Whitney Simon
Publications
Please click on the titles below to be linked to my publications.
Ploix CC, Noor S, Crane J, Masek K, Carter W, Lo DD, Wilson EH, Carson MJ. (n.d.). CNS-derived CCL21 is both sufficient to drive homeostatic CD4+ T cell proliferation and necessary for efficient CD4+ T cell migration into the CNS parenchyma following Toxoplasma gondii infection. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2011 Jul;25(5):883-96.
Simon WL, Salk HM, Ovsyannikova IG, Kennedy RB, Poland GA. Cytokine production associated with smallpox vaccine responses. Immunotherapy. 2014;6(10):1097-112.
Haralambieva IH, Simon WL, Kennedy RB, Ovsyannikova IG, Warner ND, Grill DE, Poland GA. Profiling of measles-specific humoral immunity in individuals following two doses of MMR vaccine using proteome microarrays. Viruses. 2014 Mar;7(3):1113-33.
Note: As of 08-22-14, “Carter” is maiden name and “Simon” is new last name.
Research Overview
Research: 2013-Present
Vaccine and immunogenetics research in Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group (P.I. Gregory Poland, M.D.). Our research focuses especially on the immunogenetics of responses to the measles, mumps, and rubella; influenza; and smallpox vaccines.
Research: 2006-2010
Neuroimmunology research in Dr. Monica Carson's laboratory at the University of California - Riverside. Our research focused on the role of microglia during various types of immune responses. 1 year and 2 months of my time in this lab were spent as the laboratory manager.
Techniques
• Cell culture
• Plasmid purification
• Immunohistochemistry
• Management of transgenic mouse colony (genotyping, breeding, etc.)
• PCR (including PCR and primer design)
• Molecular cloning
• Experiment/protocol design
• Animal surgeries (mice)
• Flow cytometry
• Equipment maintenance
• Confocal microscopy
• Cryosectioning
• Neutralizing antibody assays
• ELISA
• Transfection
• Western Blots
Research Overview & Publications