Jim Allison: Breakthrough

Directed by: Bill Haney Released: 2022 (educational) Year of Production: 2019 Running Time: 91 min Language: English Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: Science & Nature, Technology Educator Toolkit              Jim Allison: Breakthrough is the astounding, true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer. Today, Jim Allison is a name to be reckoned with throughout the scientific world — a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering the immune system’s role in defeating cancer — but for decades he waged a lonely struggle against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma. Jim Allison: Breakthrough takes us into the inspiring and dramatic world of cutting-edge medicine, and into the heart of a true American pioneer, in a film that is both emotionally compelling and deeply entertaining. About Jim Allison James Allison, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine, was born on August 7, 1