Today, Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai of the California Institute of Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her philosophy of the future of biology. Dr. McFall-Ngai has been described as "…a recognized thought leader regarding the cornerstone role microbiology plays in the life sciences." I could not agree more.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Margaret McFall-Ngai

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Links for this episode

• For beginning #Micronauts, I suggest this overview of the amazing roles microbes play in the lives of animals and plants: "We are living in a bacterial world, and it's impacting us more than previously thought".
• Here is the more advanced article coauthored by Dr.McFall-Ngai on this topic: "Animals in a Bacterial World." A must read.
• A video on this topic by Dr. McFall-Ngai.
• Another video on this topic by Dr. McFall-Ngai.
• A wonderful review of the squid-Vibrio symbiosis (relevant to discussion) from the laboratory of Dr. Karen Visick.
• The TCT story: how the same signal creates a light organ in squid and disease in humans.
• PAMPs versus MAMPs as a paradigm shift.
• A wonderful profile on Dr. McFall-Ngai
• An essay about career building by Dr. McFall-Ngai.
• Margaret McFall-Ngai's faculty website.
• The McFall-Ngai laboratory website.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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