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La Jolla Institute for Immunology to use gift to build new clinical center A rendering depicts the planned John and Susan Major Center for Clinical Investigation at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. (La Jolla Institute for Immunology) By La Jolla Institute for Immunology Dec. 29, 2020 11:49 AM PT Print The La Jolla Institute for Immunology has received a gift from John Major, chairman emeritus of LJI’s board of directors, and his wife, Susan, to fund construction of a new clini...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Enhancers serve as specific switches that turn on genes in a cell specific manner but it has been difficult to determine which switch is connected to which gene. view more  Credit: Alex Fung LA JOLLA--The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how our small genetic differences can have a tremendous effect on how our bodies respond to disease. "The difference is within us," says Vivek Chandra, Ph.D., an instructor at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). "We can get infect...