Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Using an immune system to target cancer

My project involves utilizing a pediatric patient's immune system to target their cancer. We isolate their cancer fighting cells, arm them with more tools to fight the cancer, and give them back to the patient as their treatment. We have found that this type of therapy is promising and could be the next generation of cancer treatment!

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Welcome to Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Through a unique public-private partnership between a cutting edge-research university and a major health care institution, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine educates physician thought leaders through inquiry, research, and discovery.

The college has four value domains that drive our educational goals and objectives and are interwoven throughout the four-year curriculum: basic science, clinical science, research, and health systems science & interprofessional practice.

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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in the News

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Medical student focuses research on blood vessels , article
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Spotlight on HSSIP: Health Systems Science and Interprofessional Practice (HSSIP) is one of the four domains at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

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