Researchers Combine Bacteria and Viruses to Demonstrate a New Way to Fight Cancer

Neil Forbes in the Forbes Lab
Neil Forbes, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Shradha Khanduja, doctoral candidate and first author, explain their research on using engineered non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe to humans but potent against liver and pancreatic cancer tumors, both with extremely poor prognosis. This new approach to fighting these cancers was published in Cell Reports Medicine.

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Forbes was recently featured on WWLP‑22 News InFocus with Patrick Berry.

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