James P. Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win 2018 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

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James P. Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win 2018 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of cancer therapy that works by harnessing the body’s own immune system.

Allison, 70, is currently chair of the department of immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Honjo, 76, is a distinguished professor at the Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study and a professor in the department of immunology and genomic medicine at Kyoto University in Japan.

NPR

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/653251006/james-p-allison-tasuku-honjo-win-2018-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine

Jim Allison and Tasuku Honjo’s Nobel Prize-winning contributions to cancer immunotherapy – Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/jim-allison-and-tasuku-honjos-nobel-prize-winning-contributions-to-cancer-immunotherapy-2018-10?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral

The 2018 Nobel Prize in medicine goes to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo — Quartz

https://qz.com/1408116/the-2018-nobel-prize-in-medicine-goes-to-james-allison-and-tasuku-honjo/amp/

2018 Nobel In Medicine Awarded For Cancer Immunotherapy Advances : Shots – Health News : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/01/653251667/james-p-allison-and-tasuku-honjo-win-2018-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine

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