Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD

Viral pneumonia can cause severe lung damage and make recovery long and life-threatening for patients. Current treatments only provide support, not repair, but Northwestern Medicine scientist Benjamin Singer, MD , wants to change that. In this episode, he details a recent discovery from his team that found laboratory-modified T-cells or induced regulatory T-cells ( iTregs ), can promote lung tissue repair in mice with severe influenza pneumonia. Singer discusses this breakthrough and how it could lead to an effective cellular therapy for patients with severe viral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in the future.

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Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD is an episode from Breakthroughs by Feinberg School of Medicine.

This episode is 19:31 long.

This episode was published on Oct 20, 2025.

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