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Vac to the future

“We are hoping to use this competition not just as a way to examine the capacity of people to predict vaccination outcomes, but also as a way to address an important public health question,” says Peters.
14-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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LJI welcomes new faculty member Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D.

Cancer researcher Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D., has joined the faculty of La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) as an Assistant Professor to lead the Laboratory of Tissue Immune Networks. His laboratory at LJI aims to investigate the basis of CD8+ T...
1-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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How T cells combat tuberculosis

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have uncovered important clues to how human T cells combat the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
6-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

How 'late-rising' T cells combat a stubborn virus

“We found sort of a special ‘flavor’ of CD4+ T cells critical for clearing this chronic virus replication,”
18-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Researchers discover potentially cancer-fighting T cells within some pediatric brain tumor patients

"These patients may be candidates in whom immunotherapy has the potential to show clinical benefit."
18-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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T cells tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

According to new predictions by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) researchers, if the new SARS-CoV-2 Pirola variant wants to evade T cells, it isn't doing a very good job.
7-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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No IKAROS, no antibodies

In a new Cell study, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, show how a protein called IKAROS helps "weave" the genome.
27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Seven LJI scientists rank among "Highly Cited Researchers"

Clarivate calls these scientists "pioneers," noting that ranking on the Highly Cited Researchers list is a sign that a scientist has published significant findings and influenced their field of study.
17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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Dr. Matthias von Herrath named world’s leading type 1 diabetes expert

Dr. Matthias von Herrath, M.D., who founded the Type 1 Diabetes Center at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been identified as the world’s top expert in Type 1 Diabetes by Expertscape, an organization that provides tools to quickly and...
12-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST

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