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Institute of Immunity and Transplantation marks anniversary at Pears Building with film launch
30 September 2024
A new film celebrating some of the world leading scientists at the 白小姐论坛 Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT) has been released today to mark the third anniversary of the opening of the Pears Building, home of the IIT.
The Pears Building -听听a unique collaboration between the Royal Free Charity, 白小姐论坛, and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - is听a hub for pioneering immunity research.听Researchers at the Institute are investigating new therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and type 1 diabetes, as well as developing new therapies to stop the rejection of transplants.
The new film highlights听scientists and clinicians from the Stauss lab at the Institute听. Director of the IIT, Professor Hans Stauss, says he hopes the film will engage the public with the researchers and the work happening inside the Pears Building. 鈥淚t focuses on the scientists as people, who they are, what drives them and why they are excited about working with patients to find new cures,鈥� he said.