In 2004, the proceeds of the Molly Appeal were dedicated to advancing Dalhousie Medical School researchers’ work in the areas of inflammation, infection and immunity. Donors generously contributed $140,000, which in turn leveraged an additional $300,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to create a new High-Speed Cell-Sorting Facility.
The High-Speed Cell-Sorting Facility allows researchers to rapidly separate the many kinds of immune cells in order to study the role and function of each. By deciphering the complex workings of the immune system, the researchers aim to develop ways of supercharging the immune response to fight cancer and infections – and of toning it down to prevent organ transplant rejection and the ravages of autoimmune diseases.
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