UVA Discovers Secret to Making Immune Cells Better Cancer Killers (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

UVA Discovers Secret to Making Immune Cells Better Cancer Killers

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Timothy Bullock, PhD, led research into why killer T cells can be so helpless against cancer. His new discovery could allow doctors to make the cells more effective at killing cancer.

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Dan Addison | University Communications

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