Browsing by Author "Roper, Rachel"
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Detecting SARS-CoV-2 From Dorm HVAC System Using PCR
Boatman, Marina Nichole; Johansen, Lauren Grace (East Carolina University, 2022-06-06)As universities became more acclimated to the hardships of COVID-19, East Carolina University began to search for other preventative detection methods as the campus reopened for students. We implemented air sampling of the ... -
Methods and Compositions for Poxvirus A35R Protein
Roper, Rachel (2012-11-22)The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating an immune response in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an A35R protein or active fragment thereof of vaccinia ... -
Murine mesothelin: characterization, expression, and inhibition of tumor growth in a murine model of pancreatic cancer
Zervos, Emmanuel; Agle, Steven C.; Freistaedter, Andrew; Jones, Gwendolyn; Roper, Rachel (2016)Background: Mesothelin has attracted much interest as a tumor specific antigen; it has been reported to promote tumor development and to be a good target for cancer treatment. Most studies to date have used human mesothelin ... -
VACCINIA VIRUS O1L VIRULENCE GENE AND PROTEIN LOCALIZATION
Mooney, Shayna (2015)Smallpox killed an estimated 500 million people in the twentieth century alone. Although this fatal disease was eradicated from the world over thirty years ago, its potential use as a bioterrorism agent remains a concern. ... -
VIRAL REGULATION OF IMMUNITY AND BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS
Willis, William A (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Smallpox, eradicated in 1980, remains a historic milestone in medical science as well as a testament to the power of vaccines. However, its vaccine has remained relatively unchanged and continues to be one of the more ...