Harnessing the immune system for cancer treatment

'For better or worse, I’ve been probably fortunate to work in a highly controversial area. I’ve been a part of the enormous debate on whether the immune system could ever be harnessed to treat cancer… it’s been absolutely wonderful that, indeed, in the end, it’s been shown that immunotherapies can be highly effective.' Professor Joseph Trapani FAA of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for 2018. ~ Thanks for watching! Click subscribe and the notification bell to see our videos in your feed. For more videos and articles like and follow our Facebook page and our other social pages. Facebook:   / australianacademyofscience   Instagram:   / ausacademyofscience   Twitter:   / science_academy   About us: The Australian Academy of Science is an independent organisation representing Australia's leading scientists. It recognises excellence, advises government and promotes science education and public awareness of science. About our channel: We create and upload videos reviewed by experts in scientific fields and other leading academics to ensure scientific accuracy. You can also find some amazing lectures given by top scientists at one of our events held at our HQ-the Shine Dome in Canberra or across Australia. Thanks for watching and please subscribe and give our Facebook page a like!