Marion Avril of MalarVx, Inc. joins TWiP to discuss an accelerated prime-and-trap regimen using repRNA-based circumsporozoite vaccine.
TWiP 234: Hookworms and a leech – parasites suck!
- May 4, 2024
- Tagged as: clinical trial, hookworm, Necator, paediatric, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, vaccine
TWiP discusses hookworm infection and the phase 1 clinical trial for a hookworm vaccine that could one day protect children from the hookworm anaemia, and reduce transmission of this infection.
TWiP 218: Malaria parasite evades mosquito
- June 29, 2023
- Tagged as: glutaminyl cyclase, immune evasion, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium
TWiP solves two cases this week, the Man with Issues after COVID-19, and the Man with Left Arm Weakness, then describe how the malaria parasite evades mosquito immunity by glutaminyl cyclase–mediated posttranslational protein modification.
TWiP 216: A challenging case
- May 1, 2023
- Tagged as: clinical case, fever, malaria, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium knowlesi
Eyal joins TWiP to solve the case of the case of the Feverish Patient from Israel, and reveals his training and experience with travel medicine in Israel.
Kay Schaefer joins TWiP to solve the case of the German Male with Hematuria, and discusses Tropical Medicine Excursions, which provides patient-oriented training courses for healthcare professionals who wish to improve their clinical skills in…
TWiP 213: One deadly snail with Jessie Stone, MD
- February 4, 2023
- Tagged as: parasite, parasitism, parasitology, schistosomiasis
Jessie Stone joins TWiP to solve the case of the Boy With a Swollen Belly, and discusses Soft Power Health, a clinic that she founded in Uganda to provide healthcare for people in need.
TWiP 212: The Man from Mali with Shauna Gunaratne
- December 26, 2022
- Tagged as: cutaneous leishmaniasis, Mali, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, sandfly
Shauna Gunaratne joins TWiP to solve the case of the Man from Mali with Painless Skin Lesions, and discuss her plans for a tropical medicine institute in New York City. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel…
TWiP solves the case of the Man from Hong Kong with Multiple Comorbidities, and discuss safety and efficacy of a monoclonal antibody against malaria in Mali.
TWiP 210: Is there a doctor on board? with Aisha Khatib
- November 3, 2022
- Tagged as: Chagas disease, childbirth, helminth, parasite, parasitism, parasitology
From ASTMH2022 in Seattle, Aisha joins the TWiP team to talk about her training and her career, including delivering a baby on an airplane, and they solve the Case of the Heartsick Guatemalan Septuagenarian. Hosts: Vincent…
TWiP 209: A worm in paradise
- September 27, 2022
- Tagged as: allodynia, Hawaii, hyperesthesia, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, rat lungworm
The TWiP team solves the case of the Woman From Hawaii With Allodynia and abdominal pain, bilateral hip and leg pain, dizziness, and diffuse hyperesthesia.
