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Find out what is happening at CCII and in the field of cancer immunotherapy. Here we share the latest news about research at CCII and the CCII research community and about trends in immunology and cancer research.
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Spermidine to the Rescue?
Spermidine, a polyamine compound found in ribosomes and living tissues and originally isolated from semen, is an increasingly popular anti-aging supplement. Muna Al-Habsi and her colleagues demonstrate in a new paper published in Science that spermidine can enhance cancer immunotherapy blocking the PD-1 pathway by reversing aging effects in killer T-cells.
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CCII Director Tasuku Honjo Awarded Honorary Doctor of Medicine Degree from the National Taiwan University
Professor Tasuku Honjo was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Medicine Degree from the National Taiwan University. This award honours Professor Honjo's exceptional achievements. It is the first time that a Japanese was awarded with this prestigious degree.
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Announcement of 2024 PhD Scholarship Recipients
We are delighted to announce that the CCII PhD scholarship recipients for the academic year 2024 have been selected.
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Design for Science
CCII's new home, the “Bristol Myers Squibb Building” at the Kyoto University campus, has been made possible by funding from the Japanese government and a generous donation from pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb.
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[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Associate Professor Position within the CCII Informatics Platform Team
This Call for Applications is now closed, but we are permanently recruiting. Please contact us!
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[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Professor Position in the Division of Cancer Immune Regulation
This Call for Applications is now closed, but we are permanently recruiting. Please contact us!
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