(J Matthew Buchanan) says:
>>Is anyone interested in having a virtual journal club? We could pick a paper
>of general interest say, once a week, or month, then submit posts making
>criticisms, support, refutes, etc. I think it would liven up the group a
>little and would be a quick and easy way to stay a little more in touch with
>the current literature.
Your suggestion is something that this forum could do very well!
Why don't you start the ball rolling by picking a paper
for us to read. Preferably a paper in a journal which is widely available
Give us a couple of weeks to digest. Then give us your two cents worth.
Then open it up for discussion. The following month, someone else can
offer to pick one.
For new members of the group, I append below our original
"charter" which set out some of the hopes of Benny Shomer and myself for
this group.
Sincerely, Don Forsdyke. Discussion Leader
Bionet.immunology
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Topics of interest would be:
Mechanism of self/not-self discrimination
Evolution and role of MHC polymorphism
Two signal hypotheses
Education of T cells
Education of B cells
T cell and B cell cooperation
G0/G1 switch to activate ICCs (immunologically competent cells)
Mechanisms of ICC deletion or suppression
T cell receptors
B cell receptors
Lymphokines
Signal transduction pathways
Complement
Parasite strategies to avoid the immune response
Why does not a placental mammal not reject the fetal "graft"
Relationship of heat-shock response to intracellular self discrimination
Mechanism of action of cyclosporine
The acute phase response
Role of fever in infections- positive or negative?
Etc.
