A promising new approach to treating cancer involves removing some of the patient’s immune T cells and reprogramming them so that they can successfully destroy cancer cells. The modified cells are cultivated in the lab before being re-introduced into the patient to grow their ranks and kill off cancer.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) — Australian scientist Professor Alan Cowman has been awarded the 2013 Mahathir Science Award for his groundbreaking research on malaria.
The announcement was made by Mahathir Science Award Foundation (MSAF) chairman Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid Thursday.
Ahmad Sarji said the research done by Cowman had led to effective understanding of the pathogenesis of the infection and innovative technologies development of reverse genetics of Plasmodium Falciparum, as well as described the first gene knock-out for this organism.
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