Festival and Hollywood's historic Chinese Theater
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Photo portrait of Dr. Cheroutre. She is outside and looking at camera
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Hilde Cheroutre named AAI Distinguished Fellow

Leading immunologist honored for research into the roots of autoimmunity, cancer development, and more
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Stop. Rethink. Research.

LJI Research Technician Patrick Kennedy makes scientific breakthroughs in the Myers Lab
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Alarcón and Brielle in a lab setting. Brielle is wearing a khaki Girl Scout vest with patches and badges
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Suzie Alarcón honored by Girl Scouts San Diego

Alarcón recognized for leadership in science, business, and community service
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Michael Scarpelli is shown looking through a computer server area. His face is framed by machinery and wires.
  • Behind the Science

“Let’s lead the charge”

LJI scientists get special access to powerful NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip
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Photo portrait of Toshi Kawakami. He is posing, holding a flask in a lab setting
  • Behind the Science

A leader in allergy research retires

LJI Professor Emeritus Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D., uncovered the molecular underpinnings of allergy, tumor responses, and more
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Photo of a high school student holding a black-light flashlight
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From the COVID generation, a new kind of inventor

Local student Maya Krishnan hopes to improve biosafety for healthcare workers. LJI's Laurence Cagnon shares her expertise and mentorship.
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LJI joins national effort to prevent pandemics by harnessing the fascinating science of x-ray crystallography

With new funding, LJI scientists will help lay the groundwork for faster vaccine and therapeutic development
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Thinking of inking? LJI researchers share their science-related tattoos

At least three La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists have made their love of science very, very permanent! Some of their science-related tattoos celebrate research accomplishments while others highlight eye-catching motifs found in nature.
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  • Behind the Science

How LJI volunteers built a valuable internship program

The LJIdea Committee marks a successful summer of science and mentorship
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