Dipak Sarkar, Rutgers University (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Dipak Sarkar, Rutgers University

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Dipak Sarkar, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and his research team have been able to take a new pharmacological approach to activate the immune cells to prevent cancer growth through stimulation of the opiate receptors found on immune cells.

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Rutgers University

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