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Platelets and Immunology in the Spotlight

In the Spotlight

English - March 17, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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The world of immunology has fascinated many of us even more since the COVID-19 pandemic, but there's still so much to discover. PhD student Becca Mellema loves microbiology and is here to share a lot of new information - especially fun facts! - about the tiny cells called platelets. While you might *think* you know what they are, this episode is sure to surprise you!

If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out:

The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation website to learn more about Inflammatory Bowel Disease Platelet Activation and Factors for Clot Formation (video)Hyaluronan and Its Receptors as Regulatory Molecules of the Endothelial Interface (scientific article)


And you can follow our guest Becca on Twitter here or check out her blog, Getting the Science Write!

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Podcast artwork created by Edie Jiang, available at her website https://ediejiang.weebly.com/ or on Instagram @ediejiang

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