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Expert: Joy Ramos - 4/26/2006


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I have a prompt for my class that states, "Tonya has T cells that can respond to antigen A. Tonya's friend Bobby has been exposed to Antigen A, and Tonya offers to have some of her T cells transfused to Bobby so that he will not come down with an infection. You overhear their conversations and observe that such a transfusion would not work. Why would it not work?" Please help!

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Hi! Well, the first thing I thought of was that Bobby's immune system will reject Tonya's T cells since they're "non-self". So Bobby's body will immediately attack Tonya's T cells and they would not even have a chance to work against the infection. Hope this helps!

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Joy Ramos

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PhD student in Biological Sciences at Northwestern U. I can answer questions related to cell and molecular biology, especially those about the basic processes or techniques involved in the life of a cell. I can also answer questions about insulin receptors, since that is my area of expertise. I have a great interest in how scientific discoveries impact society so feel free to ask me about current "hot" science topics in the news and I will try to researcha and share with you the most relevant facts.

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I am a graduating PhD student in Biological Sciences with experience in relaying science to people with non-science backgrounds.

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AAAS, AWIS, AAUW

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PhD in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University - expected in Dec. 2006
B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from University of the Philippines (magna cum laude)

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American Association of University Women (AAUW) - International Fellow
AT&T Outstanding Student Leadership awardee for Asia
Most Oustanding Student in Science & Technology Cluster, University of the Philippines

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