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
Email jordan-ramey@ouhsc.edu with any site related questions