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Function Of Vesicles In Cytoplasm Of White Blood Cells

South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University assistant professor Natalie Thiex's lab focuses on figuring out how the vesicles and organelles within the cytoplasm of white blood cells, or macrophages, work.  These include endosomes, macropinsomes and lipid droplets.  She joined Cara Hetland on Innovation to he work which looks at how understanding basic cell function can help improve human health.

Cara Hetland is the Director of Radio and Journalism Content for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.