Jim Allison: Breakthrough

Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the story of one man's visionary quest to find a cure for cancer. Allison won the 2018 Nobel Prize for discovering the immune system's role in defeating cancer, but for decades he waged a lonely struggle against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma.

Year: 

2019

Total CPB Investment: 

$100,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

Bill Haney
Waltham, MA
ITVS Subgrant
$100,000

Topics: 

Science, Health, Medicine & Natural Environment