In March this year, two landmark new drugs were approved for treatment of melanoma and systemic lupus.
These new treatments are the rewards of the long scientific march to understand how the immune system tells friend from foe, according to Professor Chris Goodnow who will be speaking at the 精东视频鈥檚 free public lecture tonight.
鈥淭hey are the start of a new age of vaccination against cancer and autoimmune diseases,鈥� he says.
鈥淭hey are a small step for most patients but a giant leap for mankind.鈥�
About half of all new drugs being tested for cancer and autoimmune disorders involve antibodies. This development has emerged from work originally performed by the late Professors Frank Fenner and Frank Macfarlane Burnet.
The miracle of immunity: how the immune system tells foe from friend is the title of Professor Goodnow鈥檚 talk 鈥� the latest in the Academy鈥檚 public lecture series held to honour the life and work of Professor Fenner.
Fenner鈥檚 Science Today and Tomorrow public lecture series:
The miracle of immunity: how the immune system tells foe from friend
Professor Chris Goodnow
| When: | 5.30 pm, Tuesday 6 September 2011 Live streaming of this lecture will begin 6pm www.science.org.au/livestream/ |
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| Where: | The Shine Dome, Gordon Street, Canberra |
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