58 min

How to Use the Immune System Against Cancer and Alzheimer's, with Dr. Paul Song Making Sense of Science

    • Life Sciences

On today’s episode of Making Sense of Science, I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Paul Song, a physician, oncologist, progressive activist and biotech chief medical officer. Through his company, NKGen Biotech, Dr. Song is leveraging the power of patients’ own immune systems by supercharging the body’s natural killer cells to make new treatments for Alzheimer’s and cancer. Whereas other treatments for Alzheimer’s focus directly on reducing the build-up of proteins in the brain such as amyloi...

On today’s episode of Making Sense of Science, I’m honored to be joined by Dr. Paul Song, a physician, oncologist, progressive activist and biotech chief medical officer. Through his company, NKGen Biotech, Dr. Song is leveraging the power of patients’ own immune systems by supercharging the body’s natural killer cells to make new treatments for Alzheimer’s and cancer. Whereas other treatments for Alzheimer’s focus directly on reducing the build-up of proteins in the brain such as amyloi...

58 min