128: Managing Plant Pathogens Using Streptomyces with Linda Kinkel
How can the intricate relationship between soil microbiota and plants be managed for improved plant health? Linda Kinkel discusses new insights into the plant rhizosphere and the ways that some Strept...
26 Mars 20201h 3min
127: E. coli and Burkholderia vaccines with Alfredo Torres
Pathogenic E. coli are different than lab-grown or commensal E. coli found in the gut microbiome. Alfredo Torres describes the difference between these, the method his lab is using the develop vaccine...
2 Mars 202055min
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 Dec 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 Dec 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
