Ep. 33 - Vaccine Design, Antibodies & COVID ft. Audrey Kassardjian

<p>Our guest this week, Audrey Kassardjian, is completing her PhD in Immunology&nbsp;at the University of Toronto. Join us this week for a hyper-relevant discussion surrounding vaccine design, antibodies, spike proteins, parasites and the immune system!&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Questions Answered<br> </strong>What goes into vaccine design?<br> How do we differentially target parasites versus viruses?<br> What's so abnormal about COVID-19?<br> What are the types, functions and morphologies of antibodies?<br> Does our lymphatic system have a memory of its own, independent of the central nervous system?<br> and much, much, much, much, much.... more!</p> <p><strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> Parasites vs. Viruses<br> COVID-19 &amp; Abnormality<br> Biological Barriers<br> What's in a vaccine?<br> The Central Dogma of Biology<br> Surface Proteins<br> Intro to Antibodies<br> Developing a Vaccine<br> In-Vitro Assays<br> The Immune Response<br> Lymphatic Memory<br> Spike Proteins<br> Antibodies: Type, Function, Morphology<br> Mentorship</p> <p><strong>Additional Links:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Audrey's Publication: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33252273/">Here</a> (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33252273/)</p> <p>Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith (Book): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Minds:_The_Octopus,_the_Sea,_and_the_Deep_Origins_of_Consciousness">Here</a></p> <p><strong>Reach out:</strong></p> <p><u>Abstract</u>: abstractcast@gmail.com</p> <p><u>Audrey</u>: audrey.kassardjian@sickkids.ca</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abstractcast/message