CD this or that
This is what the 'CD' in CD-anything stands for.
What is "Cluster of Differentiation"?
This process releases chromatin and granular contents into the extracellular space to trap pathogens.
Name that instrument: Pioneered by the Bangelo lab, this instrument uses isotope-labeled antibodies to achieve simultaneous readout of many proteins at the spatial level.
What is multiplexed ion beam imaging (MIBI)?
In 1972, this iconic, greatest-of-all-time, REVOLUTIONARY technology for immunology research was invented in the Beckman center at Stanford by the Herzenberg Lab.
What is flow cytometry / FACS?
This compartment is where B cells undergo rounds of somatic hypermutation to achieve high affinity antibodies.
What is a germinal center?
This CD molecule is also known as PD-L1.
What is CD274?
This TLR senses CpG DNA.
What is TLR9?
Name that monoclonal antibody used to deplete CD20 positive cells to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases.
What is rituximab?
This brilliant Stanford scientist generated the first crystal structure of a pMHC-TCR interaction.
Who is Chris Garcia?
This is what the "B" in B cells stands for.
What is "bursa"?
This CD molecule is found on NK cells and plays a key role in antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
What is CD16?
This cell type contributes to about 50% of the total weight of all immune cells in the body.
What is a macrophage?
Name that Nobel Laureate who contributed to the discovery of the TCR and was awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on immune checkpoint blockade inhibitors.
Who is Jim Allison?
The immunology PhD program was established at Stanford in this fateful year.
When is 1988?
Mast cells bind this antibody isotype in an allergic reaction.
What is IgE?
This molecule, which is expressed on a subset of lymphocytes, glial cells, and neurons is also known as NCAM-1.
What is CD56?
This cell type is one of the main producers of histamine. (Name one)
What are basophils or mast cells?
Name the two herpesviruses that infect over 80% of people.
What are EBV and CMV?
This swimmer is the most accomplished Olympic swimmer to graduate from Stanford.
Who is Katie Ledecky?
K-b, D-b, and I-a are alleles encoding these proteins.
What is MHC?
This CD molecule is encoded by the Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 gene. Hint: TIM3
What is CD366?
CD11c high and MHC-II intermediate expression by flow cytometry marks this subpopulation of myeloid cells in the mouse iliac lymph node.
What are resident DCs or rDCs?
Name that epithelial cell found in Peyer's patches that transports antigen across the intestinal epithelium to immune cells.
Leland Stanford Jr died of this disease while traveling in Europe, leading his family to found this school in his honor.
What is typhoid fever?
This is the number of ITAM domains T cells possess across their CD3 complex.
What is 10?