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This Week in Virology

By: Vincent Racaniello
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  • TWiV is a podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.
    Vincent Racaniello 2022
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  • TWiV 1099: Volker Lohmann, as persistent as his viruses
    Mar 24 2024

    Vincent travels to the University of Heidelberg to speak with Volker Lohmann about his career and the research of his laboratory on hepatitis C virus, hepatitis A virus, and norovirus.

    Host: Vincent Racaniello

    Guests: Volker Lohmann

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    • The New City by Dickson Despommier
    • HCV human challenge studies (Lancet Gastro Hepatol)
    • Comparison of HCV and HAV infections (J Hepatol)
    • HCV cell culture systems (J Med Chem)

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • TWiV 1098: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
    Mar 23 2024
    In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent domestic and global measles and mpox outbreaks, before reviewing recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2, discussing revised guidelines for how to treat respiratory viral infection guidelines by the CDC, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, how much oxygen is necessary for effective treatment of severe disease, how COVID-19 effects the cardiovascular system of children and adolescents with long COVID and how iron metabolism may be altered during long COVID. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles tracking (CDC)Measles in Cook County (MMWR) Gaps in measles vaccination drives viral surges (Infectious Disease Advisor) Misinformation impacts public health? Seriously? (ID Society)CDC alert for global and domestic measles cases and outbreaks (CDC) Mpox in Kamituga associated with outbreak in DRB (Eurosurviellance) Mpox in US, 2023 (MMWR) Mpox in DRC, 2024 (reliefweb)CDC guidance for respiratory diseases, COVID antiviral & emergence of clade I mpox (ID Society) ~5% of infected dead from mpox (CIDRAP) First cases of mpox in Republic of Congo (AP News)Respiratory disease surveillance (CDC)RSV surveillance (CDC)RSV national trend (CDC)Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC)Influenza/flu map (CDC)COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC)COVID-19 national trend (CDC)COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot) Variant tracker (CDC) Variant hospital admissions (CDC)Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children 2023 (MMWR)Guidance for COVID-19 in children and adolescents (JPIDS) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)High/low oxygenation target (JAMA) How much oxygen is needed (JAMA) Orthostatic intolerance in long COVID and healthy volunteers (JMV) Autonomic cardiac function in children and adolescents with long COVID (European Journal of Pediatrics)Long COVID iron dysregulation and inflammatory stress erythropoiesis (Nat Imm)Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWBLetters read on TWiV 1098Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (pdf)Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv
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    49 mins
  • TWiV 1097: Tiny cells and giant viruses in a castle
    Mar 17 2024

    Vincent travels to the fifth Giant Virus Meeting in Tegernsee, Germany and speaks with Sheree Yau and Victoria Queiroz about their research on picoeukaryotes (tiny algal cells) and their viruses, pithoviruses, and an educational kit for virology classes.

    Host: Vincent Racaniello

    Guests: Sheree Yau and Victoria Queiroz

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    • MicrobeTV Discord Server
    • MicrobeTV store at Cafepress
    • Become a member of ASV (asv.org)
    • The New City by Dickson Despommier 8:16
    • Virophage control of antarctic algal host-virus dynamics (PNAS)
    • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
    • Virus-host coexistence in phytoplankton through the genomic lens (Sci Adv)
    • Two groups of pithoviruses (J Virol)
    • Educational toolkit for virology classes (J Virol)

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

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    57 mins

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Very good science podcast!

The content is really good and always interesting with many great guests. Good job guys!

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Fun team

You need a background in Bio to enjoy this podcast, but if you are on the in you should have a great time.

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Excellent Source

I found TWiV through the recommendation of another podcast. Like many I am a post covid follower and I have really appreciated TWiV as a source of current and accurate information. The clinical updates with Dr. Griffin are so useful . Dr Gritting uses language that I, a custodian i.e. not a science professional am able to understand. I find the clinical updates really ease my anxieties because finally I understand what is going on around me. Sometimes the other episodes I struggle to totally follow along but I always finish having learned something I didn't know before listening. Turns out virology and immunology is quite fascinating!

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Love it!

Science first and yet entertaining.
Wonderful gang full of knowledge and joy for related topics.

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