Stopping lung damage before it turns deadly
LA JOLLA, CA—If you’ve ever struggled to breathe, you’ve had a moment of hypoxia—a lack of oxygen. Hypoxia can have
Investigating cancer drug toxicity leads to a critical discovery
LA JOLLA—It’s not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough. When patients in the UK started
Graduate student Leila Chihab wins prestigious NSF grant
"Everyone is encouraged to apply for this award because it's such a good opportunity, but you are told not to get your hopes up."
Origin story: How T cell heroes and villains are made
LJI Postdoctoral Fellow Greet Verstichel on how T cells learn their "fate"
Immunometabolic editing governs tumor metabolic evolution and immune evasion
Ping-Chih Ho 4-22-2022 at La Jolla Institute for Immunology.
Unseen science
Dawid Zyla, Ph.D., is an immunologist and a skilled photographer. He shares a stunning look at the technical marvels behind biomedical research.
Amazing mucosa
“The whole mucosal immune system is so fascinating. It has to operate in an environment of extremes.”
Get to know Kenneth Kim, the man with the microscope
A Q&A with an eagle-eyed histopathologist.
Love and science
Jaime and Sylvia Liwerant’s love and legacy will be woven into countless studies at LJI.
No patient overlooked
LJI postdoctoral research Jermaine Khumalo, Ph.D., has a new strategy for studying asthma.
Fresh perspectives come from LJI scientists
Our Spring 2022 letter from President and CEO Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D.
