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International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Holocaust Garden of Hope

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
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KINGWOOD, Texas, Feb. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 28, 2024, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week was commemorated on Holocaust Remembrance Association's fifth anniversary of its establishment. The Holocaust Garden of Hope, a project of Holocaust Remembrance Association hosted a gathering of over 100 at Kings Harbor Waterfront Village in Kingwood, Texas. Speakers included founders Rozalie and Mitch Jerome, retired Texas A&M Professor David Lawhon and Rice University Professor Moshe Vardi.

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  • KINGWOOD, Texas, Feb. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 28, 2024, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week was commemorated on Holocaust Remembrance Association's fifth anniversary of its establishment.
  • The Holocaust Garden of Hope , a project of Holocaust Remembrance Association hosted a gathering of over 100 at Kings Harbor Waterfront Village in Kingwood, Texas.
  • Referring to the Holocaust Garden of Hope , he said, "We are in a spiritual war – good against evil, light against darkness.
  • Every Holocaust Remembrance Day, I find an audience and I tell the story of how my parents survived the Holocaust.

EvolveImmune Therapeutics Enters into Strategic Research Collaboration with Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Dr. Dustin is the Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology and director of Research for the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford.

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  • Dr. Dustin is the Kennedy Trust Professor of Molecular Immunology and director of Research for the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford.
  • This is achieved through finely tuned T cell receptor and CD2 costimulation optimized for CD8 T cell function.
  • Dustin is at the forefront of driving our understanding of the molecular circuitry responsible for mediating immunological synapse formation and T cell effector function.
  • This strategic collaboration will leverage his group’s cutting-edge technologies and know-how to interrogate the differentiated mode of action of EVOLVE compared to traditional CD3 bispecific molecules,” said Jay Fine, Ph.D., president of research and development at EvolveImmune.

University of Oxford’s Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Partners with Absci to Accelerate AI-Driven Immunotherapies

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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It takes an average of ten years and costs more than $1 billion to bring a new drug to market.

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  • It takes an average of ten years and costs more than $1 billion to bring a new drug to market.
  • Absci will use generative AI models with The Kennedy Institute’s genomics datasets to identify novel antibodies from patients with exceptional immune responses to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
  • Then, using its reverse immunology approach, Absci will computationally re-assemble antigen-antibody pairs as promising potential starting points for drug development.
  • Absci and The Kennedy Institute will work together to accelerate the discovery and development of other promising drug targets and therapies.

Takeda Announces Results From Phase 4 Vedolizumab Study in Patients With Chronic Pouchitis Published in New England Journal of Medicine

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Takeda ( TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK ) today confirmed that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published positive data from the Phase 4 EARNEST study of vedolizumab for the treatment of chronic pouchitis.

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  • Takeda ( TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK ) today confirmed that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published positive data from the Phase 4 EARNEST study of vedolizumab for the treatment of chronic pouchitis.
  • The NEJM article is titled “ Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Chronic Pouchitis ”.
  • A potentially curative surgical option for ulcerative colitis (UC) is total proctocolectomy, followed by creation of an ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) to aid in stool retention.
  • The publication concluded that vedolizumab was more effective than placebo for inducing remission in chronic pouchitis after IPAA for patients with UC.

Cue Biopharma’s Therapeutic Immuno-STAT Biologics to be Featured in Oxford University Presentation at the 67th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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The research is part of a strategic research collaboration that Cue Biopharma initiated with Dr. Michael Dustin’s laboratory at the University of Oxford in May 2020 to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying the activity of the company’s interleukin 2 (IL-2) based CUE-100 series of biologics.

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  • The research is part of a strategic research collaboration that Cue Biopharma initiated with Dr. Michael Dustin’s laboratory at the University of Oxford in May 2020 to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying the activity of the company’s interleukin 2 (IL-2) based CUE-100 series of biologics.
  • “The data continue to support the differentiated mechanism of action of Cue Biopharma’s Immuno-STAT CUE-100 series of biologics, by uniquely mimicking the natural process of immune synapse formation,” said Jesusa Capera-Aragones, Ph.D., post-doctoral researcher, Dustin laboratory of the Kennedy Institute at the University of Oxford.
  • “By simultaneously presenting a targeted antigen and the immunostimulatory molecule IL-2, Cue Biopharma’s biologics enable the specific and simultaneous engagement of IL-2 and T cell receptors, as it would occur in nature.
  • Dr. Anish Suri, Ph.D., president and chief scientific officer of Cue Biopharma, added “We are very pleased with the research and collaboration with Dr. Dustin’s laboratory of the Kennedy Institute at the University of Oxford.

Adalimumab Found To Be A Likely Cost-Effective Treatment for Early-Stage Dupuytren’s Disease

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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They extrapolated the trial results using a patient-level simulation model, which estimated the lifetime cost-effectiveness of adalimumab for treatment of Dupuytrens Disease.

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  • They extrapolated the trial results using a patient-level simulation model, which estimated the lifetime cost-effectiveness of adalimumab for treatment of Dupuytrens Disease.
  • The researchers simulation found that repeated courses of intranodular injections of adalimumab are likely to be cost-effective for treating progressive early-stage Dupuytrens disease.
  • Lead author, Dr Helen Dakin , University Research Lecturer at Oxford Population Healths Health Economics Research Centre, said: Adalimumab is likely to be a cost-effective treatment for progressive early-stage Dupuytrens disease.
  • Our phase 2b data shows that Adalimumab has the potential to transform the management of progressive early-stage Dupuytrens disease.

Kennedy Institute Opens Civic Education Spring Program Reservations for K-12 Students Nationwide

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221020005222/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221020005222/en/
    LEARNING BY LEGISLATING: K-12 students from all 50 states can enjoy a uniquely engaging civic education experience online and in-person at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston this school year.
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    In 60- and 120-minute sessions, students can learn about government and the legislative process by becoming U.S.
  • Highly trained, non-partisan instructors from the Kennedy Institute lead sessions that are available at no charge to public-school students in all 50 states.
  • For students in grades 3-5, the Kennedy Institute is pleased to announce the return of the Future Senator program.

The Senate Project Debate Series Moves Ahead with Sen. Rob Portman and Sen. Chris Murphy August 1

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
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Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) will headline a one-hour debate at George Washington Universitys Jack Morton Auditorium carried live and on demand across the C-SPAN platforms, including streamed on C-SPAN Now .

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  • Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) will headline a one-hour debate at George Washington Universitys Jack Morton Auditorium carried live and on demand across the C-SPAN platforms, including streamed on C-SPAN Now .
  • Senator Portman has been an important legislative partner in the Senate, and I look forward to our lively discussion next month.
  • The goal of The Senate Project debate series is to reintroduce the culture of seeking common ground and consensus that has been the essence of the Senate since it was conceived in 1789.
  • Senators Murphy and Portman were critical leaders in this Congress signature achievements - investing in American infrastructure and confronting gun violence.

Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Bernie Sanders Debate Live June 13 on FOX News Media Streaming Service FOX Nation

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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While this debate series will showcase sharp political disagreements, it will also foster areas of common purpose moving forward.

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  • While this debate series will showcase sharp political disagreements, it will also foster areas of common purpose moving forward.
  • Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) engaging in a one-hour policy debate.
  • The debate, moderated by FOX News Channels Bret Baier, will be held in the Kennedy Institutes full-size replica of the U.S. Senate Chamber and streamed on FOX Nation.
  • FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather.

Civic Education: Learning by Legislating at the Kennedy Institute

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Educational experiences at the Kennedy Institute use immersive role-play and simulation to teach civics and inspire our countrys next generation of leaders.

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  • Educational experiences at the Kennedy Institute use immersive role-play and simulation to teach civics and inspire our countrys next generation of leaders.
  • A two-minute video showing Kennedy Institute virtual education programs can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVr99Jq4toA .
  • Since it opened in 2015, the Kennedy Institute has welcomed more than 100,000 students for in-person and online civic education programs and classes.
  • In the coming year, the Kennedy Institute is particularly focused on welcoming more students and teachers from the 44 states outside New England for online programming.