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A world leading biomedical research institute focused on finding cures faster for cancers, infectious and immune system diseases. Learn more: lji.org
Health researchers need *incredibly* precise AI tools. That's why LJI scientists are developing new AI methods to power research into infectious disease, genomics, and more 🧬

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#AI #MachineLearning #Bioinformatics #DataScience #SanDiego #Medicine
Processing power
Meet the LJI scientists changing medical research through artificial intelligence
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November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Seven LJI researchers are on the #Clarivate #HighlyCited2025 list this year! clarivate.com/highly-cited...

Congratulations to Shane Crotty, Ph.D., Jason Greenbaum, Ph.D., Alba Grifoni, Ph.D., Bjoern Peters, Ph.D., Alessandro Sette, Dr.Biol.Sci., John Sidney, Ph.D., and Daniela Weiskopf, Ph.D.!
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, more than 50,000 people in the United States will die from colorectal #cancer this year.

LJI Assistant Prof. Miguel Reina-Campos (@reinacampos.bsky.social) hopes to help change that statistic.

bit.ly/3LJfvwK #CancerResearch #Immunology #Health #Medicine
LJI Assistant Professor Miguel Reina-Campos wins funding to accelerate treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer
LJI scientists team up with Colorectal Cancer Alliance's Project Cure CRC to end this devastating cancer
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November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It takes time, and big investments, to turn fundamental scientific discoveries into new drugs and therapies to help patients.

“It’s gratifying to see the work that you do as a fundamental immunologist—as a basic scientist—translated into human therapy,” says Dr. Croft.

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Architects of fundamental science
LJI discoveries have led to an investigational therapy that aims to bring relief to patients with atopic dermatitis. This breakthrough was possible thanks to hardworking researchers and steady support...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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In our latest study in @cp-immunity.bsky.social, we followed dynamics of vaccine-specific Tfh cells for 60+ weeks after immunization.
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We captured >500,000 CD4 T cells including >36,000 vaccine-specific Tfh by scRNAseq, giving an unprecedented longitudinal detail.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New in @natmicrobiol.nature.com

LJI Prof. Alessandro Sette (@settelab.bsky.social) and Sr. Staff Scientist Ricardo da Silva Antunes share the latest on a new respiratory vaccine platform against #pertussis (#WhoopingCough) bit.ly/4hWTre1

#health #medicine #viruses #virology #immunology
New life into pertussis prevention - Nature Microbiology
A respiratory vaccine platform shows promise against pertussis (whooping cough) by providing sterilizing immunity and generating local mucosal immunity. This approach could potentially solve the inabi...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Vaccine-specific Tfh undergo robust early expansion, sustained proliferation, months-long persistence w/o exhaustion, and functional specialization associated w/ enhanced germinal centers & humoral immunity@cp-immunity.bsky.social @profshanecrotty.bsky.social
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November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Have you registered for the 2025 IEDB Virtual User Workshop yet? It will be held via Zoom Webinar from November 18-20, 8am to 12pm Pacific Time. Don't miss out - www.surveymonkey.com/r/IEDBUW2025
@bjoernpeters.bsky.social @zeynepky.bsky.social @hipcproject.bsky.social #iedbuw2025
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is a defining moment for women’s #health research —

Join Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) for "Women’s Health Research: The Silent Gap, The Loud Opportunity," a virtual forum with leaders in the field.

📍 Virtual | November 18 | 2:30–5:00 PM ET | FREE

Register: bit.ly/4qLqWEu
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We congratulate School of Medicine and @lji.org faculty Alessandro Sette for winning the 2025 William Procter Prize from @sigmaxi.bsky.social!

His 40-year work on T-cell epitopes has transformed immunity research and vaccine design.

Read more 📰 tinyurl.com/bdds4pz3
LJI Professor Alessandro Sette receives William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
Prestigious prize recognizes Sette's accomplishments as a researcher and scientific communicator
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October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happening today @ 4:30 pm —

Join Dr. Daniela Weiskopf for a fascinating "Life Without Disease" event at La Jolla Institute!

Dr. Weiskopf will share research on "The Immunity Puzzle: What Drives Recovery or Chronic Disease?" Then we'll enjoy a lively reception! Register: bit.ly/47nEXPF #SanDiego
October 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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This scientist is revealing the immune system in our nasal passages. With a focus on the upper airway, Sydney Ramirez is working toward better diagnoses, vaccines.
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#STATWunderkinds
This scientist is revealing the immune system in our nasal passages
STAT Wunderkind Sydney Ramirez is revealing the immune system in our nasal passages and working toward better disease diagnoses and vaccines.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New video! 📽️

Leading LJI scientists share exciting new research into how sex-based differences shape our immune systems:

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#health #medicine #SanDiego #WomensHealth #MensHealth #immunology #ImmuneSystem #endometriosis
Live from the Lab with Sonia Sharma and the 2025 Tullie and Rickey Families SPARK Awards Winners
YouTube video by La Jolla Institute for Immunology
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October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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In our latest vaccine immunology study we tested whether it is possible to simultaneously prime multiple classes of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV using a combination of germline-targeting (GT) immunogens. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Simultaneous induction of multiple classes of broadly neutralizing antibody precursors by combination germline-targeting immunization in nonhuman primates
Simultaneous immunization with three germline-targeting immunogens primes multiple bnAb lineages in NHPs, advancing multiepitope HIV vaccine strategies.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#SanDiego scientists have established the “Cheroutre Frontier Lecture” at the annual La Jolla Immunology Conference —

This keynote lecture recognizes the contributions of LJI Professor Hilde Cheroutre, a pioneering immune system researcher!

bit.ly/4heayYo #health #medicine #LaJolla #Tcells
San Diego scientists honor the groundbreaking work of LJI Professor Hilde Cheroutre
Annual La Jolla Immunology Conference establishes
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October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We are pleased to announce that LJI has ranked #5 in the San Diego Business Journal #BestPlacesToWork!

This honor is only possible thanks to the wonderful LJI employees who have committed themselves to scientific discovery and the betterment of human health 🙌 🔬 bit.ly/4nMRJ17 #SanDiego #Science
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
LJI immunologist Sydney Ramirez led critical #COVID19 research — now she has a place among the @statnews.com 2025 Wunderkinds 🏅

Dr. Ramirez shares why she chose the challenging path of becoming a clinician-scientist: bit.ly/3W7kolq #SanDiego #STEM #Medicine #Health #Immunology #ImmuneSystem
Sydney Ramirez
Exploring immune responses to infections — and putting it into practice in the clinic
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October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We are thrilled to share that LJI clinician-scientist Dr. Sydney Ramirez has been named a 2025 STAT Wunderkind, a prestigious honor that celebrates “the unheralded heroes of science and medicine.”

bit.ly/4hcKk8V @statnews.com #STATSummit #SanDiego #COVID19 #immunology #Bcells #Tcells #health
Researcher and clinician Sydney Ramirez named 2025 STAT Wunderkind
After spearheading critical COVID-19 research, Ramirez developed a new way to study how the body defends itself
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October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If Kathy Nguyen is ever your eye surgeon, you’ll be in good hands!

This brilliant undergrad spent her summer training in LJI's Reina Lab (@reinacampos.bsky.social). Now she's poised to pursue a career in medical science:

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A pivotal summer of science
Donor-supported internship program brings talented students to LJI labs
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October 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fighting an infection? Your T regulatory cells (Tregs) keep infection-fighting CD8+ “killer” T cells from accidentally harming too many healthy cells: bit.ly/4nZnXWs

#NobelPrize #HeartDisease #Medicine #Health #InfectiousDisease #ImmuneSystem #Immunology
October 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What happens if T regulatory cells (Tregs) go bad?

Scientists have linked "deprogrammed" Tregs to dangerous inflammation and cardiovascular disease: bit.ly/3Ww1hRX #NobelPrize #HeartDisease #Medicine #Health
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#NobelPrize research led by Drs. Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi revealed the workings of T regulatory cells (Tregs) and opened the door to new therapies for autoimmune disease!

Tregs are major players in the immune system, and they may be critical in ALS: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
We've never known exactly what might cause ALS.

A new @nature.com paper, led by LJI Professor Alessandro Sette (@settelab.bsky.social), shows how how inflammatory T cells target the brain and trigger cell death:
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ALS appears to be an autoimmune disease
Researchers show how inflammatory T cells target the brain and trigger cell death
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October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM