This Week in Parasitism

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.

http://microbe.tv/twip

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h27m. Bisher sind 234 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle 3 Wochen erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 14 days 2 hours 51 minutes

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episode 194: Eye had a corneal scraping


TWiP solves the case of the Long Island Man with Unilateral Eye Pain, followed by a discussion of how enteric helminth coinfection enhances host susceptibility to West Nile virus by a tuft cell-IL-4 receptor signaling axis. Hosts: , , and ...


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 April 24, 2021  1h13m
 
 

episode 193: A serpiginous trail


Audun returns to help solve the case of the Ecuadorean Gentleman Treated for COVID-19, followed by a discussion of the interaction of Blastocystis with the intestinal microbiota and the immune system, and of course a new clinical case from Daniel....


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 March 29, 2021  1h16m
 
 

episode 192: Towel off vigorously


The TWiPers solve the case of the Teenager in Malawi with Red Urine, then Audun joins to present our clinical case for this episode. Hosts: , , and  Guest: Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for this episode PWB on , , Hero: ...


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 February 15, 2021  1h1m
 
 

episode 191: Dickson's ocular anomaly


The TWiPers solve the case of the Rural Man from North Carolina with Blurred Vision, and discuss the results of single-cell RNA sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for this episode...


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 January 11, 2021  1h20m
 
 

episode 190: But Doc, what could it be?


Christina from Glasgow returns to help the TWiPlets solve the case of the Ghanian Woman with Abdominal Mass, followed by discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on malaria morbidity and mortality in Africa. Hosts: , , and  Guest: ...


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 December 8, 2020  1h34m
 
 

episode 189: Toe jammin'


Christina from Glasgow joins the TWiPlets to solve the case of the Elderly Gentlemen with Full Body Rash, and to present a new clinical case for listeners to solve. Hosts: , , and  Guest: Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for...


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 November 7, 2020  1h45m
 
 

episode 188: Terrible tropisms


Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Baby with Hydrocephalus, and present a new clinical case for listeners to solve. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for this episode PWB on , , on TWiP 188 ...


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 September 26, 2020  1h30m
 
 

episode 187: Granny's granuloma


Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Middle Aged Woman with Loss of Vision in One Eye, and discuss the role of heme oxygenase in the various protozoan infections. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for...


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 August 29, 2020  1h16m
 
 

episode 186: Not rationing rationality


Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Elder Gardener Feeling Poorly, and discuss the three-dimensional ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum during cytokinesis. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe (free): , , ,  Links for...


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 August 1, 2020  1h20m
 
 

episode 185: Latrinalia


Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Wife of a Guy with Cyclospora Diarrhea, and discuss the discovery of an intrinsic oscillator that drives the bloodstream stage cycle of the malaria parasite. Hosts: , , and  Subscribe...


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 July 3, 2020  1h3m