TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye! |
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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 episode: Albendazole therapy for US-bound refugees (NEJM)... |
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This Week in Parasitism
Vincent Racaniello
Description: TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you
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TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba |
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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. fowlerii life cycle (CDC) N. fowlerii at Artful Amoeba... |
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TWiP 38: How to Trichomonas |
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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 protozoan transmitted by sexual contact. Links for this episode:... |
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TWiP 37: Dracunculiasis |
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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 emerging from foot (jpg) Dracunculus medinensis life cycle (jpg)... |
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TWiP 36: Trichuris and microbes plan a hatch |
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Vincent and Dickson review how gut bacteria help establish T. muris in the large intestine of mice... |
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TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock |
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Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock... |
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TWiP #34 - Up against the Wolbachia |
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Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria and filariasis with the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia... |
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TWiP #33 - Hide and seek |
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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... |
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TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes |
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Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum... |
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TWiP #31 - A malaria vaccine |
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Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children... |
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