Ep. 111: “Synthetic Immunology” Featuring Dr. Daniel Goodman

The Immunology Podcast

Aug 12, 2025•1 hr 19 min

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Guest:

Dr. Daniel Goodman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where his lab researches high-throughput approaches to engineer the immune system. He talks about new technologies for immune cell engineering, and methods for screening and developing CAR T therapies. (47:30)

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