095: The Evolution of Virulence with Andrew Read
In the early 2000s, Andrew Read predicted that non-sterilizing vaccines would lead to more virulent disease. He was able to test his hypothesis with the real-world example of Marek's disease, a diseas...
15 Nov 201855min
094: Containing a Nipah virus outbreak with G Arunkumar
A recent Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, India, was halted due to improved detection capabilities. G. Arunkumar tells the story of his involvement. Host: Julie Wolf Take the MTM Listener Survey Subsc...
1 Nov 201838min
093: Biofilms and metagenomic diagnostics in clinical infections with Robin Patel
Robin Patel discusses her work on prosthetic joint infections and how metagenomics is changing infectious disease diagnostic procedures. Take the listener survey: asm.org/mtmpoll Julie's Biggest Takea...
18 Okt 20181h
092: A new type of malaria vaccine utilizing the mosquito immune system with Carolina Barillas-Mury
To eliminate malaria, you have to stop transmission, and that's what Carolina Barillas-Mury hopes to do. Her work on the interaction of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum may lead to a transmi...
5 Okt 201852min
091: SARS and MERS coronaviruses with Stanley Perlman
How do researchers study a new pathogen? Stanley Perlman talks about how virus researchers studied SARS and MERS after they emerged, what they learned, and why there are no more cases of SARS. He also...
20 Sep 201858min
090: Using yeast to generate new chocolate and beer flavors with Kevin Verstrepen
You may know that beer is fermented, but did you know making chocolate requires a fermentation step? Kevin Verstrepen discusses how his lab optimizes flavor profiles of the yeast used in this fermenta...
6 Sep 20181h
089: Using the zebrafish microbiome to study development and the gut-brain axis with John Rawls
How can the humble zebrafish teach us about the human microbiome? John Rawls discusses the benefits of using animal models Take the MTM Listener Survey Julie's Biggest Takeaways: Zebrafish and othe...
23 Aug 201838min
088: Using Bacterial Structures as Nanowires with Gemma Reguera
Gemma Reguera discusses her studies of Geobacter pili, which transfers electrons to iron oxide and other minerals, and can be used for new biotech applications. Host: Julie Wolf Subscribe (free) on A...
10 Aug 201850min
