111: The Cheese Microbiome with Rachel Dutton
Cheese rinds contain microbial communities that are relatively simple to study in the lab while offering insight into other, more complex microbial ecosystems. Rachel Dutton discusses her work studyin...
3 Juli 201938min
110: Metagenomic Sequencing for Infectious Diseases Diagnostics with Charles Chiu
Most diagnostic tests look for a single microorganism, or at most a limited panel of microorganisms. Charles Chiu discusses his research on metagenomic sequencing as a diagnostic tool that can identif...
13 Juni 201946min
109: Antimicrobial-Eating Microorganisms and the Resistome with Gautam Dantas
While searching for lignin-degrading soil microbes, Gautam Dantas discovered growth in an antimicrobial compound-containing control! He has since studied the resistance determinants (resistome) of soi...
31 Maj 20191h 8min
108: Microbes, Heme, and Impossible Burgers with Pat Brown
Pat Brown founded Impossible Foods with a mission to replace animals as a food production technology. Here, he discusses the ways microbial engineering helps produce the plant hemoglobin that provides...
16 Maj 20191h 9min
107: CRISPR, anti-CRISPR, and anti-anti-CRISPR systems with Joe Bondy-Denomy
CRISPR is a genome-editing tool, but what is its role in microbial biology and evolution? Joe Bondy-Denomy discusses his discovery of the first anti-CRISPR protein and the many unanswered questions su...
2 Maj 201947min
106: Creepy dreadful wonderful parasites (and a few bacteria) with Bobbi Pritt
Julie's Biggest Takeaways: Parasites are incredibly varied in many characteristics, including their size! Some are microscopic, while others are macroscopic and can be seen with the naked eye. Not jus...
18 Apr 201936min
105: HPV vaccination with Doug Lowy
How did discoveries made with bovine papillomavirus help scientists develop the human papillomavirus vaccine? Doug Lowy discusses his journey that began with basic research and led to the production o...
5 Apr 20191h 15min
104: Burkholderia pseudomallei and the Neglected Tropical Disease Melioidosis with Direk Limmathurotsakul
Burkholderia pseudomallei is an endemic soil-dwelling bacterium in southeast Asia, where it causes melioidosis. Direk Limmathurotsakul discusses his work to improve the official reporting numbers and ...
21 Mars 20191h 12min
