Baruch S. Blumberg, MD, 1925-2011
…deaths. I did not personally know Dr. Blumberg, but we have something in common besides virology: Columbia University. Dr. Blumberg obtained the MD degree in 1951 from the College of…
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Retroviruses and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
…of insoluble material by centrifugation. [I used a photo of Lou Gehrig in a Columbia University uniform not only because I work at Columbia, but for several years I lived…
Dickson Despommier’s Parasitic Diseases lectures
Professor Dickson Despommier, co-host of TWiV and TWiP, and well known for his ideas about vertical farming, taught parasitology to medical, dental, and nursing students at Columbia University’s College of…
Not-so-similar fate of identical twins infected with HIV-1
…study viral evolution while holding host genetic make-up constant. Brigham Young University Chairman of Biology Keith Crandall has studied the virus in this interesting case and recently published his findings…
TWiV 137: Look what the dog dragged in
…this episode: Characterization of canine hepacivirus (PNAS) Humanized mouse model for HCV (EurekAlert!) Summary of CHV study from Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia…
Brent Johnson on virophage
…the name – it means virus eater – and neither does Brent Johnson, a virologist at Brigham Young University: “I believe the term ‘virophage’ is unfortunate because it implies one…