Hi All,
I teach an immunology course every other year in the Fall semester
(Immunology Bio. 312, 4 semester credit hours). I have a lab component to the
course. Since it is impossible to get human blood or serum from hospitals or
clinics, we use blood from the students. I have a medical technologist speak to
the class, talk about anticoagulants and demonstrate venipuncture. The students
could practice venipuncture on each other if they wanted to. Any of the blood
obtained was used in the succeeding lab periods. We take precautions to prevent
hepatitis or HIV but I am still concerned.
I want to develop some new laboratory experiments that are safe, fairly
easy to prepare, inexpensive, and demonstrate basic principles of immunology
and serology.
Your ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year