The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself.

Coya Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: COYA) congratulates our long-standing scientific advisor, Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi, on being awarded the Nobel Prize for his pioneering discovery of regulatory T cells (Tregs) which protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

New research by the IU School of Medicine is looking at new ways to fight aggressive cancers. Right now the focus is on enhancing treatment options for aggressive cancers like triple negative breast cancer.

Regulatory T cells, which help to dampen inflammation, are being used in clinical trials against ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis.