14: What the HEK is autoimmunity? How can immunotherapy help?

So we have talked a lot about immunotherapy for cancer - but its also used to treat autoimmune diseases! In this episode we talk with Dr. Marc Horwitz, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia, about what autoimmunity is and how immunotherapy is being used to treat autoimmune diseases. Dr. Horwitz also recently co-started a research cluster called the Autoimmune Biomedical collaborative to get researchers, clinicians, and patients together to better tackle autoimmune diseases.

--

Interested in learning more about immunotherapy? Check out our other episodes and give us a follow on instagram @wthisimmunotherapy and twitter @WTHisImmunoT! And check out our website ⁠wthisimmunotherapy.com⁠. Or feel free to reach out to us at ⁠wthisimmunotherapy@gmail.com⁠ if you have any questions or any ideas for episodes!

--

Creators & Producers: Gillian Savage, Grace Bernard, and Dr. Pauline Loos 

Podcast Logo is designed by Mia Portelance 

Music is by Lara Antebi (⁠https://laraantebi.bandcamp.com/⁠)