126: Placental biology, infection and immunity with Carolyn Coyne
Does the fetus have a microbiome? How does the placenta prevent infection? Carolyn Coyne talks about placental structure and biology, and why studying the maternal-fetal interface remains a critical a...
14 Feb 202059min
125: Coronavirus Antiviral Drug Discovery with Timothy Sheahan
Are there drugs that can treat coronaviruses? Timothy Sheahan talks about his drug discovery work on a compound that can inhibit all coronaviruses tested so far, and tells how his career path took hi...
31 Jan 202052min
124: Gastroenteritis Viruses with Mary Estes
Viral gastroenteritis around the world causes 200,000 deaths globally each year. Mary Estes talks about her work on 2 gastroenteritis-causing viruses, rotavirus and norovirus, and tells the story of h...
10 Jan 202054min
123: SAR11 and Other Marine Microbes with Steve Giovannoni
The most abundant organism on Earth lives in its seas: the marine bacterium SAR11. Steve Giovannoni describes how the origins of SAR11 provided its name, and the ways that studying SAR11 have taught s...
21 Des 201955min
122: Prions and Chronic Wasting Disease with Jason Bartz
Can a protein be contagious? Jason Bartz discusses his work on prion proteins, which cause spongiform encephalopathy and can be transmitted by ingestion or inhalation among some animals. He further di...
6 Des 201949min
121: Microbial Interkingdom Interactions with Deb Hogan
Microbial interactions drive microbial evolution, and in a polymicrobial infection, these interactions can determine patient outcome. Deb Hogan talks about her research on interkingdom interactions be...
21 Nov 201954min
Bonus: Diagnosing C. diff Infections for Optimal Patient Outcomes with Colleen Kraft
Why is C. diff such a serious disease and what are clinical microbiologists doing to improve patient outcomes with better diagnostic tools?
18 Nov 201911min
120: Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Hospital Sinks with Amy Mathers
Many hospital-acquired bacterial infections are also drug-resistant. Amy Mathers describes her work tracking these bacteria to their reservoir in hospital sinks, and what tools allowed her team to mak...
8 Nov 20191h
