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On episode #322 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVodes answer listener email about hantaviruses, antivirals, H1N1 vaccine and narcolepsy, credibility of peer review, Bourbon virus, influenza vaccine, careers in virology, and much more.
You can find TWiV #322 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
On episode #319 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVers review the outcomes of two recent phase 3 clinical trials of a quadrivalent dengue virus vaccine in Asia and Latin America.
You can find TWiV #319 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
On episode #308 of the science show This Week in Virology, Tom Solomon, an infectious disease doctor from Liverpool, talks with Vincent about viral central nervous system infections of global importance, Ebola virus, and running the fastest marathon dressed as a doctor.
You can find TWiV #308 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Ian Lipkin, Columbia University, New York, and Lyle Petersen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, discuss recently emerged pathogens, and how to prepare should their range expand. When asked if MERS-coronavirus would cause the next pandemic, Ian Lipkin responded ‘I don’t have a crystal ball’.
Recorded at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA on 19 May 2014.
Dr. Jeffrey Almond began his career as an academic virologist studying influenza virus, then moved to poliovirus. He made major contributions to our understanding of the molecular basis of poliovirus attenuation and reversion to virulence. After 20 years in academics he moved to Sanofi Pasteur, where he is currently Vice President, discovery research and external R&D.
I interviewed Jeffrey Almond, Ph.D., in Manchester UK at the 2013 meeting of the Society for General Microbiology. We spoke about the eradication of poliovirus, challenges in making a universal influenza vaccine, a dengue virus vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur, and moving from academia to industry.
On episode #228 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent visits the University of California at Berkeley and speaks with Britt Glaunsinger and Eva Harris about their work on Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus and dengue virus.
You can find TWiV #228 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.