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Ep. 41: “Autoimmunity and Cancer Immunotherapy” Featuring Dr. Vijay Kuchroo
Ep. 41: “Autoimmunity and Cancer Immunotherapy” Featuring Dr. Vijay Kuchroo
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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Vijay Kuchroo is the Samuel L. Wasserstrom Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. His major research interests include the role of co-stimulation in autoimmune diseases, as well as cell surface molecules and regulatory factors that regulate the induction of T cell tolerance and dysfunction. He talks about the conditions necessary to differentiate Th17 cells and their role in autoimmunity. He also discusses his group's discovery of Tim-3, an inhibitor receptor on T cells which is now being exploited for cancer immunotherapy.
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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