Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
Next On Tap: Monday, November 11, 2019
Autoimmunity, Lupus and Antibodies
Summary: What is autoimmunity? What is Lupus? How does one develop Lupus? What are the current treatments for Lupus? Most current treatments for Lupus are directed at symptoms, many times only during flare ups. One current direction in the Kovacs lab is aimed at optimizing antibodies that were derived using mouse immunization and tested in mouse models of Lupus and validated in live imaging protocols. This talk will present the background of autoimmunity and Lupus, methodology used to develop the antibodies and engineer optimized biologics, results of animal studies, and future plans for the project.
Bio: Dr. James M Kovacs graduated from Goshen College in 2002, an M.Sc. from the University of Colorado Denver in 2005, and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2010. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he is currently an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Kovacs has published nearly twenty scholarly papers covering areas of biochemistry, immunology, virology, biophysics, and structural biology. His current research involves autoimmunity, complement biology, bioremediation of PFCs, and virology.
Bio: Dr. James M Kovacs graduated from Goshen College in 2002, an M.Sc. from the University of Colorado Denver in 2005, and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 2010. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he is currently an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Kovacs has published nearly twenty scholarly papers covering areas of biochemistry, immunology, virology, biophysics, and structural biology. His current research involves autoimmunity, complement biology, bioremediation of PFCs, and virology.
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