The microbigals's Podcast

This week, we bring you the history of Penicillin. In part one, we talk about Alexander Fleming, the scientist who discovered the fungus that makes penicillin. We start with his rise through school, his experience in the first world war, his discovery of lysozymes and finally ending in the discovery of the mold. 

Much of the information provided is from the book Alexander Fleming The Man and The Myth by Gwyn Macfarlane.

You can find us and our posts on penicillin our website microbigals.com

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Hello Microbigal Nation! June 27th is World Microbiome day. So, to celebrate the microbes that we could not live without, we asked the top science communicators about their biggest microbe moment. In today's episode, you will hear from 12 science communicators each with a unique story about how microbes have affected their life...in a positive way! If you're interested in learning more about any of our guest speakers today check out the links below! 

5:12 - Dr. Eliza Wolfson- Scientific Illustrator

9:45 - Kristina Campbell - Microbiome Writer

15:53 - Dr. Sean Allen - The Podcast Petri Dish

18:57 - Dr. Jennifer Tsang - The blog Microbial Menagerie

22:19 - Tanine Daryoush- The Blog Microbites

26:38 - Dr. Ruairi Robertson - The Podcast Biomes

30:10 - Noemie Matthey - Scientific Artist

38:00 - Dr. Andrew Page, Dr. Lee Katz, and Dr. Nabil Fareed Alikhan - The Podcast Micro Binfie

As always you can find us at our website microbigals or on Twitter @Microbigals. Don't forget to celebrate you microbes this World Microbiome day!

You can find us on Twitter at @MicrobiGals or on our website at microbigals.com where we are updating with new content, including blog posts, regularly.

Also, if you would like to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.

Looking for a great summer project? Something you can do at home, play with microbes, and not leave your house? Interested in starting a meadery?

Then we have YOUR next summer hobby!

Join us as we discuss how to make mead with James Randolph. We talk about how he got interested, the steps of making the beverage, and some accidents that occurred along the way.

Joining us today is Dr. Richard Allen White III from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. We talk about virology, the evolution of life on Earth, phage therapy, and Richard also talks about his startup Raw Molecular Systems Inc. 

We really enjoyed our conversation with him and hope to have him again in the future.

You can find us on Twitter at @MicrobiGals or on our website at microbigals.com where we are updating with new content, including blog posts, regularly.

Also, if you would like to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals

In today's episode, we talk with our friend Stephen Bolaris. We talk about the differences between academia and industry and how to decide which career path you want to pursue. Stephen also dishes out some advice on how interview with a biotech company. 

We want to thank Stephen again for coming by and hope this helps you with choosing your career path. 

You can find us on Twitter at @MicrobiGals or on our website at microbigals.com where we are updating with new content, including blog posts, regularly.

In today's episode, we interview Jennifer Welsh, an independent science writer. We talk about how she got into science, her early career, and how she became a science writer. Jennifer dives into her processes and tools as an independent writer, working on different projects and how it gives her the ability to learn from different disciplines.  

It was great to talk with Jennifer; you can find her on Twitter at @MicrobeLover or visit her website microbelover.com to learn more about Science Journalism. 

You can also find us on Twitter at @MicrobiGals or visit us at microbigals.com.

This week we talk with UCR Virologist Dr. Juliet Morrison about her experiences as a Virologist and academia. She also discusses what inspired her and the different career paths as a virologist. We even talk about the current pandemic, the COVID testing facility at UCR, and the need in preventing outbreaks of new diseases. 

we loved having her on the show and hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

You can find Dr. Juliet Morrison on Twitter at @JumoDr as well as us at @MicrobiGals. You can even visit our website at microbigals.com to check out other episodes along with our blogs. 

This year, we will highlight 5 microbes that have similar desirable traits to that of Clone Force 99. Including Agrobacterium tumefaciens, magnetotactic microbes, Archaea, mycorrhizae, and bacteriophages. Do you know who is who?