Leading ladies in the field of science
Top immunologist at the forefront of treating tumors among 10 female scientists winning recognition for their work, Li Yingxue reports.
To tumor patients, their bodies are a battlefield. In this scenario, the immune organs are the base camp and the innate immune cells are sentries and an advance force. The main force is specific immune cells, and the cell factors are the signaler and the armory. Finally, the cancer cells are the rebels. The general overseeing the campaign could be Ma Yuting and her team. They are looking for "new weapons" in this battle to help the immune system fight the tumor.
Ma, 35, is a researcher and the director of the immunology research platform at the Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
