Lujo virus, a new hemorrhagic fever virus from Southern Africa
…pool is very deep. I am struck by similarities between the events surrounding the discovery of Lujo virua and Lassa virus in 1969. In both outbreaks, Columbia University Medical center…
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This Week in Parasitism
…and Dick Despommier. Following in the path of their podcast ‘This Week in Virology’ (TWiV), they strive for an informal yet informative conversation about parasites which is accessible to everyone,…
XMRV not detected in Dutch chronic fatigue patients
…in the majority of patients.” My office neighbor here at Columbia University Medical Center is Dr. Stephen Goff, an expert on retroviruses who has begun to investigate XMRV in his…
Futures in Biotech 56: RNA viruses and more
I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 56 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Stanford University School of Medicine Professor Karla Kirkegaard. We talked about RNA viruses – where…
Futures in Biotech 58: The Vertical Farm
…The idea for placing hydroponic farms in skyscrapers, about to be realized, was conceived by one of Professor Despommier’s classes at Columbia University. Video courtesy of Team ODTV Download…
The Vertical Farm
I’ve been hearing about the vertical farm concept from Dickson Despommier for years – as a faculty colleague of his here at Columbia University Medical Center, and more recently as…