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Amanda Days

Biomedical Sciences Major

Endd-of-term Reflection

The most relevant part of immunology I learned that was useful in making connections with my other coursework would be the cells of the immune system. This semester, I not only took immunology as a course, but also Histology and… Continue Reading →

T cells and Covid vaccines

Summary of T Cell Immunity to COVID-19 Vaccines Amanda Days Biomedical Sciences Introduction to Immunology BIOL 302 Professor Clayton Wright 3/17/2023             Many studies focusing on the mechanism of immune responses from the Covid-19 vaccines showed that T cells could… Continue Reading →

Scientific Literacy Analysis

Review of Innate immunity modulates autoimmunity: type 1 interferon-b treatment in multiple sclerosis promotes growth and function of regulatory invariant natural killer T cells through dendritic cell maturation Amanda Days Biomedical Sciences Introduction to Immunology BIOL 302 Professor Clayton Wright… Continue Reading →

Find me a mAb

Rituximab Amanda Days Biomedical Sciences Introduction to Immunology BIOL 302 Professor Clayton Wright 1/27/2023 Monoclonal antibodies are a commonly used component in the diagnosis and treatment of many different pathogens and diseases (3). They can range from a variety of… Continue Reading →

Scientific Literacy Paper

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY PAPER By Amanda Days Biol 293: Cell Biology Mrs. Keirra D. Wilkins Old Dominion University Studies have shown that the use of surgical masks release toxins into the environment that are negatively influencing some marine diatoms. The water… Continue Reading →

Genetic Topic Assignment

Amanda Days Professor Rinehart-Kim Biol 294 Genetics 12/09/2022 “Genetics Topic Assignment: The Lac Operon and its Relation to Gene Expression”             Gene expression is the regulation of certain genes to control when and how much they are expressed. The Lac… Continue Reading →

Genome Assignment

Amanda Days Professor Janet Rinehart-Kim Genetics BIOL 294 12/09/2022 “Genome Assignment” Chromosome Maps: I chose chromosome number 8. It contains over 1400 genes It contains over 140 million base pairs (over 95% have been determined) It contains the TERF1 gene… Continue Reading →

Writing Assignment 4

Amanda Days Professor Janet Rinehart-Kim Genetics BIOL 294 10/14/2022 “Writing Assignment 4”             Recently, new genes have been found that lead to an increase in the likelihood of acquiring schizophrenia, which is a brain disorder associated with hallucinations, delusions, and… Continue Reading →

Writing Assignment 5

Amanda Days Professor Janet Rinehart-Kim Genetics BIOL 294 10/28/2022 “Writing Assignment 5”             Many people spend their lives trying to figure out who they are and what they want to be, luckily for me, I knew exactly that ever since… Continue Reading →

End of Term Reflection

The best example I have of a topic I learned in Cell Biology that helped me make a connection in other courses would be Glycolysis. In addition to taking cell biology, I was also taking biochemistry which for me were… Continue Reading →

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