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| Motto | Life Without Disease |
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| Founder(s) | Makoto Nonaka |
| Established | 1988 |
| Focus | Immunology Research |
| President | Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 20 |
| Adjunct faculty | 9 |
| Owner | Non-profit, independent research institute |
| Address | 9420 Athena Circle |
| Location | , , |
| Coordinates | 32°52′38″N 117°13′12″W / 32.87721°N 117.21993°W |
| Website | lji |
La Jolla Institute for Immunology is a non-profit research organization in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The institute was founded in 1988. It is located in UC San Diego’s Research Park. The institute researches immunology and immune system diseases. The institute employs 220 M.D.s and Ph.D.s, including 23 faculty members and more than 450 employees.[1] Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire has served as its president and CEO since 2021. [2]
La Jolla Institute for Immunology is a collaborative research organization that has forged many partnerships within the research community in San Diego, across the United States, and abroad. The institute's biomedical research facility covers 145,000 square feet inclusive of specialized research rooms suited for all aspects of molecular and cellular biology.
- ^ "About Us". La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Robbins, Gary (16 March 2021). "Renowned virus hunter Erica Ollmann Saphire to lead La Jolla Institute". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2024.