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SUMMARY:Milstein Lecture 2022 - mRNA Cancer Vaccines - Ugur Sahin\, M.D.\,
  Professor Translational Oncology &amp\; Immunology\, Johannes Gutenberg U
 niversity Mainz\, Co-founder\, CEO BioNTech\, Germany
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CONTACT:Scientific Meetings Co-ordinator
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of a therapeutic cancer vaccine is to instruct the
  patient's immune system to recognize and eliminate cancer cells. The orig
 ins of using mRNA for delivery of cancer vaccines date back to the 1990s. 
 However\, early attempts were hampered by low vaccine potency and lack of 
 clinical activity due to various biological and technologies challenges. T
 his talk will provide an overview on the scientific groundwork\, key disco
 veries\, inventions\, and technological solutions that have paved the deve
 lopment and clinical application of highly potent\, personalized mRNA canc
 er vaccines\, a novel approach that for the first time allows a treatment 
 to be individually tailored to the complex genetic profile of a patient's 
 tumor.
LOCATION:In person in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre (CB2 0QH) and via Zoo
 m\, link: https://mrc-lmb-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/94050407947?pwd=ZFZZYkxhd0Js
 bGJuMFNHQnlzOSsydz09
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