Let’s Meet the Virologists

By Larissa Thackray

Meet the people behind today’s virology headlines. People just like you working to understand viruses and how they affect you.

Host: Larissa Thackray, Ph.D., Professor of Infectious Diseases... more

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How many episodes does Let’s Meet the Virologists have?

The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.

Let’s Meet the Virologists episodes:

November 06, 2020 LMtV Episode 13: think of others
We talk with Traci Bricker, a research laboratory supervisor, about her work with a hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 to find novel therapeutics to prevent and treat COVID-19.
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21min
October 18, 2020 LMtV Episode 12: patience is a virtue
We talk with Christian Shema Mugisha, a graduate student, about his work developing a rapid, cost-effective way to assay SARS-CoV-2 to further COVID-19 research.
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23min
October 18, 2020 LMtV Episode 11: hard work and a little bit of luck
We talk with Dr. Sarah Leist, a postdoctoral researcher, about her work generating a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 which will be vital to understand host determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.
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25min
October 04, 2020 LMtV Episode 10: you can make a difference
We talk with Dr. Yi-Chieh (EJ) Perng, a postdoctoral scholar, about his research to discover new antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2 and his outreach efforts discussing how to protect yourself and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic by wearing a mask.
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30min
September 30, 2020 LMtV Episode 9: the importance of being prepared
We talk with Dr. Seth Zost, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work to identify monoclonal antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 which are currently in clinical trials evaluating their ability to prevent or treat COVID-19.
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38min
September 22, 2020 LMtV Episode 8: love and pizza in the time of COVID-19
We talk with Dr. Zhuoming Liu, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work using chimeric VSV to identify potential therapeutics monoclonal antibodies and drugs that prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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23min
September 07, 2020 LMtV Episode 7: do the right thing
We talk with Dr. Ahmed Hassan, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work developing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
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26min
September 02, 2020 LMtV Episode 6: what connects us is science
We talk with Dr. Shibali Das, a postdoctoral researcher, about her studies to identify specific immune cells associated with protection and severity of COVID-19 disease.
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25min
August 24, 2020 LMtV Episode 5: no need to be perfect
We talk with Dr. Anne Mayer Bridwell, an instructor, about her work developing cell-based screens to discover new antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2.
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22min
August 18, 2020 LMtV Episode 4: from plant viruses to coronaviruses
We talk with Dr. Sebla Kutluay about work in her lab to understand how SARS-CoV-2 interacts with its human host.
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21min

FAQs about Let’s Meet the Virologists:

How many episodes does Let’s Meet the Virologists have?

The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.