About this podcast
Immunology has a reputation of being hard to understand. I use stories and analogies to illustrate how the immune system works.
Episodes
- What is inflammation? · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 6We live in peak popularity of the term inflammation, so what exactly is it? - Inflammation is good for you - Did you know fever is not caused by pathogens, rather it is your…
- What are T cells? · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 5T cells and their types: bounty hunter, personal trainer, plumber with anxiety, lobbyist, oracle, and the patron saint of antigens For illustrations of T cells as I imagine them…
- What are neutrophils? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 4Neutrophils are the first responders of the immune system. I describe what they are and their name origin. Then I discuss neutrophil features in 5 parts including how they…
- How does the immune system have existing blueprints targeting viruses it has never seen before? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 3Lymphocytes have surface receptors that recognize antigens. These receptors have existing templates that are complementary to the 3D structures of antigens from viruses and other…
- What are antibodies? And what are their functions? · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 2What would it feel like if you were attacked by antibodies? Antibodies are custom made weapons produced by the immune system to target pathogens. In this episode, I make an…
- Dendritic cells: How does the immune system know when there is an infection? · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 1The immune system needs to find out if there's a microbe such as a virus that's replicating and causing an infection, plus the immune system wants to collect information about…
- Introduction · 2 minI am a physician scientist in rheumatology, which is a field of medicine that specializes in autoimmune diseases. Immunology has a reputation of being complex and hard to…
