Annie Elong Ngono | Life Without Disease Stories
Annie Elong Ngono, Ph.D., is an infectious disease specialist at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, where she works to find
A high schooler’s bioinformatics breakthrough
San Diego high school student Jeffrey Wang spearheads LJI research project, receiving national recognition as Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist.
The Tullie and Rickey Families SPARK Awards Overview
Hear from Deputy Director of Advancement Kelsey Dale about the La Jolla Institute’s Tullie and Rickey Families SPARK Awards program.
Can You Get The Coronavirus Twice?
With scattered reports of recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again, a lot of people are wondering if it’s possible to
VOA-TEK: COVID-19 Research
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has the world in its grip. Not since the Spanish flue outbreak of 1918
Coronavirus Updates: Live from the Laboratory with Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D.
On April 6, 2020, infectious disease expert Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D. shared her research efforts and observations from the field
Rana Herro: Philanthropy’s Impact on her Research
Rana Herro, Ph.D., 2017 SPARK finalist, is proving the power of philanthropy and SPARK. Not only did she potentially discover
Huy Dinh: Developing an Early Cancer Test
Spotting cancers earlier could save millions of lives every year but most of the currently used cancer screening tests fail
Mehdi Benkahla: Tracking Triggers of Type 1 Diabetes
In type 1 diabetes (T1D) the body’s own immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas.
Julie Burel: Doubling Down on Infectious Disease Diagnoses
The immune system has the uncanny ability to identify and hold on to infected cells, forming so-called cell doublets, which
Marco Orecchione: The Smell of Heart Disease
What we eat not only feeds us, but also the bacteria that call our intestines home. When we consume an
Dan Giles: Using AI to Improve Treatment of IBD
Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis afflict over a million Americans. Currently, clinicians have to rely