Sunday, August 1, 2021

Tag: institute for cellular therapeutics

Kidney transplant patient Robert Waddell, center, with his wife and children after being off immunosuppresants for ten years. Left to right: Christian, Bailey, Rob, Karen (wife), Robby and Casey. Photo courtesy Rob Waddell.
Health & Wellness

UofL-born cell therapy for organ transplants enters Phase 3 trial First...

Baylee Pulliam -
A cell therapy born at the University of Louisville that could improve the lives of kidney transplant recipients has entered its Phase 3 clinical...
A confocal microscope image shows the SA-4-1BBL (green color) bound to its receptor on an immune cell (red color) to initiate an immune activation cascade to fight cancer. Image courtesy University of Louisville.
Health & Wellness

UofL researchers discover immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer

Betty Coffman -
A research team at the University of Louisville has discovered that an immune checkpoint molecule they developed for cancer immunotherapy also protects against future...