Author: asmit261

End of term reflection

One thing I learned in class was how T-cells and B-cells interact with pathogens. Learning how things interact and behave with each other is interesting to me in any form. From how computer hardware communicates to each other to how our cells talk to each other. My major is computer science, which intersects immunology by…

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T cells and COVID Vaccine

The research article “T cell immunity to COVID-19 vaccines” highlights the importance of T cells in the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines. While most current research has focused on neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), recent findings highlight the important role of T cell responses in protecting against severe COVID-19, especially from variants that evade antibody recognition. These…

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SECUKINUMAB – Cosentyx

Secukinumab, also known as AIN457 and sold as Cosentyx by Novartis, is a monoclonal antibody used to treat psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis (4). It is an IgG1к antibody that binds and neutralizes IL-17A before it can interact with receptors and cause inflammation and excess growth (2).It was discovered in 2010 (1) and approved…

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End-of-Term Reflection

Learning DNA transcription made me look into the ways computer science can be of use to biology. One such way was gene expression profiling. Gene expression profiling techniques, such as microarrays and RNA sequencing, generate large amounts of data related to transcriptional activity in cells or tissues. Computer science brings techniques such as data mining,…

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Scientific Essay

Inorganic Phosphate and its Roles in Cellular Metabolism Phosphorus, the first chemical element to be identified, was discovered by Hennig Brand in 1669 while searching for the philosopher’s stone in urine. About a century later, Justus von Liebig later identified the importance of inorganic phosphate (Pi) for plant growth.[1] Today, we know that phosphorus, organically…

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My Cells Currently

Since we are nearing the end of the semester my stress levels are pretty high, so I drew a cell consuming cortisol and my #1 soda, Dr. Pepper. Cortisol is the “stress hormone.” Its levels increase in response to stress and tells the body to use up more energy in order to cope.