TWiV 1103: Jason 'Spike' McLellan
Vincent travels to the University of Texas in Austin to speak with speak with Jason McLellan about his career and his research on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, including the effect of adding two proline residues, its effect on other viral spike glycoproteins, and general approaches to vaccine design. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit Guest: Jason McLellan Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier Prefusion-stabilized...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 7, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Two Guys Tallking about VR Therapy
Dr. Gurr and Dr. Elliott talk with Dr. Elizabeth McMahon about Virtutal Reality Therapy- how it is used for exposure therapy and its trajectory for the future of therapy. Dr. McMahon specializes in evidence-based treatment for anxiety and has been using virtual reality (VR) with clients since 2010. She currently provides training and consultation on VR exposure therapy (VRET), benefits and risks of VR, integrative cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for panic, anxiety, and fears, interoceptive exposure, and related topics. Her book Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety: A Guide for Therapists (with D. Boeldt, PhD) explain...
Source: The Shrink Is In - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-507 PCCM: Pediatric Neurologic Challenges Unveiled
Host Maureen A. Madden, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, FCCM, FAAN, is joined by Dr. Lakshmi Raman, MD, to explore critical insights into pediatric ECMO, addressing neurological complications and their potential mitigation strategies and other topics associate with the article "Early Changes in Arterial Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide and Blood Pressure After Starting Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Database Study of Neurologic Complications" (Pedtr Crit Care Med. July 2023; 24(7):541-550). Dr. Raman is Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of ECMO at the Universi...
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - March 26, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Dr. Howard Gurr talks with Dr. Joe Elliott about VR in therapy
To see the video of this conversation go to https://youtu.be/vrWC9vw0K6cToday I am talking with Dr. Joe Elliot about our respective uses of VR in our clinical practices. Joe Elliott, PhD is a licensed mental health provider and owner of Joe Elliott Psychological Services in Galveston, Texas (www.galvestonpsych.com), with nearly three decades’ experience as a clinician, evaluator, and behavioral science researcher. He previously coordinated research at the anxiety disorders clinics of the University of Houston and University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute, and at the Eyewitness Testimony research lab at Sam Houston ...
Source: The Shrink Is In - November 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DrGurr Source Type: podcasts
Why some trees find one another repulsive, and why we don ’t know how much our hands weigh
First up on this week’s show, we hear about the skewed perception of our own hands, extremely weird giant viruses, champion regenerating flatworms, and more from Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox. Christie also chats with host Sarah Crespi about her work on a daily newsletter and what it takes to do it 5 days a week. Read more newsletters and sign up for your daily dose of Science and science.
Next on the show, AAAS Intern Andrew Saintsing learns about why trees are repulsive—to one another. Michael Kalyuzhny, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusse...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Why some trees find one another repulsive, and why we don ’t know how much our hands weigh
First up on this week’s show, we hear about the skewed perception of our own hands, extremely weird giant viruses, champion regenerating flatworms, and more from Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox. Christie also chats with host Sarah Crespi about her work on a daily newsletter and what it takes to do it 5 days a week. Read more newsletters and sign up for your daily dose of Science and science.
Next on the show, AAAS Intern Andrew Saintsing learns about why trees are repulsive—to one another. Michael Kalyuzhny, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusse...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Adding thousands of languages to the AI lexicon, and the genes behind our bones
A massive effort by African volunteers is ensuring artificial intelligence understands their native languages, and measuring 40,000 skeletons
Our AI summer continues with a look at how to get artificial intelligence to understand and translate the thousands of languages that don’t have large online sources of text and audio. Freelance journalist Sandeep Ravindran joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss Masakhane, a volunteer-based project dedicated to spurring growth in machine learning of African languages. See the whole special issue on AI here.
Also this week on the show, Eucharist Kun, a Ph.D. student at the Univers...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Adding thousands of languages to the AI lexicon, and the genes behind our bones
A massive effort by African volunteers is ensuring artificial intelligence understands their native languages, and measuring 40,000 skeletons
Our AI summer continues with a look at how to get artificial intelligence to understand and translate the thousands of languages that don’t have large online sources of text and audio. Freelance journalist Sandeep Ravindran joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss Masakhane, a volunteer-based project dedicated to spurring growth in machine learning of African languages. See the whole special issue on AI here.
Also this week on the show, Eucharist Kun, a Ph.D. student at the Univers...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Dr Barnett and Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949
Interview with Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD, author of Dr Herman A. Barnett, Black Civil Rights Activists, and the Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949: “We Ought to Go in Texas and I Don’t Mean to a Segregated Medical School.” Hosted by Robert Steinbrook, MD, and Raegan W. Durant, MD, MPH. Related Content: Dr Herman A. Barnett, Black Civil Rights Activists, and the Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949 (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
ASFH Intravitreal Steroid Implants
Michael Singer, MD Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Texas Health Science Center Director of Clinical Research at Medical Center Ophthalmology Editor at https://www.retinalphysician.com/newsletter/retina-minute (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - September 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
Can Omecamtiv Mecarbil Improve Peak Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)?
Exercise limitation is a cardinal manifestation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but it is not consistently improved by any of the current guideline-directed medical therapies. JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, discusses whether omecamtiv mecarbil can improve peak exercise capacity in patients with HFrEF with Gregory D. Lewis, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mark H. Drazner, MD, MSc, from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Related Content: Effect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil on Exercise Capacity in Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The METEORIC-HF Rando...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Saving the Spix ’s macaw, and protecting the energy grid
Two decades after it disappeared in nature, the stunning blue Spix’s macaw will be reintroduced to its forest home, and lessons learned from Texas’s major power crisis in 2021
The Spix’s macaw was first described in scientific literature in 1819—200 years later it was basically poached to extinction in the wild. Now, collectors and conservationists are working together to reintroduce captive-bred birds into their natural habitat in northeastern Brazil. Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt discusses the recovery of this highly coveted and endangered parrot with host Sarah Crespi.
Also this week, in an inte...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Saving the Spix ’s macaw, and protecting the energy grid
Two decades after it disappeared in nature, the stunning blue Spix’s macaw will be reintroduced to its forest home, and lessons learned from Texas’s major power crisis in 2021
The Spix’s macaw was first described in scientific literature in 1819—200 years later it was basically poached to extinction in the wild. Now, collectors and conservationists are working together to reintroduce captive-bred birds into their natural habitat in northeastern Brazil. Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt discusses the recovery of this highly coveted and endangered parrot with host Sarah Crespi.
Also this ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 899: COVID-19 clinical update #114 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #114, Dr. Griffin discusses early treatment with ivermectin, procalcitonin not a reliable biomarker, vaccine in 6-11 year olds, FDA limits use of Janssen vaccine, does site of vaccine booster matter, sniffer dogs, monoclonals for hospitalized patients, risk assessment for public events, Paxlovid eligibility, and persistence of pediatric anosmia. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Effects of early treatment with Ivermectin (NEJM) Procalcitonin not a reliable biomarker (IDSA) Evaluation of vaccine in children 6 t...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 14, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Reducing “COVID-19 Misinformation” While Preserving Free Speech
Misinformation about COVID-19 (such as around vaccines, masks, and ineffective drugs) has circulated widely during the pandemic, and much of this misinformation is protected by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care and Professor of Law William M. Sage, MD, JD, from the University of Texas at Austin, is interviewed in this JAMA podcast. Related Content: Reducing “COVID-19 Misinformation” While Preserving Free Speech (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
