Cancer Immunology & Immunotherapy

Koch Institute researchers study the interactions of tumor and immune cells and develop technologies that leverage the body's own immune system to fight cancer. Explore selected projects through the images below.

License to Kill: Empowering the Immune System to Fight Cancer

Tumor Cells Interact with Immune Cells

Young at Heart: Progenitor T Cells Drive Immunotherapy Response

Combination Immunotherapy to Combat Aggressive Melanoma, Image A

Immune Cells Infiltrate a Lung Tumor 2

Capture the Flags: Monitoring Disease-Associated Immune Activity

Natural Born Killers: Activating the Immune System to Fight Disease

Dendritic Cell Motion Within a Tumor 4

Down-Conversion Nanoparticle Loaded T-Cell

Outsmarting Cancer with Collagen

Visualization of Anti-Tumor T Cells 1

Barcodes For Immune Cells

Exposed Brick: Building a Case for Immune Clearance of Aneuploid Cells

Shell Game: Microparticles Meet Immune Cells