Using mouse cells, Avalon Mercado researches a rare heritable disease
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By Abigail Meisel
Sometimes a long journey begins at your doorstep.
When Avalon Mercado was choosing her Div III topic, she decided to research a rare disease that runs in her family: mastocytosis.
Her 32-page thesis, “The Effects of Antioxidants on P815 Mouse Mastocytoma Cells,” is both a scientific document and a highly personal one.”
“I worked building off the scientific literature,” Mercado says. “I sandwiched together two ideas that I think are cool: mast cells and the use of antioxidants as therapeutic agents.”
Mastocytosis is caused by a malfunction in mast cells, Mercado says, “which are immune cells responsible for allergic diseases.”
Allergies occur when the immune system goes into hyperdrive after exposure to a foreign substance, such as pollen or the venom from a bee sting. Mast cells trigger the body’s allergic response, which can range from minor symptoms, such as itchy eyes, to fatal ones, as with anaphylactic shock.
When mast cells mutate, they can accumulate in the skin, internal organs, bone marrow, or the small intestines, impairing their function.
The aggressive forms of mastocytosis are difficult to treat. In fact, most current therapies are more palliative than curative. In her research, Mercado wanted to see the role that antioxidants — naturally occurring molecules that can reduce cellular damage — play in the development and progression of mutated mast cells.
For her Div III, Mercado obtained a specific strain of mouse mastocytoma cells from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), a global bioresource center. She created a control group and an experimental group of the mouse cells to test her hypothesis that antioxidants could have a “rescue effect” on mutated mast cells. Her results showed that this is indeed possible.
She hopes her research will provide an avenue for the development of more-effective therapies for mastocytosis.
“There’s no one-size-fits-all treatment for mastocytosis; each case is handled individually,” Mercado says.
The inception of her Div III began early in her college career.
“I came to Hampshire thinking I would study zoology,” she says. “But during my first year I got involved in research in Hampshire’s bio lab, and I ended up doing genetics research. I’ve spent a lot of time in lab here.”
Mercado worked particularly closely with John Castorino, assistant professor of molecular biology in the School of Natural Sciences. He chaired her Div III committee; Rayane Moreira, associate professor of organic chemistry, was the other member.
She credits her committee with giving her invaluable guiding questions and, she says, “keeping me on track. John’s office was steps from where I was working, so I could check in with him all the time,” she says.
She also found help with the logistics of structuring her Div III at the Writing Center.
“I was able to spend so much time working in the lab because of the grants I received from Hampshire between fall 2017 and last summer,” Mercado says.
The School of Natural Science Student Funds support Division II and Division III research. Among them are the Tara Nelson Fund, the Sherman Fairchild Grant, the Denise O’Neill Fund, the Justine Salton Fund, and the Dr. Lucy Research Fund —all of which made awards to Mercado.
She graduated in May, and is now transitioning from the research world into the clinical world. “I’m jumping around between plans to go to grad school, medical school, or a physician’s assistant program,” she says.
Another possibility for a career? Genetic counseling. “It’s a budding field,” Mercado says, one that people with heritable diseases like mastocytosis find invaluable.
Touchpads are relativley new out on the market as stand-alone devices (versus imbedded in laptops). Most users either swear by them, or at them.
Touchpads seem to get better in their size and capabilities evertime I turn around. As these devices do not require any force to operate, they have reduced the finger and hand stresses related to grasping and moving the mouse, and button clicking. However, the knack of the finger tapping used on the touchpads seems to escape some people. Early versions did not sense when your finger reached the edge of the finger pad (this was a problem when you were not yet where you wanted to go!). Many improvments have increased touchpad usability and capabilities of late.
Hints:
Don't hold your smaller fingers straight, up out of the way during use as this places a static stress on the fingers' extensor muscles (curl the fingers down and under - in a more natural posture).
Some have also found that slanting the touchpad towards the hand helps hand posture in its use.
Fine cursor movements can be accomplished by rolling your finger tip on the pad, as the program calculates the center of your finger impression.
Cirque Corporation
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
(801) 467-1100, Fax (801) 467-0208
http://www.cirque.com/
Power Cat Touchpad
- Compatiblity: Dos, Win 3.1, 95, NT
- Estimated price: $79.94
- Availablity: Retail
Cirque's fourth generation GlidePoint touchpad offers all three operations right on the pad's surface. With a simple glide of the finger you'll quickly maneuver through Windows 95 and the web for the easiest surfing and editing ever. And for a personal touch, open Cirque's signature software and paste your John Hancock on-screen with the first touchpad- compatible pen. There's no need to print! Add right taps, edge extenders and eight assignable button commands and you'll get input power from this touchpad like you've never seen before.
Powerful New Features:
Sign: Signature tool and software accept your signature as a graphic for placement into any compatible application. An icon on the Windows toolbar allows access to the signature program. Feature requires installation of Cirque driver.
Surf: Internet navigation buttons ('back' and 'forward') are operable in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Glide your finger along the upper edge of the touchpad to activate page back and forward surf. The surfing area is labeled on the touchpad surface; feature requires installation of Cirque driver.
Scroll: Horizontal and vertical scroll commands are operable in most '97 applications and many non-'97 applications. Just glide your finger along the right and bottom edges of the touchpad to activate up/down or sideways scrolling. Scroll areas are labeled on the touchpad surface; feature requires installation of the Cirque driver.
Zoom: Magnification feature is operable in most '97 applications. Glide your finger along the left edge of the touchpad to activate zoom in/out. Zoom area is not labeled on the touchpad surface; feature requires compatible applications and installation of the Cirque driver.
Other: Right Tap Zone and GlideExtend edge extenders are Plug-and- Play features. Custom virtual button and GlideExtend settings require installation of Cirque driver. Sounds and custom speed, sensitivity, and orientation settings also require installation of Cirque driver.
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Smart Cat
- Compatiblity: Dos, Win 3.1, 95, NT
- Estimated price: $59.95
- Availablity: Retail
Cirque Smart Cat Touchpad Cirque Smart Cat sets a higher standard of performance and comfort with the new generation of GlidePoint technology. That old mouse or trackball can't compete with effortless control like this... Intelligent software you can personalize, one-touch scroll and zoom in most applications, distinctive sounds for each operation, and more make the Cirque Smart Cat the most precise, easy-to-use pointing device in its class.
Powerful New Features:
Scroll: Horizontal and vertical scroll commands are operable in most '97 applications and many non-'97 applications. Just glide your finger along the right and bottom edges of the touchpad to activate up/down and sideways scrolling. Scroll areas are labeled on the touchpad surface; feature requires installation of the Cirque driver.
Zoom: Magnification feature is operable in most '97 applications. Glide your finger along the left edge of the touchpad to activate zoom in/out. Zoom area is not labeled on the touchpad surface; feature requires compatible applications and installation of the Cirque driver.
Right Taps: Right 'clicks' can be activated by tapping your finger in the upper right corner of the pad. The area is marked on the pad surface with a change of color and texture, and is a Microsoft Plug-and-Play feature. Customizing the feature requires installation of the Cirque driver.
GlideExtend: Edge extenders are activated when your finger reaches the pad's edge. The area is marked on the pad surface with a change of texture, and is a Plug-and-Play feature. Customizing GlideExtend requires installation of the Cirque driver. Other Sounds and custom speed, sensitivity, and orientation settings also require installation of Cirque driver.
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Easy Cat
- Compatiblity: Dos, Win 3.1, 95, NT
- Estimated price: $39.95
- Availablity: Retail
Cirque Easy Cat Touchpad NEW! Why push a mouse around when you can just point? Cirque's patented GlidePoint technology makes it easier than ever to control your PC. Simply glide your finger over Cirque Easy Cat's surface and gently tap on the pad or click on the buttons to perform all mouse functions. Plus, its solid-state design keeps Cirque Easy Cat working without breakdowns-there are no moving parts to clean!
Powerful New Features:
Right Taps: Right 'clicks' can be activated by tapping your finger in the upper right corner of the pad. The area is marked on the pad surface with a change of color and texture.
GlideExtend: Edge extenders are activated when your finger reaches the pad's edge. The area is marked on the pad surface with a change of texture.
Other: Right and left button 'clicks' can be activated both on the touchpad surface and on the lower button set. Drag, draw, and highlight functions can be activated by double-tapping and holding your finger on the pad, or by holding the left 'click' button as your finger glides.
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Comments
Cirque licenses their technology to Alps for their GlidePoint product. Alps had innovationed with an adjustable, weighted stand and a programmable 'click lock' function which I really like. However, it appears that Cirque has just taken the lead in pushing this technology to its current leading edge. So far I see no mention of Mac compatibility -KSW-
Product Reviews
Ergonomic Sciences Corp's Review of the Glidepoint 2
http://www.ergosci.com/gliderv.html
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Interlink Electronics
546 Flynn Rd., Camarillo CA 93012
(800) 340-1331 or (805) 484-1331
Fax (805) 484-8989
http://www.interlinkelec.com/
VersaPad
- PC Compatible
- Estimated price is $69.95
- Availability: Where To Buy! . . . Distributors
VersaPad's patented Semiconductive Technology delivers versatility previously unavailable in conventional touchpads.
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- New Semiconductive Technology for smooth, precise cursor control with finger or stylus—even gloves
- Pressure sensitive Pan and Scroll Bars for one-touch browsing and editing
- Personalize-able Toolbar
- Pop-UP utility to capture sketches and signatures
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