Episode 56: David Wraith, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Director of the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham

09/02/2021 37 min Episodio 56
Episode 56: David Wraith, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Director of the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham

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In this episode, David Wraith joins us to discuss his profound knowledge on autoimmunity and immunotherapy. His research team has revealed mechanisms whereby autoreactive T-cells escape deletion in the thymus and thus appear in the repertoire of all individuals. He also demonstrated that autoreactive T-cells can be silenced by suitable administration of fragments of their protein targets.

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