“I’m one of those people who has always wanted to solve puzzles. As a kid, I wanted to be the first to know something that no one else did. I think that’s true of a lot of scientists.”
– James Allison
In the world of immunology, Dr. James P. Allison is something of a rock star. Not only has he made numerous fundamental discoveries about how T cells function, he also inaugurated the approach to cancer immunology known as checkpoint blockade, which is revolutionizing cancer treatment.
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