Monday, February 16, 2009

If you are wondering where I am!!!!! Melanoma .. Jim Breitfeller

I am in the process of writing one of my technical post to date. It is still in the early stages but I want you to know that I AM STILL HERE.
THE TITLE:
"Melanoma and the “Magic Bullet” (Monoclonal Antibodies)
Introduction:

Paul Ehrlich - ( March, 14 1854 –August, 20 1915)
Dr. Ehrlich can be called the “Father of Modern Immunology”. He was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus". He coined the term "chemotherapy" and popularized the concept of a "magic bullet". He is credited with the first observation of the blood-brain barrier and the development of the first antibacterial drug in modern medicine.
The Magic Bullet concept was base on selective targeting a disease with a toxin/agent to kill off the disease without effecting the rest of the body. Using this concept in 1909, he and his student came up with a treatment for Syphilis.

One of his other works he is also famous for was called the “Side-Chain Theory” This proposed theory explaining the immune response in living cells.

The concept of a "magic bullet" was fully realized with the invention of monoclonal antibodies.

Today, we have a better understanding of our immune system but are still pushing back the
frontier in this area, as we try to decode the Mystery of Melanoma Cancer.

I just hope I can pull this off. I am going to have to make diagrams with the whole nine yards.

This will be my masterpiece to date.

It is not over until until it is over.
Take care
Jimmy B

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