Welcome back to Season 3 of Unravelling Science! 

In this episode I chat to distinguished Trinity researcher Prof Kingston Mills about his prolific research into an particular immune cell, the T cell. He chats to me about the various areas his research group has investigated; infection, autoimmune disorders, cancer biology, vaccines - all with the central focus of T cell biology. We also discuss his Westmeath roots, his impressive Athletics career (and Olympic opportunities) and what he's learnt from his ventures into commercialization of data and start-up companies over the years. He also describes what this past year has been like becoming an prominent commentator in the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of taking failures with success in academia.

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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd, now part of Thermo-Fischer Scientific.