Your immune system is continuously protecting your body from infection, eliminating damaged cells and preventing cancer. It works through coordinated signalling and responses, operating like a sophisticated detection and defence circuit. During the talk Caetano explains how vaccines succeed by working with your immune system. Vaccines work so well they have saved around 154 million lives across the globe since 1974, when the WHO launched its major vaccination program. Expanding our knowledge and application of vaccines so they might treat cancers is the next exciting area of research.  

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What’s next?

Our next live event in the series is a Crash Course in psychosis with Katharina Schmack, which will take place on Wednesday 22 October, 10:00-11:00 in the auditorium. Crick staff are welcome to attend in person and do not need to book. Crick alumni, if you'd liek to attend, please do contact us in the usual way, connect@crick.ac.uk