Medical Xpress March 10, 2025
Russell Vance is an immunology professor, infectious disease researcher, and the director of UC Berkeley’s Cancer Research Laboratory. By studying the immune system’s response to bacteria that cause tuberculosis and dysentery, Vance hopes to apply those insights into other areas affecting public health, such as cancer.
Vance spoke with UC Berkeley writer Alexander Rony as the federal government was freezing and eliminating many disease research and treatment programs. Vance addressed the ramifications of these changes as well as his hopes for major public health breakthroughs through basic research.
How have recent changes to federal programs impacted infectious disease researchers?
In general, there’s a lot of uncertainty about whether the strong track record of funding for basic research in the United...
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