Professor Haruki Okamura visited IMIC in cooperation with the Laboratory of Immunotherapy

On March 21, 2024, professor Haruki Okamura, who works at Hyogo College of Medicine at the Department of Tumor Immunology and Cell Therapy in Japan, gave a lecture at the IMIC.

Professor Haruki Okamura discovered and first cloned and studied interleukin-18 (IL-18), characterizing the various immunological activities of this molecule. His lecture “Biology of interleukin-18 and its potential for clinical applications” was held on this very topic.

He visited the Institute as a guest of the Laboratory of Immunotherapy, with which they continue research on IL-18 in the context of the tumor environment.