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Word on the street is Duke Immunology will be contacting starting Monday.......FYI for anyone else to hear from them

Another one bites the dust. Got my WUSTL rejection this morning. Nothing I didn't already expect

2/6-2/8 2/13-2/15 2/20-2/22 2/27-3/1

CHEERS to that! Good luck the next 10 days everyone (eeek)

1.) I've been working in the tissue typing lab for 5 years working with HLA histocompatability and the organ transplant program at a hospital. I'd ideally like to target investigations into preventative measures to keep people from needing to go through a tedious process of the organ procurement/donation system, dialysis for 10+ years, or basically almost dead and in need of a heart liver or bone marrow transplant. 2.) I think depending upon your institution what ever "track" you end up going down post-doc. If it be the "academic track" or the "research track" many universities require you to have a high output from your lab while also maintaining other academic responsibilities and (if at a hospital) clinical duties. 3.) I don't have a lot of experience with microbes, so my favorite protein would be anti-HLA antibodies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are sneaking little suckers some times causing HUGE problems. 4.) I've spent a lot of time with the solid phase immunoassay luminex platform. If you aren't familiar with it, the platform basically uses flow cytometric principles in a micro scale with patented beads. You can basically customize any assay as long as you can attach the protein to the bead surface. 5.) I designed and validated my own luminex assay that we are bring into clinical use (pretty awesome in my book!) So far it sounds like we are all in this for great reasons. I mean, just to get through this application process takes enough out of you!

Congrats on the invite! That's what I'm hoping for.

Yes, for Vanderbilt -IGP. From your signature I'm asuming this is the program you are refering to?

Does anyone know if Hopkins is done sending out their Immunology invites? There's only one on the results board, and I can't believe out of everyone here only one person has been contacted. ( although from the looks of their interview list they must have an awesome profile) I also find it interesting JHUSPH MMI released invites prior to the January 2 nd deadline. No news is good news, for now.

Okay, just wanted to clarify since so many people say WUSTL wrong.

Anyone else here from Hopkins today?

I finished my UNC app in October... so I'm expecting bad news

Thank goodness. I'm guessing this week will bring lots of news.

If you do, please share the news.

Pretty much. They didn't really mind.

Called JHU SOM Immunology today....invites going out this week. Hoping for some news

Received email last night. focus area of immunology.

University of Miami PIBS interview . Hello sunny South Florida!

Interview from Vanderbilt IGP! woot woot. Weight lifted off my shoulders. Application completed Dec 2.