This Week in Parasitism

This week in virology, parasitism, and microbiology

17 March 2013 by Vincent Racaniello

In the past five days we released three science shows on the TWi* network.

OnÂ This Week in MicrobiologyÂ (TWiM)Â episode #52,Â Vincent and Michael meet up with Ellen Jo Baron to talk about working in a clinical microbiology laboratory.

OnÂ This Week in ParasitismÂ (TWiP)Â episode #52,Â Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale.

OnÂ This Week in VirologyÂ (TWiV)Â episode #224, Vincent, Alan, Kathy, and Dickson discuss identification of a cell receptor for the coronavirus-EMC, and the role of interferon-epsilon in protecting the female reproductive tract.

Thanks for listening.

This Week in microbiology, parasitism, and virology

3 March 2013 by Vincent Racaniello

In the past five days we released three science shows on the TWi* network.

On This Week in Microbiology (TWiM) episode #51,Â Vincent, Michael, and Elio meet up with Hazel Barton to talk about cave microbiology.

On This Week in Parasitism (TWiP) episode #51,Â special guest Anthony A. James joins Vincent and Dickson to discuss how mosquitoes can be genetically modified to control infectious diseases.

On This Week in Virology (TWiV) episode #222, the complete TWiV team discusses the amazing finding that cyclic GMP-AMP synthase is a cytosolic innate immune DNA sensor.

Thanks for listening.

TWiP 41: Flying and crawling beasts

27 June 2012 by Vincent Racaniello

On episode #41 of the science show This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson review medically important arthropods.

You can find TWiP #41 at microbeworld.org/twip.

TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas

2 April 2012 by Vincent Racaniello

On episode #38 of the science show This Week in Parasitism,Â Vincent and DicksonÂ tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis ofÂ Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated protozoan transmitted by sexual contact.

You can find TWiP #38 at microbeworld.org/twip.

TWiP 32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

9 November 2011 by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.

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Links for this episode:

NF-kappaB:Â NuclearÂ Factor bindingÂ kappa enhancer inÂ BÂ cells
Immune evasion by T. cruzi cruzain (PLoS Pathogens)
Novel tetraspanins in S. japonicum (Acta Tropica)
Intravenously administered malaria vaccine (Science)
TWiP on trypanosomes (#15) and schistosomes (#26)
Monsters Inside Me
Futures in Biotech with Dr. Jack Horner, advisor for Jurassic Park
Dickson’s Pick: Labcoats in Hollywood by David Kirby
Letters read on TWiP 32

Contact

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TWiP 31: A malaria vaccine

20 October 2011 by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.

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Links for this episode:

First results of RTS,S/AS01 phase III trial (NEJM)
Development of RTS,S/AS malaria candidate vaccine (Vaccine)
Chandler’s dog images (one, twoÂ – jpg)
Schistosomiasis hieroglyphics (pdf)
TWiP on malaria (#9, #10, #11)
Letters read on TWiP 31

Contact

Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@microbe.tv.

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