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Category: Infectious Disease
GeoMx DSP Infectious Disease
The GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler is Aiding Global Infectious Disease Researchers to Reveal How the Immune System Responds to HIV
Imagine a world without HIV The innate immune response is the first line of defense against the pathogen during a viral infection. Only later the adaptive immune response develops in…
Infectious Disease nCounter
An nCounter® in The Gambia: An interview with Tuberculosis Researcher Jayne Sutherland
NSTG: Jayne, it's so lovely to meet you. Could you tell us about your background and your research interests? Jayne Sutherland: I'm an immunologist by training; for my Ph.D., I studied cancer.…
Immunology Infectious Disease Oncology
T-Cell Receptor Diversity…What Are You Missing?
The T cell receptor (TCR) is one of the distinguishing molecules of the adaptive immune system. TCRs allow mammalian immune systems to recognize and respond to foreign entities (pathogens, vaccines,…
Immunology Infectious Disease nCounter
How NanoString nCounter® helps vaccine research: Part 2, A tale of three viruses
In the first part of this two-part blog series, I discussed NanoString nCounter® technology. nCounter allows biologists to quantify gene expression using a series of molecular probes. One application of…
Immunology Infectious Disease nCounter
How nCounter helps vaccine research: Part 1, Improving Vaccines
I really dislike needles. In fact, I’m downright needle-phobic. When I was notified of my eligibility to receive my COVID-19 vaccine, it was without a doubt the most excited I…
Clinical Research Infectious Disease Oncology
Of Mice and Men: The importance of Mouse Models in Research
Many animals share common biology with humans, are affected by similar diseases, and may have a comparable response to certain treatments. Animal models are thus useful to address scientific questions…
Infectious Disease
The Coronavirus mRNA Vaccine Ushers in Hope for 2021
Vaccines: biological agents eliciting an immune response to a specific antigen derived from an infectious disease-causing pathogen. The concept of a "vaccine" emerged in 1796 when Edward Jenner developed the…
Infectious Disease
COVID-19: The Fall Edition
Normally, the months of September and October are dotted with important dates—end of summer barbeques, the first day of school, joyful plans for Halloween and excitement for the upcoming Holiday…
Immunology Infectious Disease
COVID-19 Pathogenesis Steps Out of the Shadows
"Analysis of pulmonary vessels showed that widespread thrombosis with microangiopathy ─ a severe condition wherein small blood clots are formed within the tiniest of blood vessels ─ was 9x more…