Thu, 23 August 2012
Vincent and Dickson review how sickle cell microRNAs contribute to malaria resistance, and inhibition of innate immune responses by an enzyme from trypanosomes. Links for this episode:
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Fri, 10 August 2012
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson answer listener emails about Leishmania, dual infection of vectors, tapeworms, liver flukes, toxoplasmosis, and much more. Links for this episode:
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Tue, 26 June 2012
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson review medically important arthropods. Links for this episode:
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Wed, 16 May 2012
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa. Right-click to download TWiP #40 (52 MB .mp3, 73 minutes). Links for this episode:
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Thu, 26 April 2012
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani. Links for this episode:
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Mon, 2 April 2012
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated protozoan transmitted by sexual contact. Links for this episode:
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Sun, 19 February 2012
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Dracunculus medinensis, the filarial nematode that causes dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease.
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Wed, 1 February 2012
Vincent and Dickson review how gut bacteria help establish T. muris in the large intestine of mice. |
Thu, 12 January 2012
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock. |
Tue, 13 December 2011
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria and filariasis with the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia. |