TWiV 307: Ebola aetiology

Whoops!Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Tara C. Smith

Tara Smith joins the TWiEBOVsters to discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa, spread of the disease to and within the US, transmission of the virus, and much more.

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Alan – Fall foliage map
Kathy – Interviews with Peter Piot (one, two) and autobiography
Vincent – The Ebola connection

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Brooke – N.B. Designs on Etsy
Victor – SMBC

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TWiV 306: This Week in Ebolavirus

Ebola in the USHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The Grand Masters of the TWiV discuss Ebola virus transmission, air travel from West Africa, Ebola virus infectivity on surfaces, the Dallas Ebola virus patient, and Ebola virus in dogs.

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This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is presently looking to recruit any prospective graduate students to apply to our program by the December 1st deadline. Interested postdocs are also encouraged to contact faculty of interest. For more information about the Department, please visit www.mssm.edu/MIC.

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Alan – The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Kathy – Seeing the Invisible
Vincent – 2014 Scientific American Science in Action Award winner

Listener Pick of the Week

Mauricio – Investigating a mystery disease
Heather – Diversity Journal Club
Johnye – Flu Attack!

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TWiV 305: Rhymes with shinola

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy continue their coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a discussion of case fatality ratio, reproductive index, a conspiracy theory, and spread of the virus to the United States.



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Alan – Under the knife, episode 1
Kathy – UCSC Ebola genome portal
Vincent – Annual Review of Virology, volume 1

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Alan – H5N1
Peter – Vomiting Larry
Dara – I just can’t wait for my vaccine!

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Ebola virus disease outbreaks

TWiV 304: Given X, solve for EBOV

Ebola predictionHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Jeff Shaman

The TWiV team consults an epidemiologist to forecast the future scope of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.

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This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is presently looking to recruit any prospective graduate students to apply to our program by the December 1st deadline. Interested postdocs are also encouraged to contact faculty of interest. For more information about the Department, please visit www.mssm.edu/MIC.

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Alan – Fabre’s Book of Insects
Kathy – Origami microscope for 50 cents
Dickson – Landsat 8
Vincent – Some advice from Jeff Bezos

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Justin – Brazil releases ‘good’ mosquitoes to fight dengue fever

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TWiV 303: Borna this way

Thirteen-lined ground squirrelHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV team discusses transmission of Ebola virus, and inhibition of Borna disease virus replication by viral DNA in the ground squirrel genome.

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Alan – Photogrammar
Kathy – Refrigerate your tomatoes?
Dickson – Robot swarm
Vincent – The Beginner’s guide to winning the Nobel Prize by Peter Doherty

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Dee – Publish scientific research faster on TWiST
Basel – Lego microscope (vote for it)

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TWiV 302: The sky is falling

Ebola outbreak epi curveHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVers discuss the growing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, and an epidemic of respiratory disease in the US caused by enterovirus D68.

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Alan – Index to creationist claims
Rich – Wild Kratts
Kathy – Worn away
Dickson – Iceland volcano eruption
Vincent – Immune Quest

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Kay – Landes Bioscience open access books

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TWiV 301: Marine viruses and insect defense

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Carla Saleh and Curtis Suttle

At the International Congress of Virology in Montreal, Vincent speaks with Carla and Curtis about their work on RNA interference and antiviral defense in fruit flies, and viruses in the sea, the greatest biodiversity on Earth.



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TWiV 301

TWiV 300: So happy together

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Recording together for the first time, the TWiV team celebrates their 300th podcast at the American Society for Microbiology headquarters in Washington, DC, where Vincent  speaks with Dickson, Alan, Rich, and Kathy about their careers in science.



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Alan – The Internet’s Original Sin
Dickson – Placidcoyote
Rich – Scientific Method, Grail Style
Kathy – Viruses Throughout Life and Time
Vincent – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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Jim – iBiology
Victoria – Images of Science
Mehul/Walt – Calling the Shots

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TWiV Legos

TWiV 299: Rocky Mountain virology

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guests: Marshall Bloom, Sonja Best, and Byron Caughey

Vincent visits the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana and speaks with Marshall, Sonja, and Byron about their work on tick-borne flaviviruses, innate immunity, and prion diseases.



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TWiV 299

TWiV 298: MV-NIS de myelo

measles virus oncotherapyHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiV gang answers follow-up questions about the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, then discuss treatment of  disseminated multiple myeloma with oncolytic measles virus.

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Alan – WTF, Evolution?! by Mara Grunbaum
Rich – Cold Spring Harbor Oral History Collection
Kathy – Inside insides
Vincent – Going Viral (Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre)

Listener Pick of the Week

Kim – Nobel Prize Podcasts
Johnye – The Planet is Fine
Jennie – Counter-Zombie Dominance Plan (pdf)

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The Hosts of TWiV

Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.


Brianne Barker, Ph.D.


Rich Condit, Ph.D.


Alan Dove, Ph.D.


Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Ph.D., CTropMed CTH


Angela Mingarelli, DVM


Jolene Ramsey, Ph.D.


Kathy Spindler, Ph.D.


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