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- From: epr@leland.Stanford.EDU (edwin rock)
- Newsgroups: bionet.immunology
- Subject: Re: Advice for Immunology Paper
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.185201.15129@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 18:52:01 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.062940.7576@netnews.louisville.edu> <25JAN93.14413776@wums.wustl.edu>
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- In article <25JAN93.14413776@wums.wustl.edu> wetsel_r@wums.wustl.edu writes:
- >In a previous article, KJSHIV01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu (KEVIN JAY SHIVELY/SCC) wrote:
- >>Hello,
- >> I am an undergraduate pre-med student at the University of Louisville.
- >>I am currently enrolled in a graduate level immunology course. The problem is
- >>we are to write a 10-30 page paper on some topic of interest in Immunology
- >>that goes into a fair amount of depth. I am interested if anyone out there
- >>might have some ideas on a possibly good topic and maybe even a few pointers
- >>on finding some really good research journals. I am not wanting any responses
- >>with offers of pre-fabricated papers....I always do my own work and do it well.
- >>However, if anyone out there can help me with some good "starter" ideas it
- >>would be greatly appreciated. Since this is my last semester and I have a
- >>very full schedule I would rather not spend hours in the library just trying
- >>to come up with an idea.
- >>
- >>
- >> Thanks,
- >>
- >> Kevin Shively
- >> KJSHIV01@ulkyvx
- >-----------------
- >Kevin:
- >
- >If it were me, I'd go for superantigens myself. It's facinating how SA's
- >skirt around the specificity of the immune system and stimulate T cells
- >that only bear a particular V-beta element. I'd keep the discussion
- >limited to bacterial SA's as viral SA's are a bit more complex.
- >
- >Start with Anal. Rev. Immunology 1991 with Kappler and Marrack. Do a
- >medline on either one, and on superantigens (as a subject) itself. After
- >that, there will be more than enough info to get you going...
- >
- >Happy searching!
- >
- >===========================================================================
- >+ David L. Haviland, Ph.D. Internet:"haviland@kids.wustl.edu" +
- >+ Washington Univ. School of Med. A.K.A : The Compiler +
- >+ Dept. of Peds./Pulm. Box 8116 ICBM-Net : Just hit St. Louis +
- >+ 400 S. Kingshighway &-6 <- User is Brain Dead... +
- >+ St. Louis, MO 63110 FAX: 314-454-2476 +
- >+ (314) 454-6076 +
- >===========================================================================
- >
-
- Kevin,
- If you go with superantigens, be careful in accepting wholesale
- the conclusions of Kappler & Marrack. Although they ARE pioneers in the
- field, they are also wildly speculative folks, and a number of their
- conclusions are generally regarded as fantasy. Good luck! Edwin Rock
-