Building a new protein to fight brain tumours
Building a new protein to fight brain tumoursDid you know that scientists can build new proteins in much the same way that you can build something out of Lego?Professor Lali Medina-Kauwe, a biomedical scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the US, uses this analogy to explain how she created a new protein that can carry drugs into the brain to fight tumours.Her incredible research is paving the way for new treatments for brain cancer.
Authors
- Lali K. Medina‐Kauwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9807-5523)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Bioengineering Center (RU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33424/futurum588
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Avon Foundation for Women
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Cancer Institute