TWiV 254: Ninety-nine macaques on the wall
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy review clearance of simian immunodeficiency virus infection from macaques by immunization with SIV proteins encoded in a rhesus cytomegalovirus vector.
Links for this episode:
Immune clearance of SIV infection (Nature)
Rhesus CMV vectors (Nature Medicine)
Types of memory T cells (WikiPedia)
Goldilocks approach to vaccines (Scilogs)
Chimeric HA influenza vaccine (J Virol)
Influenza vaccine matched vs mismatched (BMC Medicine)
Letters read on TWi...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 13, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 253: I don't know anything about sorghum
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
In this second consecutive all-email episode, the complete TWiV team reads questions and comments from listeners about systemic antiviral responses, wild type poliovirus in Israel, Turkish scientists, viral symbiotes, and much more.
Links for this episode:
One Nation in support of biomedical research?
Bilim Kazani (The Cauldron of Science)
Science for Gezi
State of Turkish Science
Pathogenesis of feline coronavirus (EID)
Dinosaurs plagued by infection (PLoS One)
Dinosaur&nbs...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 6, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Vaccination Recommendations for the 2013-2014 Influenza Season
With flu season upon us, it's time to get up to speed on this year's flu vaccine recommendations. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - September 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Vaccination Recommendations for the 2013-2014 Influenza Season
With flu season upon us, it's time to get up to speed on this year's flu vaccine recommendations. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - September 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
CDC Director on Antibiotics, Influenza, and E-Cigarettes
CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, talks to Medscape about the potential dangers of e-cigarettes, the problem with antibiotic resistance, and making a better flu vaccine. (Source: Medscape Critical Care Podcast)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Podcast - September 26, 2013 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
CDC Director on Antibiotics, Influenza, and E-Cigarettes
CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, talks to Medscape about the potential dangers of e-cigarettes, the problem with antibiotic resistance, and making a better flu vaccine. (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Podcast - September 26, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWIV 236: Flu gets the VIP treatment
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan and Kathy review novel approaches to preventing influenza virus infection.
Links for this episode:
Ultraprotective influenza vaccine in mice (PNAS)
Vectored immunoprophylaxis of influenza in mice (Nat Biotech)
Intranasal antibody gene transfer protects agains influenza (Sci Transl Med)
Estimating influenza associated deaths (CDC)
Multistate HAV outbreak (CDC)
Subscribe to Microbeworld video (YouTube)
Save podcasting (EFF)
Letters read on TWiV 236
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Psy...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 9, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 227: Lacks security and bad poultry
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The complete TWiV team reviews the controversial publication of the HeLa cell genome, a missing vial of Guanarito virus in a BSL-4 facility, and human infections with avian influenza H7N9 virus.
Links for this episode:
Containment plan for poliovirus (pdf, WHO)
Post-eradication of polio
Ocular tropism of respiratory viruses (MMBR)
Rally for medical research
HeLa genome sequence withdrawn (ScienceInsider)
Immortal life sequel (Rebecca Skloot)
HeLa genome sequence publish...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 7, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
The Eggless Flu Vaccine: It's No Yolk
Sandra Fryhofer reports on America's first cell culture technology-based seasonal influenza vaccine. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 22, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 223: EEEV and the serpent
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, and Kathy discuss new influenza virus NA inhibitors, detection of EEEV antibody and RNA in snakes, and replication of the coronavirus EMC in human airway epithelial cells.
Links for this episode:
International Women's Day 2013
Condit Dam, 6 weeks later (Vimeo)
Influenza HA assay
Covalent influenza NA inhibitors (ScienceExpress)
Defective influenza HA mutants (Virology)
New flu drug (BBC, e! Science)
EEEV antibody, RNA in snakes (Am J Trop Med Hyg)
EEEV (CDC)
Zoonotic potential ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 10, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
