TWiPO #75 - Interview with Dr. Robert Wechsler-Reya

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This Week in Pediatric Oncology

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Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital, along with co-host - Dr. Nilay Shah, are joined by Dr. Robert Wechsler-Reya from Sanford Burnham Prebys in San Diego, CA. They discuss Dr. Wechsler-Reya's work including the process, benefits, and limitations of tumor models in mice, as well as research behind the humanized mouse model. They also discuss immune evasion - how one tumor type can grow in the presence of an immune system, while another one cannot. Listen in to learn more. Please send questions and comments to TWiPO@solvingkidscancer.org.