TWiV 395: The cancer thief

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Stephen J. Russell

From ASV 2016 at Virginia Tech, Vincent, Rich and Kathy speak with Stephen Russell about his career and his work on oncolytic virotherapy - using viruses to treat cancers.

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• Hokies go viral (TWiV 285)
• MV NIS de Myelo (TWiV 298)
• Remission of disseminated myeloma after MV treatment (Mayo Clin Proc)
• miRNA detargeting (J Virol)
• Video of this episode at YouTube

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