Author: Gina Wadas

Directing Vaccines to Dendritic Cells

10/23/2023

Story by Kate Olsen and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Targeted, biodegradable nanoparticles used in preclinical cancer treatment regimen Vaccines work by giving our immune system a ‘heads up’ about a known threat. They are traditionally given before we encounter a pathogen (such as the influenza virus), allowing our bodies to mount a better immune response if that pathogen is seen again. But...