This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 30: Global infectious disease control with Charles Knirsch

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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. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP030.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #30 (61 MB .mp3, 85 minutes). Links for this episode: Ivan’s images (one, two, three, …

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TWiP 29: Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson converse with Peter Hotez about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP029.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #29 (47 MB .mp3, 65 minutes). Links for this episode: Peter Hotez (Wikipedia) Hotez going to Baylor The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier …

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TWiP 28: Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode #28 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP028.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #28 (65 MB .mp3, 91 minutes). Links for this …

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TWiP 25: Wuchereria bancrofti

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode #25 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson review Wuchereria bancrofti, the nematode that causes lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP025.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #25 (32 MB .mp3, 67 minutes). Links for this episode: Adults of Wuchereria bancrofti in …

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TWiP 24: Onchocerca volvulus, a vector-borne, filarial nematode

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode #24 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP024.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #24 (59 MB .mp3, 82 minutes). …

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TWiP 23: Strongyloides stercoralis, a most unusual parasite

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 23 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the world’s most unusual parasite, Strongyloides stercoralis. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP023.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #23 (74 MB .mp3, 103 minutes) TWiP is brought …

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