Iowa cancer researchers focus on white blood cell maturation, resiliency Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch Aug 20, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Researchers at Iowa’s public and private universities are focusing their efforts on white blood cells as they explore potential new cancer treatments.kAmx@H2 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ 2?5 s6D |@:?6D &?:G6CD:EJ 724F=EJ 92G6 AF3=:D965 C6D62C49 @? E96 8C@HE9 2?5 :?E6C?2= @A6C2E:@?D @7 H9:E6 3=@@5 46==D[ H9:49 92?5=6 E96 3@5J’D :>>F?6 C6DA@?D6 E@ :?764E:@?D 2?5 5:D62D6D =:<6 42?46CD]k^AmkAm#2BF6= tDA:? !2=2K@?[ x$& 2DD@4:2E6 AC@76DD@C @7 86?6E:4D[ 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 46== 3:@=@8J[ 92D DEF5:65 H92E 42FD6D =6F<6>:2 46==D E@ 92=E E96:C >2EFC2E:@? :?E@ H9:E6 3=@@5 46==D[ =625:?8 E96> E@ C6>2:? 7F?4E:@?=6DD 2?5 DAC625 H:E9@FE 5J:?8[ H9:49 >2<6D A6@A=6 D:4<] pE s|&[ 3:@496>:DECJ 2?5 ?FEC:E:@? AC@76DD@C t=:ED2 p?2?:6G2 :D DEF5J:?8 46CE2:? 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