PhD in Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Expertise in cancer immunotherapies. Instagram/Twitter: @TRosescientific
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In 10 seconds? FLASH radiotherapy is a promising area of research to make cancer radiotherapy safer and more effective. Cancer researchers are working hard to make this vision a reality. Can you remind me what radiotherapy is? Ab...
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In 10 seconds? How can we improve patients’ response to cancer immunotherapies? Researchers are studying cell clusters called tertiary lymphoid structures to achieve a breakthrough. Tertiary lymphoid what? That sounds so complex!...
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