Ep 84: The International Academic - The Work

About this episode

The episode features David Calianese discussing his research on programmed cell death and its implications for cancer and the immune system.

Today we are joined by a fellow Rutgers alumnus, David Calianese. He recently completed a post-doc at Osaka University in Japan and is now starting a new lab at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. David’s new lab will study the process of programmed cell death and its influence on the immune system, specifically as relates to cancer. The link between cell death and the immune system lies within particular enzyme-receptor interactions, and understanding these linkages and pathways more deeply...

People in this episode

Hosts: Shekerah Primus, Fatu Badiane

Guest: David Calianese

Topics covered

• programmed cell death
• immune system
• cancer research
• enzyme-receptor interactions
• academic career

Keywords

• programmed cell death
• immune system
• cancer
• research
• enzymes
• Rutgers
• Osaka University
• Seton Hall University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rutgers University, Osaka University, Seton Hall University

Places: Japan, New Jersey

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