Dr Facundo Batista

Lymphocyte Interaction Laboratory
London Research Institute
London

Investigating immune cells in cancer

Dr Facundo Batista's Lymphocyte Interaction Laboratory is based at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute. His research focuses on understanding how our immune system responds to infections and cancer.

Dr Batista's team are using cutting-edge technology to study the white blood cells of the immune system. They are looking at how these cells recognise foreign particles such as viruses and bacteria and how they multiply rapidly to fight infection.

This work will greatly increase our knowledge of how the immune system works and will contribute to the development of 'immunotherapies', treatments that harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer.