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We represent graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at La Jolla Institute for Immunology. We share a passion for immunological research while having fun! 🔬🦠✨🧪🧬🧫
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Paper alert! 📄🧪

Congratulations to LJI Research Fellow Rimjhim Agarwal on her latest publication identifying human CD4⁺ T cell epitopes in Chikungunya virus infection!
Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Paper alert! 📄🧪
Check out LJI Postdoc Remi Marrocco’s latest publication, where he discovered that Basal IFN⍺/β fine-tune the phenotype and activity of ILC1 & NK cells
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jimm...

Congrats @remimarrocco.bsky.social!
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Paper alert! 📄🧪
Check out LJI Research Fellow Kendall Kearns’ latest publication, where she characterizes human allergen-reactive γδ T cells using single-cell transcriptomics.
Read the full paper here: insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.191359
May 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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📆 Coming up Thursday, Apr. 16 at LJI:

LJI Assistant Professor Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D., shares fascinating research on "Cracking Cancer's Code: How Specialized T Cells Patrol and Protect." Register today:
bit.ly/4cg71GO

#STEM #SanDiego #Health #Medicine #Cancer
Graphic for the "Life Without Disease: Event Series." There is a profile photo of Dr. Reina-Campos. The date listed is Thursday, Apr. 17, 2025. Featuring Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D.
April 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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New Bordetella pertussis research from LJI Prof. Bjoern Peters, LJI Prof. Alessandro Sette, and colleagues:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40169665/

#Pertussis #WhoopingCough #VaccineResearch #InfectiousDisease #Immunology #ImmuneSystem
Th1 polarization in Bordetella pertussis vaccine responses is maintained through a positive feedback loop - PubMed
Outbreaks of Bordetella pertussis (BP), the causative agent of whooping cough, continue despite broad vaccination coverage and have been increasing since vaccination switched from whole-BP (wP) to ace...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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LJI Associate Professor Sonia Sharma shares new findings on innate immunity, autoimmune disease + inflammation in our latest "Live from the Lab" — generously underwritten by @autoimmunegai.bsky.social

youtu.be/_cPbfxKuRMs?...

#health #medicine #AutoimmuneDisease #ImmuneSystem #Immunology
Live from the Lab with LJI's Dr. Sonia Sharma and GAI's Sandy Boek Werness
YouTube video by La Jolla Institute for Immunology
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April 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Exciting news!! We are happy to announce that we will have a HIPC Symposium at @aai.org on Tues, May 6th. HIPC will also have a Super Booth at #AAI2025 along with @iedb.bsky.social
and the iAKC Project. Check out the full Symposia list, and see you there! 🔗: immunology2025.aai.org/guest-sympos...
Guest Symposia - IMMUNOLOGY2025™
Information and details about Guest Symposia to be presented at IMMUNOLOGY2025™!
immunology2025.aai.org
April 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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A great way to de-stress and relax! Thanks Kendall from LPA welfare comm for organizing 🐶 #loveonaleash
March 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Abrupt cuts by the Trump administration to the US National Institutes of Health threaten progress in medical research globally

https://go.nature.com/3FbZP1N
How the NIH dominates the world’s health research — in charts
Abrupt cuts by the Trump administration to the US National Institutes of Health threaten progress in medical research globally.
go.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Come join the Inaugural LEAD day lectureship @lji.org, sponsored by the Global Autoimmune Institute
February 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Our paid US news internship closes for applications this week!

📅 Jul-Dec '25
📍 Hybrid in DC or NY office

See the full info here: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...
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ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants holding a notepad and scissors
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February 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#Asthma researchers at LJI have developed two therapeutic “cocktails” to stop immune cells from overreacting to allergens bit.ly/4gPeduf

#ImmuneSystem #Immunology #Inflammation #Asthma #Allergy #SanDiego
Stopping asthma in its tracks
New therapeutic
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February 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day! 🧡 Had a fun time building these beautiful flowers 🌸💐🌷🌼 Thanks Kendall from Welfare comm for organizing
February 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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#PathogenOfTheWeek: Here's a closer look at mpox virus, and its cousin, variola virus (which causes smallpox).

These viruses are orthopoxviruses—a genus that's been the bane of humankind for thousands of years. 1/3 🧵

#Immunology #Virology #ImmuneSystem #Health #InfectiousDisease
Art by @patriciapauchnick for LJI's Immune Matters Magazine #Immunology #Science #STEM #Biology #Health #Medicine #SanDiego #Microbiology #SciComm #SciArt #Virology #Mpox #Smallpox #InfectiousDisease #VaccineResearch #GlobalHealth Alt text: Illustration of two orthopoxviruses with description. These viruses are illustrated with shades of blue and pink. They resemble rectangles with rounded edges. Descriptions: Mpox virus causes outbreaks worldwide. Low-level transmission is ongoing in the United States. There are effective vaccines, and there are experimental treatments. Variola virus - Causes smallpox. Eradicated. Success story: Smallpox was a global killer for thousands of years. Fortunately, smallpox vaccines were some of the first vaccines ever developed. Many countries launched massive smallpox vaccination campaigns in the 1800s and early 1900s. In 1980, smallpox was declared eradicated across the globe.
February 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Curious about the latest #virology research? Don't miss this recent episode of The Immunology Podcast — featuring fascinating new research from LJI's Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

#Immunology #InfectiousDisease #Measles #Microscopy #CryoEM #health #medicine
Ep. 97: “Viral Structures” Featuring Dr. Erica Saphire
Podcast Episode · The Immunology Podcast · 01/28/2025 · 1h 19m
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February 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪👩‍🔬
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February 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Our collaborators write in #preprint about long-term effects of repeated #COVID19 vaccinations + chart
spike-specific T cell + antibody responses
Authors include: Shane Crotty, @settelab.bsky.social Greg Seumois, @danielaweiskopf.bsky.social , Pandurangan Vijayand +
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Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 T cell responses as a function of multiple COVID-19 boosters
The long-term effects of repeated COVID-19 vaccinations on adaptive immunity remain incompletely understood. Here, we conducted a comprehensive three-year longitudinal study examining T cell and antib...
www.biorxiv.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM