Manuel Tardáguila studied Biochemistry in the Autonomous University of Madrid and took a PhD in Molecular Biology afterwards. His main research interests are tumor immunology, breast cancer stem cells and epigenetics. His scientific heroes are the “Fantastic Threesome”: Francis Crick, Sidney Brenner and Barbara McClintock. Be careful! He has been seen in the 2013 Famelab monologue contest and he may appear in your city as part of the group of scientist-stand-up-comedians The Big Van Theory!
The relation of cancer and the immune system has been traditionally regarded in terms of war; a force of courageous immune system soldiers representing, lets say, The United States of Your Body facing the evil forces of anarchy in the form of tumoral cells. Following this logic the immune system eradicates tumors (elimination phase) until […]