TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 14 days 1 hour 29 minutes
TWiP #33 - Hide and seek
Vincent and Dickson review an in silico pipeline for identifying molecular mimicry candidate proteins in the genomes of parasites, and catch up on listener email.
TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes
Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.
TWiP #31 - A malaria vaccine
Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.
TWiP #30 - Global infectious disease control with Charles Knirsch
Vincent and Dickson have a broad-ranging conversation with Charles Knirsch of Pfizer, Inc. about how public-private partnerships can function to control and eliminate infectious diseases.
TWiP #29 - Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez
Vincent and Dickson converse with about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases.
TWiP #28 - Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz
Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID.
TWiP #27 - Trematodes
Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of trematodes, or flukes, which have a snail as a reservoir host.
TWiP #26 - The schistosomes
Vincent and Dickson take on the schistosomes, agents of a series of related diseases in humans referred to as schistosomiasis.
TWiP #25 - Wuchereria bancrofti
Vincent and Dickson review Wuchereria bancrofti, the nematode that causes lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis.
TWiP #24 - Onchocerca volvulus, a vector-borne, filarial nematode
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness.