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Mechanical forces amplify TCR mechanotransduction in T cell activation and function

January 22, 2024

Congrats to Nikko and team on their recent review article published in Applied Physics Reviews! Here they provide a roadmap towards exploiting T cell receptor biophysics in immunotherapy. Check out the publication here: Mechanical forces amplify TCR mechanotransduction in T cell activation and function

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Materials-based approaches for cancer vaccination

January 7, 2024
Congrats to Miguel on his new review article, published in the journal of immunology! Here, he provides an overview of the key elements needed for an effective vaccine-induced antitumor response, categorize current approaches to therapeutic cancer vaccination, and explores recent advances in materials-based strategies to potentiate cancer vaccines. Check out the publication here:... Read more about Materials-based approaches for cancer vaccination

Tetsu Harimoto named to the MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 list!

September 19, 2023

Tetsu Harimoto is an innovator here at the #Mooney Lab who is using synthetic biology to create a new class of drug delivery technology. His vision is to develop engineered living microbes that can efficiently home to tumors, autonomously sense the environment, and produce drugs in a sustainable and controllable manner.

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