breakthroughs
- A major asthma discovery by a researcher at the La Jolla
Institute for Allergy & Immunology has been licensed by MedImmune,
a leading innovation-focused biotechnology company and wholly owned
subsidiary of AstraZeneca PLC. MedImmune licensed the discovery to
explore its use in the development of a potential biologics drug for
treating asthma.
Under the agreement, MedImmune was granted exclusive intellectual property rights to the discovery, which demonstrated the pivotal role of a protein called the OX40 ligand in asthma. The finding was made by the laboratory of La Jolla Institute scientist Michael Croft, Ph.D., and marked a major milestone in asthma research.
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research
- Center for Infectious Disease - dengue virus, smallpox, hepatitis C, and emerging biothreats like SARS and more.
- Allergy & Asthma - controlling life-altering or life-threatening reactions.
- Autoimmune Diseases - diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and more.
- Cancer Research - lymphomas & leukemias, apoptosis & cell death, stimulating immune responses against tumors and more.
- Inflammation Biology - coronary artery disease and lung disease.
seminars
- Klaus Preissner, "The extracellular RNA world: New Alarm Signals for Body Defense", Wednesday, 7/15/09: 12:00 PM
- Riitta Lahesmaa,, "Molecular mechanisms of human T helper cell differentiation to functionally distinct subsets", Wednesday, 8/26/09: 12:00 PM
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news and events
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6/08/2009 - News Release
La Jolla Institute's Board of Directors Welcomes Four New Members - 5/25/2009 - News Release
La Jolla Institute Researchers Unlock Mystery of Potentially Fatal Reaction to Smallpox Vaccine in Eczema Sufferers - 5/18/2009 - San Diego Business Journal (Front Page)
Database for Combating Diseases Now Accessible to Researchers Online (.pdf 1of2) (.pdf 2of2) - 5/07/2009 - CBS Evening News
Alessandro Sette, Ph.D./H1N1 Flu Outbreak National News (mp4) (iPod/iPhone) - 5/05/2009 - News Release
La Jolla Institute Announces 2.0 Launch of Major Database to Aid Vaccine Development Worldwide - 5/03/2009 - San Diego Union-Tribune
Viruses Versus Hosts: A Battle as Old as Time (.pdf) - More News
- In the News
- Our 20th Anniversary Gala
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology held it's first Gala on November 1, 2008 with proceeds benefitting type 1 diabetes research and cancer research. - ANNUAL REPORT
Download the LIAI 2007 Annual Report (11.2MB/.pdf)
- Our 20th Anniversary Gala


