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Mass Spectrometry in Medicine
Vyas Pujari ’26 Over the past few decades, mass spectrometry has emerged as a powerful analytical tool, routinely employed to detect and quantify thousands of biomolecules, including proteins and metabolites. While its primary application has been in the realm of biological research, mass spectrometry also holds significant utility in medicine. Mass spectrometry operates by ionizing…
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CAR Enhancers: A Novel Advance in CAR-T Cell Therapy
Elizabeth Chen ’28 Since the 2017 FDA approval of tisagenlecleucel, commonly known as Kymriah, for the treatment of patients under the age of 25 with relapsed or refractory acute lymphocytic leukemia, research in the field of CAR-T cell therapy has continued to rapidly develop. CAR-T cell therapy is a gene therapy using CAR-T cells: T-cells…
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Shedding Light on Challenges Associated with SSRI Antidepressant Medication Withdrawal
Dana Ayebare ’27 Mahmood, Raqeeb & Wallace, Vuokko & Wiles, Nicola & Kessler, David & Button, Katherine & Fairchild, Graeme. (2024). The lived experience of withdrawal from Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants: A qualitative interview study. Health Expectations. 27. 10.1111/hex.13966. Introduction Antidepressants are increasing in use and cultural relevance in the West. After the…