From cell biology to cell therapy
Tatiana Komarova and Ekaterina Sheshukova became laureates of the Moscow Government Prize.
The awards were presented to young scientists by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Photo by Maxim AbayevAntibodies are called special immune proteins that help get rid of infection.
Scheme of an anticancer drug molecule based on trastuzumab: to antibodies that recognize cancer cells (actually trastuzumab),
The new life of tobacco as a source of antibodies and vaccines. Genes encoding human antibodies (1) are injected into tobacco plant cells (2), where therapeutic antibodies are synthesized within 10-14 days (3), which are then isolated from plant material (4)
Differences in the appearance of progenitor stem cells of adipose tissue in a 2.5-year-old child (left) and an elderly man of 61 years (right) is clearly visible
For reference:The Moscow Government Prize for Young scientists (up to 35 years old) working in Moscow has been awarded since 2013.In 2014, 10 prizes were awarded in the amount of 1 million rubles each.