Shark Epidermis Microbiome with Elizabeth Dinsdale
Dr. Elizabeth Dinsdale, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Marine Biology in the College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, uses genomic techniques to investigate the bi...
20 Maj 202243min
Microbial Culture Collections and the Soil Microbiome with Mallory Choudoir
Dr. Mallory Choudoir, microbial ecologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst shares how she leverages microbial culture collections to infer ecological and evolution...
18 Apr 202243min
Neglected Tropical Diseases and Pandemic Prevention With Peter Hotez
Peter Hotez talks about the global impact and historical context of neglected tropical diseases. He also highlights important developments in mass drug administration and vaccine research and shares w...
1 Nov 202145min
133: Vibrio cholerae with Rita Colwell
Rita Colwell has made major advances in basic and applied microbiology, largely focused on Vibrio cholerae. She describes several lines of evidence for the environmental niche of the bacterium, as wel...
10 Juni 202147min
132: Life Science and Earth Science and Biogeomicrobiology with Denise Akob
Denise Akob discusses her studies of microbial communities of contaminated and pristine environments using life science and earth science techniques. She discusses how to figure out "who's there," how...
12 Nov 202043min
131: Powassan virus and tick biology with Marshall Bloom
How does tick biology influence their ability to transmit disease? Marshall Bloom explains the role of the tick salivary glands in Powassan virus transmission and the experiments that led to this disc...
31 Juli 20201h 2min
130: Bioremediation of oil spills with Joel Kostka
What kinds of microorganisms can degrade oil? How do scientists prioritize ecosystems for bioremediation after an oil spill? Joel Kostka discusses his research and the lessons from the Deepwater Horiz...
19 Maj 202049min
129: Arbovirus evolution with Greg Ebel
How do arboviruses evolve as they pass between different hosts? Greg Ebel discusses his research on West Nile virus evolution and what it means for viral diversity. He also talks about using mosquitos...
23 Apr 202054min
