Episode

Immune Booster 21: Origins of antigen receptors with David Schatz

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Immune
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Jan 13, 2026
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1812
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Summary

David Schatz talks about his discovery of Rag genes that are critical for antigen receptor development and how that discovery depended on taking high risks and using approaches that everyone thought could never work. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: David Schatz Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server T ransfer of recombinase activity in non-lymphoid cells (Cell 1988) Identification of the RAG-1 gene (Cell 1989) Evolution of a recombinase (Semin Immunol 2004) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey . Thanks! Music by Tatami . Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to [email protected] Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.