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Immunology and Infection

An Introduction to Parasitic Wasps of Drosophila and the Antiparasite Immune Response
Chiyedza Small *1,2, Indira Paddibhatla *1,2, Roma Rajwani 1, Shubha Govind 1,2
1Biology Department, The City College of New York, CUNY, 2The Graduate Center, The City University of New York

Parasitoid (parasitic) wasps constitute a major class of natural enemies of many insects including Drosophila melanogaster. We will introduce the techniques to propagate these parasites in Drosophila spp. and demonstrate how to analyze their effects on immune tissues of Drosophila larvae.

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Biology

Sample Preparation for Metabolic Profiling using MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Kelly Veerasammy *1,2, Yuki X. Chen *1,2, Sami Sauma *1, Mathilde Pruvost 1, David K. Dansu 1, Tenzin Choetso 1,2, Tiffany Zhong 3, Damien Marechal 1, Patrizia Casaccia 1, Rinat Abzalimov 4,5, Ye He 1,5
1The Graduate Center - Advanced Science Research Center, Neuroscience Initiative, The City University of New York, 2The City College of New York, CUNY, 3The Bronx High School of Science, 4The Graduate Center - Advanced Science Research Center, Structural Biology Initiative, The City University of New York, 5The Graduate Center - Advanced Science Research Center, MALDI MS Imaging Joint Core Facility, The City University of New York

The goal of this protocol is to provide detailed guidance on the sample preparation when planning for experiments using MALDI MSI to maximize metabolic and molecular detection in biological samples.

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Biology

Sample Preparation for Rapid Lipid Analysis in Drosophila Brain Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Yuki X. Chen *1,5,6, Kelly Veerasammy *1,2, Jun Yin *3, Tenzin Choetso 1,4, Tiffany Zhong 7, Muniyat A. Choudhury 1,4,5, Cory Weng 1,4,5, Ethan Xu 8, Mayan A. Hein 9,10, Rinat Abzalimov 2, Ye He 1
1Advanced Science Research Center, Neuroscience Initiative, the City University of New York, Graduate Center New York, 2Advanced Science Research Center, Structural Biology Initiative, the City University of New York, Graduate Center, 3National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 4The City College of New York, CUNY, 5Macaulay Honors College, CUNY, 6Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, 7Princeton University, 8Ardrey Kell High School, 9The Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, 10Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University

The aim of this protocol is to provide detailed guidance on the proper sample preparation for lipid and metabolite analysis in small tissues, such as the Drosophila brain, using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging.

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