Fighting Mosquito-Borne Viruses Requires a Precise Balance of Immune Cells
LA JOLLA—Every year, more than 68,000 people end up with a clinical case of Japanese encephalitis. One in four of
What we can learn from SARS
LA JOLLA, CA—Seventeen years ago, another viral outbreak was in the news. People wore masks, many were nervous to fly.
First detailed analysis of immune response to SARS-CoV-2 bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine development
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 infection, and epidemiologists are
Can You Get The Coronavirus Twice?
With scattered reports of recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again, a lot of people are wondering if it’s possible to
VOA-TEK: COVID-19 Research
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has the world in its grip. Not since the Spanish flue outbreak of 1918
LJI’s Erica Ollmann Saphire Receives $100,000 Fast Grant for COVID-19 Research
LA JOLLA—San Diego researcher Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., a professor at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), has received
LJI Scientists Link Immune Cells to Parkinson’s Disease Onset
LA JOLLA—A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson’s
LJI Scientists Awarded New Funding to Combat COVID-19
LA JOLLA—The coronavirus behind COVID-19 is new in the human population, meaning few have any natural immunity to the disease.
Here’s how San Diego scientists are mounting a counterattack against the coronavirus
