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T cell receptor, or TCR, therapy is a cancer treatment that genetically reprograms immune cells, called T cells, to hunt down cancer with precision. It’s similar to another treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, but with one key difference: CAR T-cell therapy can only spot proteins that naturally appear outside of a cancer cell. TCR therapy, however, can also catch small protein fragments from inside the cell, which get carried to the surface and displayed like little name tags.

Meet the first-ever patient to receive stem cells from their donor, in the hope of avoiding toxic anti-rejection drugs. NBC News' Camila Bernal spoke to the patient who received a liver transplant from her sister.

The UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Training Program's 2026–2027 cohort is 18 strong — and remarkable in ways that reach well beyond the lab. Together they speak nine languages, play seven instru...

Linda Liau, MD, PhD, has spent decades working to improve the lives of people with brain cancer.

Every year, several thousand newborns in the US are diagnosed with a group of genetic disease called inborn errors of immunity (IEI). While each child could, in principle, receive a personal, one-time...

Patient Laurie Adami credits the cancer treatment Car-T with saving her life on ‘Fox News @ Night.’

A sea of scientists is genetically cataloging marine invertebrates and algae along the Golden State’s coast.

For many high school students, the term “scientist” conjures someone who doesn’t look like them or share their background. The UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center High School Outreach Program sets ou...

A team of UCLA researchers led by Lili Yang has received a $7.49 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to develop a universal CAR-NKT cell immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis.

Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is happening around it, interpret signals from its neighbors and respond in ways that support the larger tissue. These chemical, physical and electrical messages help determine when cells grow, repair damage, fight infection or quiet down after a threat has passed — and tissue health depends on how well those parts come together.

In any given week, Amadu Tadesse might be pipetting samples in a Westwood stem cell research lab, walking the runway in a fashion show, or scoring goals on the intramural soccer field. This June, thou...