New T cell research shows how we could develop #hantavirus vaccines and therapies: bit.ly/4fkseTs Key findings from @settelab.bsky.social, @albagrifoni.bsky.social and @iedb.bsky.social #health #medicine #VaccineResearch #Andeshantavirus

New investigation by @settelab.bsky.social and @albagrifoni.bsky.social shows how T cells target conserved epitopes on #measles and Nipah viruses. Findings could guide development of vaccines against broad paramyxovirus family: www.lji.org/news-events/... #health #medicine #immunology

Kerstin Westendorf on our #ImmuneSpace Team presented a poster today at #AAI2026. We are so lucky to have an amazing data submission manager on our team 👏

Boston here I come! #IMMUNOLOGY2026 #AAI2026 . Excited to support my fantastic postdoc, Ziyin Wang, who is presenting two new stories from my lab this Thursday on Coronaviruses and the Arenaviruses. Check out the sessions at 12.45 pm in Room 102 and 4.15 pm in Room 104AB to learn more. Go T cells!

Always excited to partecipate to the Iedb workshop #iedbuw2025 @iedb.bsky.social

In our latest vaccine immunology study we tested whether it is possible to simultaneously prime multiple classes of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV using a combination of germline-targeting (GT) immunogens. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @scienceimmuno.bsky.social @lji.org

An interesting look at how LJI scientists are harnessing #AI tools to improve vaccine development: bit.ly/4lqvbBn This research, led by LJI Research Assistant Professor Alba Grifoni, Ph.D. (@albagrifoni.bsky.social), offers a new pipeline for addressing emerging viruses with pandemic potential.

LJI scientists recently made a big advance in the quest for a "universal" coronavirus vaccine! 🦠 Learn how a deep dive into T cell epitopes led to this new vaccine research pipeline: bit.ly/47ajwTV @cellpress.bsky.social #Viruses #ImmuneSystem #Tcells #SanDiego #health #medicine #science #STEM

Dr. Alba Grifoni (@albagrifoni.bsky.social) and her team share new research that could help us fight many viruses at once—and stop emerging diseases in their tracks! bit.ly/45EYs6C #virology #immunology #Tcells #health #medicine #STEM #SanDiego

Just out on @cp-cell.bsky.social! Focusing on Conserved T-cell Epitope Regions (CTERs) increases the ability of T cells to recognize Coronaviruses of pandemic concern. This strategy is broadly applicable to other viral families @tertuapn.bsky.social @lji.org www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new LJI study offers the first-ever map of which parts of #Chikungunya virus trigger the strongest response from the body’s T cells bit.ly/45NmDjQ The study also offers clues for to why infection can trigger chronic, severe joint pain. #ChronicDisease #Virology #Health #Medicine

Each year, around 2.6M Americans receive #allergy immunotherapies, also called “allergy shots.” LJI scientists are investigating how these therapies target the very immune cells that drive dangerous allergic reactions. bit.ly/3Uq3Hkp @settelab.bsky.social #AllergyShots #Health #Medicine #SanDiego

After 30+ years of HIV vaccine clinical trials, this is the first time that neutralizing antibodies against an HIV clinical isolate has been generated in vaccinated people. * "Tier 2" neutralizing antibodies, induced consistently. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

For our final #PathogenOfTheWeek post, we've imagined "Virus X." This pathogen represents a future threat to global health. LJI scientists know that the next pandemic threat may come from a newly emerged or evolved pathogen—one we've never faced. 1/2 🧵 #GlobalHealth #immunology

One of our obsessions in the Crotty lab is to better understand B-cell immunology in the context of vaccines. Rare B cells can have antibody specificities particularly important for protection against some diseases. In our most recent paper… @cp-immunity.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

#PathogenOfTheWeek: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is probably the most recognizable pathogen of our time. LJI scientists have been at the forefront of #COVID19 vaccine research, and they've made critical discoveries. 1/2 🧵 #virology #InfectiousDisease #SARSCoV2 #pandemic

JCI Insight - Frequency of dengue virus–specific T cells is related to infection outcome in endemic settings insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

Great article from @nature.com on how the COVID-19 pandemic has advanced our understanding of the immune system — featuring important work led by LJI Prof. Alessandro Sette and colleagues: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Vaccines #Tcells #Antibodies

How can we stop pathogens with #pandemic potential? LJI researchers share new "roadmap" for harnessing T cell cross-reactivity to combat viruses pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39819529/ @settelab.bsky.social @albagrifoni.bsky.social #Immunology #Virology #Tcells #ImmuneSystem

LJI Prof. Alessandro Sette on the role of T cells in combatting flu viruses: “Our research in general has shown that T-cells play an important role not in preventing infection but in making the disease less severe,” Sette said. www.kpbs.org/news/science... #Virology #InfectiousDisease #BirdFlu

Hello T cell enthusiasts! Ever tried to combine an AIM and ICS assay? If not, here is the protocol for you!