A review of recent student research projects can be found on Page 3 of this issue. Tentatively, the course will be offered during the fall semester of '96. The course will provide students with a basic understanding of the principles involved in the production of monoclonal antibodies. The Iowa Flow Cytometry Users Group's membership includes flow cytometry users, both clinical and academic, from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Missouri. Quarterly group meetings include scientific discussions about instrumentation, regulations, and new research methods and provide an opportunity to network with other cytometry experts.
Membership is free.
In April 1995, Dr. Harkins attended a conference on Monoclonal Antibody Production and Purification. The following are highlights from information presented at this meeting. The production of swine Mab's can be accomplished by fusion of swine lymphocytes with mouse myeloma cells. These antibodies are more compatible with humans and therefore useful in antibody based therapies. Antibody Assembly in Plants IgA antibody assembly has been accomplished in plants by cross breeding kappa light chain with the alpha heavy chain transgenics and further crossbreeding the progeny with a transgenic expressing the J domain.