Annalise Barnette, PhD

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PhD in Microbiology and Immunology
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University of Miami
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Annalise Barnette holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology with a concentration in tumor immunology.

Her dissertation focused on understanding the immune mechanism of action of the natural plant-derived compound, Withaferin A, in Her-2/neu breast cancer.

Annalise has also collaborated with other scientists to understand the effect of chronic spinal cord injury on T cell function and Influenza infection.

23 blogs authored by Annalise Barnette, PhD
Podcast: BrdU in Adult Neurogenesis Research

Learn Bio-Rad’s practical tips for controlling your BrdU experiments in our podcast.

The possible autoimmune nature of Parkinson’s disease

Discover new studies describing the auto-immune mechanism associated with the development of Parkinson's Disease.

How good bacteria protect us from pathogenic infection

This blog describes studies demonstrating the beneficial role of commensal bacteria in treating microbial infections and antibiotic resistance.

Rats — An ideal animal model of human disease

Discover the features of rats that make them ideal animal models for scientific research and new discoveries generated using transgenic rat models.

Macrophages, obesity and insulin resistance

This blog post describes the mechanisms by which macrophages induce insulin resistance in the obese state.

What do monocytes have to do with the heart?

This post describes the role of monocytes in heart disease and whether monocyte infiltration into the heart exacerbates disease or aids in its repair....

The rise in Zika virus research — an update

This blog post highlights major research findings on ZIKV in 2016, and provides a perspective on how scientists addressed this public health issue.

A guide to gating in flow cytometry

This blog post will take you through the various gating strategies for effective flow cytometry analysis.

Autophagy, and Neurodegeneration

This blog post highlights autophagy as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegeneration.

Killer bugs among us - the kissing bug and the Asian giant hornet

While insects are not the deadliest animals they can significantly impact human health. Learn about the killer bug and Asian giant hornet.

When ubiquitination goes bad, knock it out for effective cancer therapy

This blog post highlights the key ubiquitin E3 ligases currently considered molecular drug targets.

The oldest known naturally occurring cancer is transmitted between dogs

Learn more about the biology of the transmissible canine cancer CTVT and why it is a biological curiosity of significant magnitude in this blog post.

Monocyte-based cell therapy for treating diseases

This blog post discusses recent pre-clinical studies that suggest monocytes could be applied in a related manner to the treatment of diseases.

Inducing macrophages that work against rather than for cancer

Within the immune response to cancer macrophages present both a problem and solution. This post describes how they can assist with tumor clearance.

The science of keeping pigs healthy

This blog post highlights novel gene-editing strategies to protect pigs against dangerous pathogens.

GATA transcription factors and their role in cancer diagnosis and prognosis

The GATA family of transcription factors is emerging as key players in establishing new biomarkers for rapid and accurate detection of cancer. Find ou...

Immunological memory is no longer a unique trait of adaptive immune cells

The new finding of trained immunity challenges the basic tenets of immunology, blurring the line that separates innate and adaptive immunity.

Zika virus — a new viral threat for 2016?

In this blog post, we describe the history, epidemiology and biology of the Zika virus.

Journey to the antibody vial: the story of monoclonal antibodies in research

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and tell the story of how monoclonal antibodies for research purposes came to be.

Does the Ebola virus ever really go away?

This blog post provides an update on the current Ebola epidemic, citing evidence that the virus can linger in immune privileged sites inside the body....

Tailor-made just for you: A future with precision medicine

"There has been a paradigm shift in how the treatment of diseases is approached." This post describes how genome sequencing is revolutionizing the tre...

Standardizing Antibody Validation

This blog post describes the current efforts and streams of thought for generating antibody validation standards to address the scientific reproducibi...

Natural phosphatase inhibitors: the danger around us

This post describes how natural phosphatase inhibitors impact on human health.

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