EUEmory University · Biology
Cooper Lab
Max Dale Cooper · Atlanta, Georgia
Research Focus
Dr. Max Dale Cooper's lab at Emory University studies a unique group of jawless fish called lampreys to better understand how our immune system evolved. The lab focuses on characterizing special immune cells and antibodies found in lampreys that might help us learn more about human diseases, including various cancers. By using advanced techniques like CRISPR and sequencing, they aim to uncover the complexities of adaptive immunity and develop novel diagnostic tools from lamprey antibodies.
adaptive immunitylampreyVLRB antibodiescancerB-cell developmentimmune evolutionsequencing techniquesCRISPRmonoclonal antibodies
Research Aims
3AIM 01Characterize the development of the VLRB system in lamprey larvae and adults.
AIM 02Analyze the VLRB receptor and its associated signaling mechanisms in lamprey B-like cells.
AIM 03Produce and characterize monoclonal lamprey VLRB antibodies for potential cancer therapies.
Skills the Lab Values
CRISPR/Cas9single-cell RNA sequencingmass spectrometryantibody purificationcell culturegenomic data analysisimmunological assaysmicroscopyprotein purification
Output against the department
Publications583top 5% of dept.51st of 1,033
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Citations43ktop 6% of dept.61st of 1,033
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