All immunotherapy

Treat diseases by degrading proteins

February 15, 2023

Hijacking our cells’ enzymes to eliminate disease-causing proteins

Researchers discover how proteins are selectively degraded in certain parts of cells

October 25, 2022

New enzyme inhibitor shows promise for treating cancers, autoimmune diseases

Discovery reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie

An x-ray crystallography generated image of a long foreign peptide (purple) being partially held inside MHC I protein’s surface groove (grey).

December 3, 2019

Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapies

Mechanism may help detect elusive cancers

Colon Cancer Cells

March 1, 2017

Scientists stimulate immune system, stop cancer growth

Anti-tumor immune therapy for colon cancer works in mice

Lung Cancer Cells

February 21, 2017

Clinical trial for lung cancer therapy to begin at UIC

Trial tests novel combination of immunotherapy drugs