NEJM September 19, 2024
Russell E. Vance, Ph.D.
The 2024 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is awarded to Zhijian (James) Chen for his landmark discoveries that explain how DNA stimulates immune responses.
DNA is best known as genetic material, but befitting its central role in biology, DNA can also be a potent stimulator of inflammation. Our cells detect foreign DNA as a means to initiate immune responses...
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