Giving Opportunities

The Immune System: At the Core of all Health and Disease

At the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, our team of renowned scientists is working tirelessly to unlock the secrets of the immune system, which hold the key to many of society’s most debilitating illnesses. Over the past 25 years, medical research has shown that the immune system is critically involved in diseases that affect nearly every organ of the body. We now realize that harnessing its power holds great promise for new therapies and the ultimate goal: to experience Life Without Disease.

New approaches that engage or control the immune system will treat a spectrum of diseases including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, AIDS, Crohn’s, rheumatoid arthritis, and even Alzheimer’s. Mastering the natural power of the immune system represents the greatest single disease-fighting strategy that biomedical science has to offer.

The Tullie and Rickey Families Spark Awards Program

The Tullie and Rickey Families SPARK Awards provide flexible start-up funding that enables LJI’s early career investigators to act on their promising projects for bold new approaches to diagnoses, treatments, and possibly even cures for diseases that afflict us today.

Center for Precision Immunotherapy

In collaboration with La Jolla Institute for Immunology, the San Diego Center for Precision Immunotherapy (SDCPI) was established as an academic center at UC San Diego Health in June of 2017 in an effort to make personalized cancer immunotherapy available to all patients, regardless of what cancer they are facing.

SURGE Program

The LJI SURGE Program features projects that have a strong translational opportunity but need funding to bridge the gap from discovery to clinical trials/market. Philanthropic support for the SURGE fund or a specific SURGE projects gives donors the opportunity to directly contribute to bringing discoveries closer to patients.

Together for Asthma

The cure for asthma exists. Yet, each and every day 35,000 people suffer an asthma attack somewhere in the U.S.