Q&A: Researchers discuss identifying potential new protein targets for melanoma therapeutics

Published Date: 07 Aug 2024

Yu-Hwa Huang, Ph.D. and Charles Yoon, MD, of the Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital respectively, are co-lead authors of a paper titled "High-dimensional mapping of human CEACAM1 ...

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