Nature.com – Cancer immunotherapy
Concept design, 2D & 3D animation, video production

 

The concept of ‘teaching’ the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells is over a century old, but the development of immunotherapeutic strategies for cancer was slow for many decades. However, much has been learned about the immune system in the meantime, and with the recent approval of two new immunotherapeutic anticancer drugs and several drugs in late-stage development, a new era in anticancer immunotherapy is beginning.

 

Working with Nature Publishing, James helped to create a hybrid 2D and 3D animated video that takes an audio-visual journey through the different approaches that are being investigated to harness the immune system to treat cancer, including non-specific immune stimulation, adoptive cell transfer, immune-checkpoint blockades and vaccination strategies. This medical animation provides some clarity on what can be a difficult area of medicine.

 

Software used: After Effects, 3DS Max, Photoshop.