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Caetano Reis e Sousa
Immunologist who works out how dendritic cells detect dying tumour cells and start an anti-cancer response.
Caetano Reis e Sousa studies the receptors dendritic cells use to sense dead cells and viruses (DNGR-1, C-type lectins) and how they prime T cells, work that underpins cancer vaccination and immunotherapy.
Role
Principal Group Leader, Immunobiology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute
Institution
Specialisms
Innate immunityDendritic cellsCross-presentation
Profiles
| Title | Journal | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sensing of cell death by myeloid C-type lectin receptors | Current Opinion in Immunology | 2012 |