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.
TWiP 54: Unde venis?
- May 23, 2013
- Tagged as: Blastocystis hominis, case history, gastroenteritis, parasite, parasitism, twip
Vincent and Dickson consider a case history of a young man with Blastocystis hominis – is it causing his disease?
TWiP 53: Anti-saliva immunity
- April 20, 2013
- Tagged as: Dickson Despommier, leishmania, leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia longipalpis, parasite, parasitism, saliva, sandfly, twip
Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding that immunity to a sandfly salivary protein protects against fatal visceral leishmaniasis in hamsters.
TWiP 42: The tick keeps on ticking
- August 10, 2012
- Tagged as: email, ivermectin, leishmania, liver fluke, loa loa, parasite, parasitism, tapework, tick, toxoplasmosis, twip, vector
Vincent and Dickson answer listener emails about Leishmania, dual infection of vectors, tapeworms, liver flukes, toxoplasmosis, and much more.
Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.
TWiP 31 – A malaria vaccine
- October 21, 2011
- Tagged as: circumsporozoite, malaria, parasite, parasitism, twip, vaccine
Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier 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. Download TWiP #30 (61 MB .mp3,…
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.