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Let me in: Interpreting graphs of parasite infection in red blood cells

Author(s): Angel Kongsomboonvech1, Catherine Takizawa2

1. Stanford University 2. Quinnipiac University

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The goal of this activity is to familiarize students with reading graphs, to think about how cells are different from one another and how parasites can take advantage of cell surface markers to gain access to a cell and escape immune detection.…

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The goal of this activity is to familiarize students with reading graphs, to think about how cells are different from one another and how parasites can take advantage of cell surface markers to gain access to a cell and escape immune detection. Then, learners view and reflect on an interview with scientist Dr. Angel Kongsomboonvech, who was involved in the research project.