The immune system provides an integral defense against cancer growth and progression. Activating an anti-tumor immune response relies on several biological steps that can ultimately result in the ...

At the 2024 annual meeting of the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) in Vancouver, Canada, Hélio Tomás, PhD, senior research associate at the Instituto de Biologia Experimental e ...

Cells carry their own growth switches. When enough nutrients—amino acids in particular—are available, cells flip this switch ...

Every cell carefully builds and positions thousands of proteins that allow it to sense and respond to its surroundings. Even ...

The process of scaling cell therapy requires a system of manufacturing that is capable of evolving with demand.

A research team led by Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang has published new research detailing a new mRNA cancer vaccine platform. The study introduces an immune cell homing ...

When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified ...