This Week in Parasitism
Vincent Racaniello
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 can prevent infections.
Episodes
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Feb 1, 2012 • 1h 9min
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.
Jan 13, 2012 • 1h 17min
TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock.
Dec 13, 2011 • 1h 31min
TWiP #34 - Up against the Wolbachia
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria and filariasis with the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia.
Nov 24, 2011 • 1h 28min
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.
Nov 8, 2011 • 1h 30min
TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes
Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.
Oct 21, 2011 • 1h 10min
TWiP #31 - A malaria vaccine
Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.
Sep 15, 2011 • 1h 25min
TWiP #30 - Global infectious disease control with Charles Knirsch
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.
Aug 23, 2011 • 1h 5min
TWiP #29 - Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez
Vincent and Dickson converse with Peter Hotez about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases.
Jul 26, 2011 • 1h 31min
TWiP #28 - Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz
Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID.
Jun 22, 2011 • 1h 17min
TWiP #27 - Trematodes
Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of trematodes, or flukes, which have a snail as a reservoir host.
