This is a list of useful sites and information for studying for the Micro / Immuno General Exam


March 9th: Basic Micro, then Microbial Pathogenesis
March 10th: Immunology, the Virology

Be sure to have your advisory committee sign your "Approval to Take the Qualifying Exam" form and turn it in by February 23rd to the Dean's Office!!!



Qualifying exam info

Qualifying Exam Time And Place To Meet - Blackstock email

Qualifying Exam Grading Policy - Blackstock email

Oral Committee Members - Blackstock email

How to write up your methods - Andrea

What techniques may be viewed in everyone's lab - Angela

Class review schedule - Stephanie


Meeting Notes

2-27-06 Albert - Retroviruses
jason - Methods that didn't make it into book
jason - More methods. Some may be in book
2-14-06 Oriana - Trafficking & Metabolism pictorial
2-13-06 Curtis - Viral Taxonomy
2-12-06 Manoj - DNA viruses
2-07-06 Angela- RNA Viruses
1-31-06 Sophia - Eukaryotic Signalling Review
1-31-06 Andrea - Cell Cycle Review
1-26-06 lauren - Quorum Sensing Review
1-26-06 lauren - Secretion Systems
1-24-06 Jordan - Amino Acids
1-24-06 Stephanie - Proteins
1-19-06 Angela: Transcription
1-19-06 Curtis: Translation
1-17-06 Andrea: DNA
1-17-06 Katie: RNA
1-17-06 Manoj:Bioplex Cytokine assay
1-17-06 Manoj:Confocal microscopy
1-17-06 Manoj:Serological methods for virus detection
1-17-06 Manoj:Virus isolation

Useful Online Information

Jordan - Prokaryotic Replication, short & sweet.

Curtis - HIV Virus Information / treatment

Stephanie - Virus Families

Protein Trafficking in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways (PDF File)

Organelle identity and the signposts for membrane traffic (Nature PDF File)

Rab Proteins, Connecting Transport and Vesicle Fusion (PDF File)

Info on real time PCR. Plus it has a link to the ambion technical bulletin which usualy has a lot of info.

This is a good reference for biochemical structures of a lot of cellular molecules

This is an online encylopedia that has good info on some topics.

Stacie - great site showing figures of secretion systems, signaling pathways, and metabolic pathways

Albert - Pubmed Free Text Books Online

Stacie - Type II secretion systems

Andrea - Link from her DNA notes

Scientific dictionary

Cancer Web Medical Dictionary. Another good scientific dictionay

Mama Ji's - a very simple protocol overview page

Protocol Online

http://www.microbes.info






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