carey@m.cs.uiuc.edu (06/30/90)
I would like to get information about using animals to produce
antibodies.
I would like to get articles about the side effects of the hyper-immune
response. Apparently, the large amount of antibodies tend to clog up
the kidneys. I would like to get information on that.
I don't have any experience doing "medical" searches. I assume that
they can help me at the medical library. (but if someone can give
me a quick rundown it would be great) What would I search for --
if I searched for "antibodies" I would think I would come up with
billions of articles. Does anyone know the catch-words for the
relevant topics?
What are the legalities of using animals in a commercial environment?
I know that universities have a committee that reviews experiment's
protocols. But if the work is not sponsored by a University what
needs to be done?
Also, I have been told there might be opportunities to get funding through
NIH or some other government agencies. How difficult is that to do
if you are not affiliated with a University Lab, and how interested are
they in antibodies?
What level of purification is most useful to people? Does anyone have
a spare centrifuge they want to get rid of?
I have a microbiologist to help with the details so there will be
expertise there (as you can tell I don't have)
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John Carey
University of Illinois
Dept. of Computer Science
carey@a.cs.uiuc.edu
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