TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa. Right-click to download TWiP #40 (52 MB .mp3, 73 minutes). Links for this...
17 Touko 20121h 12min
TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani. Links for this episode: N. fowl...
26 Huhti 20121h 25min
TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson tackle the backlog of listener email, then consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of Trichomonas vaginalis, the flagellated proto...
3 Huhti 20121h 13min
TWiP 37: Dracunculiasis
Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Dracunculus medinensis, the filarial nematode that causes dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease. Links for this episode: Dracunculus ...
19 Helmi 20121h 42min
TWiP 36: Trichuris and microbes plan a hatch
Vincent and Dickson review how gut bacteria help establish T. muris in the large intestine of mice.
1 Helmi 20121h 9min
TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock.
13 Tammi 20121h 16min
TWiP #34 - Up against the Wolbachia
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria and filariasis with the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia.
13 Joulu 20111h 30min
TWiP #33 - Hide and seek
Vincent and Dickson review an in silico pipeline for identifying molecular mimicry candidate proteins in the genomes of parasites, and catch up on listener email.
24 Marras 20111h 27min
