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Evaluating the potential for immune escape: how likely is an antibody to protect against a specific SARS-CoV-2 variant?
24 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allyson Sterling1, Erica Lannan2, Sandra Porter3
1. Regis University 2. Prairie State College 3. Digital World Biology
Commercial antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein have been successfully used to treat people with COVID-19. Unfortunately, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, new variants have appeared that can...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4763/?v=1
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When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?
09 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Holly Basta1, Sean Coleman2, Iglika V. Pavlova3, Aparna Shah4
1. Rocky Mountain College 2. Wartburg College 3. University of North Carolina Greensboro 4. Virginia Tech
Students will learn about infectious disease and the immune response to infection by investigating different types of tests (PCR, antigen, and antibody tests) to detect the SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3616/?v=1
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Using the IEDB to Predict Proteasomal Cleavage Events and T-cell Epitopes
17 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Miko Mallari1, Sheela Vemu2, Valerie Carson3, Golnar Afshar4, Alma Rodriguez Estrada5, Clifford Wilson6, Sandra Porter7
1. City College of San Francisco 2. Waubonsee Community College 3. Hillsborough Community College 4. Skyline College 5. Aurora University 6. City Colleges of Chicago 7. Digital World Biology
Research experiences provide a valuable view into the world of science and a great way to explore new fields and careers while developing critical thinking skills. The development and maintenance...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3595/?v=1
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Introducing Immunology Research Literature to Understand B-cell Receptor Gene Expression
04 Oct 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Dyan E. Morgan*
University of Kansas
Immunology is relevant to our everyday lives, driving a need for more engaging and inclusive undergraduate immunology education. One way to engage a diverse group of learners is by teaching them...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3528/?v=1
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Evaluating the potential for immune escape: how likely is an antibody to protect against a specific SARS-CoV-2 variant?
10 Jun 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sandra Porter1, Uwe Hilgert2, Erica Lannan3, Michelle Stieber4
1. Digital World Biology 2. Bio5 Institute 3. Prairie State College 4. Cerritos College
Commercial antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein have been successfully used to treat people with COVID-19. Unfortunately, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, new variants have appeared that can...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2913/?v=1
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Data Science with SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Structures
07 Nov 2021 |
Posted by Todd Smith
Database growth since 1996
For the past 10 years, I've blogged about the annual Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) database issue. One of the challenges in teaching data science is having...
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/antibodyengineering/blog/2021/11/data-science-with-sars-cov-2-antibody-structures
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What is the Antibody Engineers group about?
18 Sep 2021 |
Posted by Todd Smith
Antibodies are proteins involved in vertebrate immune responses. They are also used for medical and other purposes. For example, nearly 300 employers across the United States develop antibody-based...
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/antibodyengineering/blog/2021/09/what-is-the-antibody-engineers-group-about
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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Cynthia M. Harley*1, Jennifer Edgerton1, Anthony Auletta2
1. Metropolitan State University 2. University of Florida
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2669/?v=1
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COVID-19: Molecular Basis Infection Revisited One Year into the Pandemic
09 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Didem Vardar-Ulu
Boston University, Chemistry Department
This adaptation was written in Spring 2021 exactly one year after the original case and includes explorations of the emerging mutations within the spike protein
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2424/?v=1