Program in Immunology at UC San Diego & La Jolla Institute

UC San Diego Alumnus Fred Ramsdell pictured in a laboratory, smiling at the camera. Text overlay highlights Fred Ramsdell winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Immunology.

UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell (’83, Biochemistry & Cell Biology) has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that transformed our understanding of the immune system and autoimmune disease. 🏅💙

🔗 bit.ly/4mShf3y

#UCSanDiego #NobelPrize

🚨 IMMUNOLOGY2026™ abstract submissions are now open! Share your groundbreaking research with the global immunology community. Submit your abstract by October 15: immunology2026.aai.org/abstracts

Structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike S2 subunit in a pre-fusion, open conformation Olmedillas, Rajamanickam et al. stabilize a SARS-CoV-2 spike S2 subunit to remain pre-fusion in the absence of S1. Antibodies from survivors and vaccinees recognize stabilized S2 and full spike alike ...

Another great new @cp-cellreports.bsky.social paper from LJI's Saphire Lab —

Structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike S2 subunit in a pre-fusion, open conformation: bit.ly/4lTts7K #COVID19 #virology #StructuralBiology #CellularBiology #Health #Medicine

Group Leader Career Development Fellowships - Dunn School Are you an early career researcher interested in the cell or molecular mechanisms underlying disease? Do you have an outstanding record and an innovative research plan?

Are you a postdoc interested in the mechanisms of disease?

Do you have a great record and an exciting vision?

Come and start your own lab @dunnschool.bsky.social by applying for sponsorship for early career fellowships.

Deadline 30th September...pass it on!

www.path.ox.ac.uk/work-with-us...

Department members sit at a very long table in the hallway eating a pre-Thanksgiving potluck feast.

Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...

TNF and type I interferon crosstalk controls the fate and function of plasmacytoid dendritic cells - Nature Immunology Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are type 1 interferon (IFN-I)-producing antiviral specialists that have been shown to be able to differentiate into conventional dendritic cells. Here the authors show how...

🚨 Our latest paper is out in @natimmunol.nature.com ! 🧵
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) — the immune system’s IFN-I powerhouses — can change their identity!
Congrats to @rebecaarroyo.bsky.social, our team & collaborators 👏👏
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Vaccines goes through vigorous research and clinical studies by scientists around the world before they are provided to the general community. Photo credit: Kyle Dykes/UC San Diego Health

Dr. Leah Kern, assistant professor of pediatrics at @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social, busts common vaccine myths and explains why immunization is key to protecting yourself and the community. 💉 bit.ly/4173ypE

Interesting #COVID19 insights from LJI scientists and experts at @hipcproject.bsky.social:

🚨 AAI is proud to announce the launch of the AAI RESTORE Grants Program, an $8M emergency funding initiative to support scientists whose immunology-focused federal research grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025.

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#AAIRESTORE

🚨 There is a new W2 Professorship for Tumor Immunology (permanent position) available in our department. 🎓 🧫 🧪 🔬

ℹ️ Check out the details here: www.uni-bonn.de/en/universit...

⏰ Apply now! Application deadline is August 26, 2025.

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UC San Diego Expands Its Capacity to Test Innovative Treatments for Disease The UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute has expanded its clinical space, making room for more clinical trials that turn basic research into real-world medical treatments…

UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute has expanded its clinical space, making room for more clinical trials that turn basic research into real-world medical treatments to improve human health. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social

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Local B-cell immunity and durable memory following live-attenuated influenza intranasal vaccination of humans Seasonal influenza vaccines are most frequently delivered as intramuscular inactivated vaccines which elicit systemic responses against the immunodominant hemagglutinin (HA) head domain. An intranasal...

In our new study we show local B-cell immunity and durable memory following live-attenuated influenza intranasal vaccination of humans. We utilized minimally invasive swabbing of human upper airway, following seasonal intramuscular or nasal (FluMist) flu vaccinations
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Dr. Manuela Raffatellu presents lecture on "Immunity to Bacterial Pathogens" to conference room of AAI Introductory Course in Immunology attendees.

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Dr. Manuela Raffatellu presents lecture on "Immunity to Bacterial Pathogens" to conference room of AAI Introductory Course in Immunology attendees.

Dr. Manuela Raffatellu @manuelar.bsky.social concluded Part 1 of the Intro Course yesterday with an insightful lecture on the intricate interplay between bacterial pathogens and the host immune system! #AAICourses #ScienceEducation #Immunology

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A group of immunologists sitting around a table during a conference.

An auditorium with people during a presentation.

A gathering of immunologists socializing outside during a meeting.

Immune cells have amazing networking skills – figured we should too!

The Program in Immunology is now on Bluesky.

#immunosky #immunology

A group of people gathering for a poster session.

A group of immunologists sitting around a table during a conference.

An auditorium with people during a presentation.

A gathering of immunologists socializing outside during a meeting.

Immune cells have amazing networking skills – figured we should too!

The Program in Immunology is now on Bluesky.

#immunosky #immunology