Idit SagivBarfi, PhD delivers a message of hope as she shares a brand new scientific discovery the latest cancer vaccine. Learn more about her findings in this fascinating TEDxPaloAlto talk.

Idit earned her B.Sc. in Life Sciences from the Hebrew University Jerusalem in 2004. She continued her studies at Hebrew University, receiving her M.Sc. and Ph.D in Structural and Molecular Biochemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Alexander Levitzki.

Since 2012, Idit has conducted research in the field of Immunology/Oncology at Stanford School of Medicine, under the supervision of Prof. Ronald Levy, first as a postdoctoral scholar and now as Instructor of Medicine. She focuses on finding ways to stimulate the body’s immune system to fight and eradicate cancer cells.

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