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Apr 2021
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Ep. 3: “Platelets and the Immune System”...

The Immunology Podcast
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Dr. Bernardo Franklin is a Professor at the University of Bonn. His lab studies the role of innate immunity in sterile inflammation and in infectious diseases. More recently, their research has focused on blood platelets and their effects on innate immunity, systemic inflammation and cancer. 
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