Engineering for Cancer Therapies
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A cell’s properties—the way it moves, its shape, its texture, and its stiffness—have an enormous impact on human development, the immune response, and the progression of cancer. But researchers studying… Read More
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For a young scientist who just finished her PhD in May 2017, Hasini Jayatilaka has achieved goals that takes many researchers an entire career to acquire. During her research, she discovered the mechanisms that causes cancer cells to break away from tumors and spread to other parts of the body, also known as metastasis. She also created a cocktail of drugs that slows and, in some cases, stops cancer from spreading. These discoveries have received international recognition and attracted the attention of many media outlets, organizations, professionals, and audiences. Read More
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Sure, you know how old you are, but what about your cells? Are they the same age? Are they older, younger? Why does it matter? Led by scientists at Johns Hopkins… Read More
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Cancer is an international issue and there is much effort in trying to understand the disease’s functions and mechanisms to combat its devastating effects. At INBT, one of the Institute’s… Read More
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By combining two treatment strategies, both aimed at boosting the immune system’s killer T cells, Johns Hopkins researchers report they lengthened the lives of mice with skin cancer more than by using either strategy on its own. And, they say, because the combination technique is easily tailored to different types of cancer, their findings — if confirmed in humans — have the potential to enhance treatment options for a wide variety of cancer patients. Read More
