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Fall 2020 IMMUNE MATTERS
Letter from the President - Fall 2020
As I write this, several promising vaccine candidates are advancing through clinical trials. This pandemic will end through the development of vaccines, better treatments for people who are ill, and responsible social behavior.
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Fall 2020 IMMUNE MATTERS
The world goes crazy around you
The pace of research for La Jolla Institute for Immunology’s Coronavirus Task Force is intense. Samples come in, data come out. Some labs are running 24-7. LJI scientists have brought us closer to ending the pandemic. They’ve also missed months of family dinners and bedtime stories. Missed sleep. Missed the before days. This is the story—in the researchers’ own words—of how LJI’s dedicated scientists took on COVID-19.
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Fall 2020 IMMUNE MATTERS
How Pandemics End
Nearly every pandemic has had an arc. A disease spreads, it kills, it stops. We don’t yet know how the
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Past issues

Fall, 2022
Academic Nomads

LJI stands out as a truly international Institute.

What brings great minds in immunology to our laboratories? International researchers share their stories.

Spring, 2022
LIFEBLOOD

Take a look down our hallways and through our microscopes with the latest issue of Immune Matters.

This new issue features an inside look at the intense day-to-day work of the LJI Clinical Core staff and scientists. Their efforts fuel COVID-19 research, Parkinson’s studies and much more.

Fall, 2021
Erica Ollmann Saphire takes the helm

As the new President and CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Dr. Saphire aims to bring together the best researchers to address the biggest question out there: Why does a person get sick?

Spring, 2021
Learning from men. Learning from women.

Men and women have different immune systems. With a better understanding of sex-specific immune differences, scientists can more effectively fight infections, cancers, heart disease, and even pregnancy complications.

Spring, 2020
Know Your Enemies

They help us digest food, balance our immune system, and keep our hearts and brains healthy. But harmful viruses and bad bacteria can creep in at any time.

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