Tal Zaks

The whole field of immune oncology owes a great debt of gratitude because not only has he uncovered himself some of the key themes, but he's actually trained an entire generation of us, and I'm proud to be one of his fellows. But I called him up and I said, hey, we've got this personalized cancer vaccine. I think it's got a shot of working.

The whole field of immune oncology owes a great debt of gratitude because not only has he uncovered himself some of the key themes, but he's actually trained an entire generation of us, and I'm proud to be one of his fellows. But I called him up and I said, hey, we've got this personalized cancer vaccine. I think it's got a shot of working.

Would you be interested in maybe collaborating from the National Cancer Institute? Now, of course, I'm at this mRNA company back in 2016. Nobody thought this would work, my wife included. And yet he invited me to come down to Bethesda and give a seminar and talk to his team. And they partnered with us and they ran a small clinical trial. And he actually listened and he continued to support.

Would you be interested in maybe collaborating from the National Cancer Institute? Now, of course, I'm at this mRNA company back in 2016. Nobody thought this would work, my wife included. And yet he invited me to come down to Bethesda and give a seminar and talk to his team. And they partnered with us and they ran a small clinical trial. And he actually listened and he continued to support.

He bought into it. And I have to say that that belief in me, that true, mentorship that has really lasted, I feel, a lifetime. That's certainly the kindest that I think anybody has ever been to me. And in a small way, when people call me up, whenever somebody has ever worked with me, I always have that in the back of my mind. I feel a debt of paying it forward a few more.

He bought into it. And I have to say that that belief in me, that true, mentorship that has really lasted, I feel, a lifetime. That's certainly the kindest that I think anybody has ever been to me. And in a small way, when people call me up, whenever somebody has ever worked with me, I always have that in the back of my mind. I feel a debt of paying it forward a few more.