The immune system is a life-saving defense against infections. But this protection is a double-edged sword: misdirected, it can trigger problems ranging from allergies to autoimmune disease. Now new breakthroughs allow us to trick the immune system into fighting cancer and degenerative illnesses – and perhaps find cures for diseases once thought incurable.
With an introduction from Yale Provost, Ben Polak, we will hear about this cutting edge of cancer research from two of Yale’s top scientists and professors at the Yale School of Medicine.