TWiP 93: A fishy tale unfolds
- August 8, 2015
- Tagged as: anisakis, case study, nematode, parasite, parasitism, podcast, roundworm, twip
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve their fishy tale, and present a new case study for your consumption.
TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome
- March 7, 2014
- Tagged as: gametes, meiosis, parasite, parasitism, podcast, sexual reproduction, Trypanosoma brucei, twip
Vincent, Dickson, and Sagi discuss evidence that the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei undergoes meiosis and sexual reproduction.
TWiP 63: Plasmodium of the apes
- November 12, 2013
- Tagged as: Beatrice Hahn, gorilla, great ape, malaria, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip, zoonosis
Vincent and Dickson discuss evidence that the malaria parasite originated in gorillas.
Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.
TWiP 28: Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz
- July 26, 2011
- Tagged as: malaria, medical entomology, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip, vector
Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID.
TWiP 26: The schistosomes
- May 26, 2011
- Tagged as: cercaria, despommier, life cycle, parasite, parasitism, podcast, racaniello, s haematobium, s japonicum, S. mansoni, schistosome, twip
Vincent and Dickson take on the schistosomes, agents of a series of related diseases in humans referred to as schistosomiasis.
TWiP 24: Onchocerca volvulus, a vector-borne, filarial nematode
- March 31, 2011
- Tagged as: filaria, ivermectin, nematode, onchocerca volvulus, parasite, parasitism, podcast, river blindness, twip
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness.
TWiP 18: Cryptosporidium
- October 25, 2010
- Tagged as: cryptosporidium, diarrhear, meront, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip
Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species.