Thread: One of PC's favorite scientific publications...

Blast from the past: Was just reviewing my CV, and came across one of the scientific publications I was most proud of working as a Molecular Biologist in Biotech: using DNA “human identity" forensic markers amplified with PCR to be able to monitor allogeneic bone marrow transplant engraftment. This was a big deal, because for the very first time, Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) surgeons could quantitatively measure BMT engraftment post-transplant. I did this work in conjunction with Dr. John Hansen up at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, who used this technique for his BMT patients, and we published a paper together. This paper laid the foundation for BMT surgeons being able to do monitor the success of bone marrow transplants in a way they could not before. With a...NUMBER, and quantitatively determine the success of the BMT transplant, how well it was taking post-op, and whether another BMT would be required. Pretty cool…👍
Here's the reference:

Quantitative Determination of Bone Marrow Transplant Engraftment using Fluorescent PCR Primers for Human Identity Markers. Stephen J. Scharf, Anajane G. Smith, John A. Hansen, Chris McFarland, and Henry A. Erlich, Blood Vol. 85, No. 7, pp 1954-1963 (1995).

Those were the days. Gotta love…SCIENCE.

That is very impressive.
Then I was looking at the title information on the second line i hit 1954-1963 without connecting it to the pages.
My first thought was how old is Puma Cat.

In my defense I had sinus surgery this morning and still in a daze.

Again very impressive.

Originally Posted by brad225

That is very impressive.
Then I was looking at the title information on the second line i hit 1954-1963 without connecting it to the pages.

Again very impressive.

Yes, those are just the publication page numbers for Volume 85, No. 7 of the journal, Blood. The paper was published in 1995.