“Your donations have helped us in so many ways over so many years. From helping us keep the centre open during Covid, to supporting our critical and exciting work on a new DNA cancer vaccine led by Professor Otttensmeier. The professor and his team are hoping then cancer vaccine will wake up immune cells already present at the tumour site and train new cells to travel to the cancer tissue so they can fight the disease. We expect that this trial will deliver fundamental insights into how we can use cancer vaccines in the most optimal way so we can boost survival for people with head and neck cancer. Your support has also allowed us to conduct a new study led by Dr Ali Rogan and Professor Mark Cragg. The study has shed light on a key part of the immune system that could pave the way for more targeted treatments in fighting cancer. The researchers have shown that a key molecule in the immune system could be a “checkpoint”, which can be activated (or deactivated) to enable the body to find and destroy cancer. So - thank you once again for the Banga Family Trust’s support of the Centre for Cancer Immunology. We are profoundly grateful for your generosity during our campaign to build it and your continued interest in our work. Your donation has saved lives and will continue to do so long into the future.”