Screening: Living Drugs

Name: Screening: Living Drugs
Start: 2024-10-23T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-23T15:00:00-04:00
Location: MaRS Centre Auditorium

Schedule

Wed Oct 23 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

MaRS Centre Auditorium | Toronto, ON

A Screening of the Documentary "Living Drugs" based on the work of 2024 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate Dr. Michel Sadelain.
About this Event

Take an in-depth look at the work of Dr. Michel Sadelain, 2024 Canada Gairdner Award Laureate for his contributions to CAR-T therapy, a treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own immune cells to fight their cancer. Living Drugs features interviews with the scientists involved in or witness to the birth of this new therapy, as well as patient stories from Canada, the US, and beyond.