Cytokine and Chemokine Antibodies in Lupus Patients

I guess I was always meant to be a scientist. My aunt who used to babysit me could entertain me for hours with nothing but a glass of water, some spices, and a spoon. Performing my independent research, however, was the first time I ever did science for the purpose of helping others. My family does not have the best genes out there we have a history of a variety of diseases that are so far untreatable . . . I decided that cancer therapy, and by extension all medical treatments, could be done better. My interest in biology narrowed to an interest in medicine, and I started to look for ways to get involved . . . Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting 1.4 million Americans, 9 in 10 of whom are women according to Lupus.org

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