In this SipSci Lab conversation, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization and former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, explains the emerging science of personalised mRNA cancer vaccines. We discuss:
How personalised cancer vaccines work
How a patient’s tumour helps scientists design the vaccine
Whether these vaccines prevent cancer or help treat existing cancer
How the immune system is trained to recognise cancer cells
When such vaccines could realistically become available in India
The challenges of cost and accessibility
A quick, simple explanation of an exciting new direction in cancer research, without the hype. Subscribe to SipSci Lab for more science behind the headlines.
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In this SipSci Lab conversation, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization and former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, explains the emerging science of personalised mRNA cancer vaccines. We discuss:
A quick, simple explanation of an exciting new direction in cancer research, without the hype. Subscribe to SipSci Lab for more science behind the headlines.
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