Abs of Steel - Arming Patients' Immune Systems with Personalized Weapons to Counterattack Disease11/18/2014 Dr. Nicholas Nicolaides (SJU class of 1987 and CEO of Morphotek, Inc.) discussed the human body’s immune defense system and how it works to protect individuals from infectious diseases as well as inherent diseases such as inflammation and cancer. He focused on a particular area of the immune defense fortress that generates protective immune agents called antibodies (commonly abbreviated as “Abs”) that specifically detect and eliminate infectious pathogens and/or tissue cells containing altered biomolecules associated with inherent diseases to maintain a person’s health. He will also provided an overview on bioengineering technologies being pursued across the pharmaceutical industry to develop Abs that can target disease-specific agents to further arm a patient’s immune system to improve their morbidity and ultimately cure them of the disease of which they are afflicted.
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