Immune Booster 33: Immunity to pesky parasites and peanuts with Scott Smith

Scott Smith talks about his research on cloned individual antibodies and how those studies have shifted his thoughts on the role of IgE in parasite defense and food allergy.

Host: Cindy Leifer

Guest: Scott Smith

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Complement control proteins in poxvirus evasion (J Virol, 2000)
• Complement control protein reduces xenotransplant rejection (Transpl Proc, 2002)
• Engineering therapeutic antibodies (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2023)
• Antigens in peanut allergy anaphylaxis (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2025)
• Using human antibodies to identify parasite antigens (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2022)
• Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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