Episode 24: Christine Bender, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

20/10/2020 27 min Episodio 24
Episode 24: Christine Bender, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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In this episode, Christine Bender joins Monica Westley to discuss her latest research at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in the Von Herrath Laboratory. Her major project focuses on study antigen-specific CD8 T cells, in pancreas from donors with type 1 diabetes and healthy donors. 
Make sure to look out for her new publication coming out soon in Science Advances in October. 
Want to about her research? Checkout the following paper linked below.
Islet-Expressed CXCL10 Promotes Autoimmune Destruction of Islet Isografts in Mice With Type 1 Diabetes

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