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Dr. Dennis Lanning The role of the intestinal microbiota in diversification of the rabbit primary antibody repertoire
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Pi-Chen Yam In situ localization of intestinal bacteria in germfree GALT
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Mae Kingzette B lymphopoiesis: Role of IL-7b, a recently identified isoforms of IL-7
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Shi-Kang Zhai CDR3 spectratyping of BCR and TCR repertoires |
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Dr. Periannan Sethupathi The Role of Intestinal Bacteria in Promoting GALT Development
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Domenick Kennedy (student)
Adipocytes and the Arrest of B lymphopoiesis |
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Erica Fleming (student)
CRISPR/Cas generated knockouts to study B cell development |
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Mallory Paynich (student) Mechanisms by which commensal bacteria promote intestinal homeostasis.
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Wonbeom Paik (student)
Antibodies to Block Adhesion of Clostridium difficile to Colon Epithelial Cells
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Changes of the bonemarrow environment with age and its influence on B lymphopoiesis |
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Development of an oral vaccine against Clostridium difficile infection |
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Dr. Sara Jones
Commensal Bacteria and Intestinal Health
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| picture unavailable | Dr. Julie Swartzendruber |
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Dr. Pehga Johnston (former student) :
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Karina Ochoa (former student)
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Dr. Fareena Bilwani (former student)
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Dr. Greg Robbins (former student) Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Dr. Kari Serverson (former student)
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Dr. Venkata Veramilli (former student)
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Dr. Britte Beaudette-Zlatanova (former post-doctoral associate)
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Dr. Paul Jasper (former student) Current Position: Director, Pharmaceuticals & Project Leader at RES Group Inc. Jasper, P.J., Zhai, S-K., Kalis, S.L., Kingzette, M., and Knight, K.L. (2003) B lymphocyte development in rabbit: progenitor B cells and waning of B lymphopoiesis. J. Immunology, 171(12):6372-6380. Lanning, D., Jasper, P., and Knight, K. (2002) IgH Haplotype Exclusion in Rabbits. Seminars in Immunology, 14:163;229;237. |
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Dr. Kathy Cho (former student) Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Oregon Health Sciences Center
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Dr. Xiaocui Zhu (former student) Current Position: Research Scientist in the Biology Division at Cal. Tech. Lanning, D., Zhu, X., Zhai, S-K., and Knight, K.L., (2000) Development of the antibody repertoire in rabbit: gut-associated lymphoid tissue, microbes, and selection. Immunol Rev.175:214-228. Review Zhu, X., Boonthum, A., Zhai, S-K., Knight, K.L. (1999) B Lymphocyte selection and age-related changes in VH gene usage in mutant Alicia rabbits. J. Immunology,163:3313-3320. |
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Dr. Veronica Volgina (former post-doctoral fellow) Current Position: Research Associate at the University of Chicago Volgina, V.V., Kingzette, M., Zhai, S-K., and Knight, K.L., (2000) A single 3' alpha hs 1,2 enhancer in the rabbit IgH locus. J. Immunology, 165(11):6400-6405. |
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Dr. Helga Spieker-Polet Retired (former research associate) Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.C., and Knight, K.L. (2002) Functional analysis of I alpha promoter regions of multiple IgA heavy chain genes. J. Immunology, 168(7):3360-3368. Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.-C., Arbieva, Z., Zhai, S.-K., and Knight, K. L., (1999) In vitro induction of the expression of multiple IgA isotype genes in rabbit B cells by TGFb and IL2. J. Immunology, 162: 5380-5388. Kingzette, M., Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.-C., Zhai, S.-K., (1998) Trans-chromosomal recombination within the immunoglobulin heavy chain switch region in B lymphocytes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95:11840-11845 Spieker-Polet, H., Setupathi, P., Yam, P.C. and Knight, K.L. (1995) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies: Generating a Fusion Partner to Produce Rabbit-Rabbit Hybridomas. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92:9348-9352. Raman, C., Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.-C., Knight, K.L. (1994) Preferential VH Gene Usage in Rabbit Ig-Secreting Heterohybridomas. J. Immunology, 154:3935-3945. Sethupathi, P., Polet, H., Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.C., and Knight, K.L. (1994). Development of tumors in Ek -myc transgenic rabbits: lymphoma, hepatoma, ovarian, basal cell, and embryonic carcinomas. Leukemia, 8:2144-2155. Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.C., and Knight, K.L. (1993). Differential expression of thirteen IgA-heavy chain genes in rabbit lymphoid tissue. J. Immunology. 150, 5457-5465. Sethupathi, P., Spieker-Polet, H., Yam, P.-C., and Knight, K. L. (1992), Leukemia, Lymphoma, Embryonic Carcinoma and Hepatoma Induced in Transgenic Rabbits by the c-myc Oncogene Fused with Immunoglobulin Enhancers. In Oncogene and Transgenic Correlates of Cancer Risk Assessments, C. Feros, Ed. Plenum Press, N.Y. p. 199-216. Sethupathi, P., Spieker-Polet, H., Picken, M.M., Zaryczny, J. and Knight, K.L., (1992). Acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia. Comparative Pathology Bulletin 24:2. Spieker-Polet, H., Sittisombut, N., Yam, P. and Knight, K. L. (1990) Rabbit major histocompatibility complex. IV. Expression of major histocompatibility complex class II genes. J. Immunogenetics, 17, 123-132. Knight, K.L., Spieker-Polet, H., Kazdin, D.S. and Oi, V.T. (1988) Transgenic Rabbits with Lymphocytic Leukemia induced by the C-myc oncogene fused with the Immunoglobulin heavy chain enhancer. Proc. Natl. Acad. Science, 85, 3130-3134.
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Dr. Sandy Hayes (former research-assistant professor) Current Position: Research Scientist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the NIH Hayes, S.M. and Knight, K.L. (2001) Group 1 CD1 genes in rabbit. J. Immunology, 166(1):403-410 |
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Dr. Candace Winstead (former student) Current Position: Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic Institute Winstead, C. R., Zhai, S.-K., Sethupathi, P. And Knight, K. L., (1999) Antigen-induced somatic diversification of rabbit IgH genes: Genes conversion and hyperpointmutation. J. Immunology, 162:6602-6612. Knight, K.L. and Winstead, C.R., (1998). Organization and expression of genes encoding IgA heavy chain, secretory component and J chain. Handbood of Mucosal immunology. Eds, Mestecky, J. Knight, K.L. and Winstead, C.R., (1997). Generation of Antibody Diversity in Rabbits. Current Opinion in Immunology, 9:228-232. Knight, K.L. and Winstead, C.R., (1997). B cell development in rabbit, in International Reviews of Immunology, edited by H. Wortis, 15: 129-164. |
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Dr. Rob Barrington (former student) Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of South Alabama Barrington, R., Fasullo, M. and Knight, K.L. (1999) A role for RAD51 in the generation of immunoglobulin gene diversity in rabbits, J. Immunology, 162:911-919. Knight, K.L. and Barrington, R. (1998). Somatic diversification of IgH genes in rabbit. Immunological Reviews, 162:37-47. |
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