Archive for November 2007
November 19, 2007
Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state
A multinational team of researchers, which includes LICR New York Branch Director, Dr. Lloyd J. Old, has shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it.
November 4, 2007
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research to set up its first Asian branch in Singapore
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by the worlds largest international non-profit cancer research institute, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), to establish a branch for translational and clinical cancer research in Singapore. This is in collaboration with three Singapore institutions, namely, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore (YLL-NUS) and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS GMS).