CRI’s James Allison, Arming the Immune System March 9, 2015December 14, 2022 Matthew Tontonoz “I’m one of those people who has always wanted to solve puzzles. As a kid, I wanted to be the first to know something that no one else did. I think that’s true of a lot of scientists.” – James Allison In the world of immunology, Dr. James P. Allison is something of a rock star. Not only has he made numerous fundamental discoveries about how T cells function, he also inaugurated the approach to cancer immunology known as checkpoint blockade, which is revolutionizing cancer treatment. Claudia Dreifus of the New York Times sat down with Allison, who since 2011 has been director of CRI’s Scientific Advisory Council, to discuss cancer immunotherapy, growing up a science-loving kid in Texas, and once sharing a stage with Willie Nelson. Photo copyright 2015, New York Times Read more: Post navigation Big News: FDA Approves Opdivo (Nivolumab) for Lung Cancer Read Story What Cancer Patients Need to Know About the Opdivo Approval Read Story
