Tune in: bacteria may hold a key to some cancer immunotherapies

In these two podcasts, our Director and Platform 1 Lead Dr. Kathy McCoy speaks about her recent study exploring the role of inosine, a bacterial metabolite, in response to cancer immunotherapies. Interviewer Charles Bergquist from Science Friday also raises some important questions such as the recent successes of the microbiome field (Twitter: @scifri).

Richard Jacobs from the Finding Genius Podcast interviews Dr. McCoy about her recent study on the role of our gut microbes into regulating the response to colorectal cancer immunotherapy. Learn about Dr. McCoy’s approach to investigate this question and her point of view on other ongoing microbiome researches and debated topics. Listen here.