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La Jolla Immunology Conference
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Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
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10/6/2026
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The La Jolla Immunology Conference (LJIC) is a three day event which takes
place annually, drawing attendees from all sectors of the immunology community
in order to present their research and share ideas.
The historical significance of the LJIC begins in the early 20th century.
During the second world war, Torrey Pines was previously known as Camp Callan,
a US Army anti-aircraft facility. As San Diego's population grew, many
residents of La Jolla became uncomfortable living in such close proximity to
an active base. The city owned more than 49,000 acres of land, and business
and civic leaders urged the city to use that space to attract scientific
research to the area. Several entities would take advantage of the city's
invitation, eventually establishing La Jolla as a prominent hub for immunology
research for decades to come. In 1946, Scripps Clinic separated from the
hospital and became Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and began to build
research facilities and recruit scientists. In 1960, UC San Diego was
officially established as a university centered around "mathematics, physics,
chemistry and biological sciences." Jonas Salk had begun searching for a site
to establish a research institute, eventually deciding on La Jolla and
beginning construction in 1962. Before coming to this decision, a young
scientist by the name of Melvin Cohn attracted Salk's attention. Cohn was an
emerging scientist researching molecular biology at Stanford University. At
the time, Salk originally had his sights set on the bay area and fortunately
for him, Cohn was able to show him around. Although Salk would eventually
shift his attention to La Jolla, a friendship evolved, and Cohn was eventually
asked to serve as a co-founder for the Salk Institute.
And so it began, the "big three" Scripps, UCSD and Salk, established a
epicenter for bioscience research in southern california. Following suit,
these institutions would begin collaborating on meetings in order to share
research and ideas, and what would originally would become the La Jolla
Immunology Conference was created. In the 1970's Richard Dutton (UCSD),
William Weigle (Scripps) and Melvin Cohn (SALK) each had one postdoc from
their labs organize a meeting for them to discuss their research. This meeting
consisted of no more than 30 scientists, and took place at a motel in lake
Arrowhead. Of these attendees, Melvin Cohn stimulated conversations amongst
the postdocs and scientists alike- someone whose legacy is still honored in
our conference today.
The conference has since moved back to La Jolla, where it has stayed for over
40 years. Thanks to consistent participation and support from our community,
the LJIC has been able to thrive, inspiring greater and growing participation
each year. The Mel Cohn award was instituted in 2016 to honor one of the
conference's original members and is awarded to the best graduate student or
postdoctoral study of the year.
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