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October 20, 2011 - PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR
"Revolutionizing Vaccine Discovery" - Shane Crotty, Ph.D.
Members of the La Jolla Institute's President's Council recently heard
from scientist Shane Crotty, Ph.D., whose breakthrough discovery in 2009
is advancing worldwide efforts to improve the speed and effectiveness
of vaccine design. Dr. Crotty was chosen as one of America's "Most
Promising Biomedical Researchers" by the Pew Charitable Trusts in 2005
and has been a guest on National Public Radio's Science Friday due to
his important vaccine work. He is also the discoverer of a potential
treatment for smallpox and is working with federal health officials on
the possibility of stockpiling the treatment nationally as a safeguard
against bioterrorism.
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December 3, 2009 - NEW FACULTY WELCOME RECEPTION
The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology welcomed
several new faculty members to our Institute in an invitation only
event from 5:30pm - 7:30pm on Thursday, December 3, 2009. We welcomed Anjana Rao, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School), Patrick
Hogan, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School), Joel Linden, Ph.D. (University
of Virginia), Catherine "Lynn" Hedrick, Ph.D. (University of Virginia)
and Nunzio Bottini, M.D.(University of Southern California). View Event Photos and New Faculty Video | New Faculty Reception Sponsors
October 29, 2009 - TYPE 1 DIABETES CENTER DEDICATION
The dedication program included a dedication for The William N. Elam,
Jr., M.D. Discovery Wall and the Type 1 Diabetes Cetner. Those in
attendance for The William N. Elam, Jr., M.D. Discovery Wall included
Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph.D., President and Scientific Director of The
Institute; Kevin Keller and Falko Kuester, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD.
Matthias von Herrath, M.D., a La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology member and the Director of the Type 1 Diabetes Center was present for the Type 1 Diabetes Center dedication in addition to David Winkler and George S. Eisenbarth, M.d., Ph.D., Executive Director of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado, Denver.
November 1, 2008 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATIONThe La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology hosted our 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration on November 1, 2008. Proceeds benefitted type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research and cancer research. Thank you to our Co-Chairs Michael and Paula Martin, and to all of our friends and supporters who helped us celebrate. View Event Photos
