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Making a Killer: Selecting the Optimal Natural Killer Cells for Improved ImmunotherapiesOver the past 20 years natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapies have emerged as a safe and effective treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia. Unlike T cell-based therapies, NK cells harbor an innate capacity to eliminate malignant cells without prior sensitization and can be adoptively transferred between individuals without the need for extensive HLA matching.
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Innovation in Informatics to Improve Clinical Care and Drug Accessibility for Rare Diseases in ChinaIn China, there are severe unmet medical needs of people living with rare diseases. Relatedly, there is a dearth of data to inform rare diseases policy. This is historically partially due to the lack of informatics infrastructure, including standards and terminology, data sharing mechanisms and network; and concerns over patient privacy protection.
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Discovery Centre is openingWe are delighted to announce that on Monday 6th July 2020 at 9am the Discovery Centre will reopen it’s doors to the public!
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Term 3 school holiday workshopsThe Kids Discovery Centre is offering a brand-new program of fun and engaging workshops for kids during the Term 3 School Holidays.
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Discovery Centre a top learning destinationWe are proud to announce that we’ve partnered up with Children’s University Australasia (CUA) to become one of their latest Learning Destinations for the children of WA.
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Aarti's The Kids lab tourDr Aarti is a real-life scientist who spends her days in the lab studying the bacteria that cause sore throats and itchy skin.
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School excursions at The Kids Research Institute AustraliaHey teachers and educators - the The Kids Discovery Centre schools pilot program is returning in 2021!