Primary and Secondary Lymphoid Organs

For Immunology - Chapter 2 (Day 2) Learning Objectives  Primary lymphoid organs have “niches”.  Summarize what happens in ____________ niches.  It may be helpful to include diagrams with your answer. Bone marrow  Thymus There is a lot of information about T cells being double negative (DN), single positive (SP), and double positive (DP).  What is the order … Continue reading Primary and Secondary Lymphoid Organs

Lymphoid Cells (Immune Cells Part 2)

For Immunology (Chapter 2 Day 2) Immunology nomenclature is replete with acronyms combined with numbers.  What is the background story for clusters of differentiation (CD)?  What are some reasons immunologists may prefer that protein markers be on the surface of the cells rather than in the cytoplasm? Based on the information provided in table 2-3, what CD … Continue reading Lymphoid Cells (Immune Cells Part 2)

Research training opportunity

Greetings Montana INBRE Project Leaders, Mentors and former and current students: If you know an undergraduate who’s interested in gaining High Performance Computing skills, South Dakota State University is now accepting applications for its 2018 High Performance Computing (HPC) Research Experience for Undergraduates. This is an intensive 10-week program for HPC and data analysis research … Continue reading Research training opportunity