by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently two healthcare workers infected with Ebola Virus (EBOV) were treated with a “mystery serum” which turned out to be a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to EBOV, similar to receiving anti-venom for a snake bite. [see Mystery Serum Links below] What is...
by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Instead of hiding from your immune system Ebola Virus (EBOV) infects cells of your immune system first. A number of other viruses also do this, including Measles Virus (MV), and of course HIV. With EBOV, lymphocytes are NOT infected, but the infection eventually leads...
by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Ebola Virus is in the news again. The latest Ebola outbreak in Africa has killed more than 670 people including a prominent Liberian doctor and two American doctors. World Health Organization (WHO) calls the latest outbreak the largest recorded outbreak to date. ...
by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I came across a review article in Nature Reviews Microbiology this morning, describing recent advances in our understanding of how HIV is spread. The article also allowed me to revisit the role of the Nef gene/protein in HIV pathogenesis. I worked on HIV Nef in the...
by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Jun 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pre-existing immunity (vaccination) reduces replication of bacteria or viruses following infection thereby reducing the likelihood of producing dangerous mutations.
by Steve Anderson, Ph.D. | Apr 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recent advances in tissue engineering are nothing short of miraculous. Several different cells, tissues, and organs have been engineered in the laboratory using techniques ranging from stem cell differentiation to 3D printing. The results achieved to date give hope...
