TWiV 901: COVID-19 clinical update #115 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #115, Dr. Griffin reviews cross-variant immunity without vaccination, EUA for boosters in 5-11 year olds, B.1.1.529 attack rate, scent dogs, Omicron and pets, Paxlovid, Veklury, Fluvoxamine, antigen positivity after isolation, inflammasome activation and severe disease, and GI persistence and fecal shedding. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Limited cross-variant immunity without vaccination (Nature) EUA for boosters in 5-11 year olds (FDA) Stages of COVID-19 (AIDS Rev) B.1.1.529 attack rate in Australia (JID) Sce...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 21, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Anthony Fauci - on changing science, long-covid, and political intrusion into health agencies
Dr Anthony Fauci needs no introduction, as head of the NIAID for almost four decades, and the U.S. government's leading advisor on infectious diseases, and leader in the country's response to Covid-19.
In this interview with The BMJ, Dr Fauci covers parallels in his experience in the HIV/AIDS crisis with this latest public health emergency. He talks about how his understanding of Covid-19 has changed.
We also tackle the reports of political intrusion into the CDC and, address worries about the rush toward a vaccine in time for the November elections.
For more from The BMJ's covid coverage, all available for freehttps:/...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Anthony Fauci - on changing science, long-covid, and political intrusion into health agencies
Dr Anthony Fauci needs no introduction, as head of the NIAID for almost four decades, and the U.S. government's leading advisor on infectious diseases, and leader in the country's response to Covid-19.
In this interview with The BMJ, Dr Fauci covers parallels in his experience in the HIV/AIDS crisis with this latest public health emergency. He talks about how his understanding of Covid-19 has changed.
We also tackle the reports of political intrusion into the CDC and, address worries about the rush toward a vaccine in time for the November elections.
For more from The BMJ's covid coverage, all available for free
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Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
TWiV Special: Gary Nabel on World AIDS Day 2016
Host: Vincent RacanielloGuest: Gary NabelVincent speaks with Gary Nabel, Chief Scientific Officer at Sanofi and former Director of the Vaccine Research Institute of NIAID, about his career and his work on HIV vaccines. Become a patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeWorld AIDS DayVideo of this interview (YouTube)Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 1, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 305: Rhymes with shinola
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, and Kathy continue their coverage of the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with a discussion of case fatality ratio, reproductive index, a conspiracy theory, and spread of the virus to the United States.
This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 5, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 278: Flushing HIV down the zinc
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1.
Links for this episode
Gene editing of ccr5 in AIDS patients (NEJM)
HIV gets the zinc finger (TWiV 144)
Genome engineering with zinc finger nucleases (Genetics)
Photo credit: Watty's Wall Stuff
Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate t-shirt design (thanks, Christophe)
Letters read on TWiV 278
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Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 30, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 260: Badgers go viral
Host: Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Tom Friedrich, Tony Goldberg, and David O'Connor
Vincent visits the University of Wisconsin, Madison and speaks with Tom, Tony, and David about their work on virus discovery at the AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory.
Links for this episode
A tick in Tony's nose (Am J Trop Med Hyg)
Two new SIV from colobus monkeys in Uganda (Biomed Cent)
Pegivirus diversity in Uganda (J Gen Virol)
Simian hemorrhagic fever virus diversity in African primates (J Virol)
Video of this episode - coming soon
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 f...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 24, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 244: Back in the CVVR
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Alan Dove
Guests: Dan Barouch and Jeff Teigler
This episode of TWiV was recorded before an audience at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where Vincent and Alan spoke with Dan and Jeff about AIDS vaccines.
Links for this episode:
Human study of adenovirus 26 HIV-1 envelope vaccine (J Inf Dis)
Seroepidemiology of adenovirus serotypes (Vaccine)
SIV infection associated with expansion of gut virome (Cell, TWiV #204)
Global approach to HIV-1 vaccine development (Immunol Rev)
Innate cytokine responses to adenovi...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 5, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Another HIV Vaccine Failed: Where Do We Go From Here?
Dr. Paul Sax considers the effects of halting the HVTN 505 study on the future of HIV vaccine research. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - May 3, 2013 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Boosting Flu Vaccine Dose in HIV Patients: An Expert's View
Dr. Paul Sax considers whether data from a recent study evaluating a higher dose of influenza vaccine in patients with HIV are sufficient to affect practice standards. (Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast)
Source: Medscape HIV AIDS Podcast - January 17, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
