Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die
Which is too bad because we really need to understand how the immune system reacts to the coronavirus.
Lab Crotty
Exposure to common cold coronaviruses can teach the immune system to recognize SARS-CoV-2
Researchers caution: It is too soon to say whether pre-existing immune cell memory affects COVID-19 clinical outcomes
Do some people have protection against the coronavirus?
We’re now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth’s inhabitants.
Concerns about Waning COVID-19 Immunity Are Likely Overblown
The decline seen in some studies is normal, experts say. But scientists must wait to see whether infection confers long-term protection
Designing Vaccines: Differentiation and Function of Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells (Tfh Cells)
A video lecture on Tfh cell biology can be seen here. Germinal centers are the critical sites for the development of long term humoral immunity in the form of antigen-specific memory B lymphocytes and long-lived plasma cells. CD4 T cells…
HIV Vaccine Research (AIDS Vaccine Research)
Broadly neutralizing antibodies have been discovered in ~5% of HIV+ individuals. Some of those antibodies (HIV bnAbs) are capable of neutralizing over 70% of all known HIV isolates. Finally, providing a single intravenous injection of a single HIV bnAb into…
Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back
International collaboration provides important piece of COVID-19 puzzle
LJI scientists investigate a powerful protein behind antibody development
The new study shows how a protein works as a “master regulator” in the immune system
First detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine development
Study finds robust antiviral T cell response in humans with COVID-19 and detects substantial crossreactivity in unexposed individuals; in a piece of good news provides a benchmark for testing of vaccine candidates.
AAAS and La Jolla Institute for Immunology announce 2019 Fellows
Professors Shane Crotty, Ph.D., and Alessandro Sette, Dr. Biol.Sci., of La Jolla Institute for Immunology have been named as AAAS Fellows
Groundbreaking HIV vaccine design strategy shows promise in proof-of-principle tests
A new approach that targets young immune cells may also work for creating vaccines against the flu, dengue, malaria and hepatitis C
Dr. Shane Crotty honored with 2019 Frederick W. Alt Award for New Discoveries in Immunology
The award is given annually to a former Cancer Research Institute postdoctoral fellow in recognition of outstanding success in academia or industry for research that has had a major impact in the field of immunology.
New HIV vaccine strategy “pumps” the immune system
LJI scientists find that slowly releasing an HIV vaccine could prompt the body to make more powerful antibodies against the virus
Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back
A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throat
