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Great article about Nobel winner Jim Allison also gives some theory

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The article has some surprisingly good explanations of parts of the immune system.

" (Lymph nodes are like Rick’s in Casablanca. Good guys, bad guys, reporters and soldiers, macrophages, dendrites, T and B cells, and even diseased cells, everyone goes to Rick’s.) "

He lost his mother to lymphoma at age 11:

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He plays in a band called The Checkpoints, formed with other immunologists and oncologists:

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"“For many years, no one believed in immunotherapy,” said Hwu. “So, we end every show with ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey. It is kind of our anthem to show that we’ve persisted through all of these years and now everyone understands that immunotherapy is important.”

There are some YouTube videos of him and the band, but the audio is pretty bad.

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DMary

Great article, thanks for posting!

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Murzik

Amazing article about amazing scientist and researcher. Thank you.

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And of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she(LL) walks into mine🙄

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