Record #:

25674

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

Immunologist Jon Serody studies immune cells that cause graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). When GVHD occurs, a patient’s immune system rejects bone marrow transplants, and transplanted cells invade the organs and bore holes in tissue. Serody recently found that symptoms of GVHD depend on which tissues are attacked, and the most commonly targeted organs include the skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and lungs.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Winter 2010, p41-43, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools; Immunology

Record #:

25769

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Dr. Everett C. Pesci, an assistant professor of microbiology at East Carolina University, has discovered how bacteria communicate, and he is using this information to prevent potentially deadly bacteria from harming patients with compromised immune systems.

Source:

Edge (NoCar LD 1741 E44 E33), Vol. Issue , Spring 2004, p32 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Microbiology; Immunology

Record #:

31341

Author(s):

McGivney, Jen Tota

Abstract:

The author examines advances in the treatment of lung cancer in the Charlotte area. Local cancer treatment is increasingly driven by an individualized approach, utilizing such treatments as gene therapy and immunotherapy

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 7, July 2016, p84-85, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lung cancer; Immunology