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The Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch is proud to introduce Infectious Science, a podcast about new and emerging diseases and the One Health approach to understand and prevent their spread. Since the COVID pandemic, public interest in this topic has grown. That excites us, because we are researchers, educators, and community members who believe public health can be improved through knowledge.
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Decoding Leprosy: Stigma, Science, and Godzilla
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Send us a Text Message. Curious about how armadillos and ancient diseases intersect? Prepare to be captivated as we unravel the fascinating mysteries surrounding Hansen's disease, more commonly known as leprosy. We start this season with some fresh faces: Christina Rios, a first-year medical student with a veterinary background, and Camille Ledoux,…
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Breaking Barriers: Dr. Shannan Rossi on Viruses and the Business of Science
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Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered about the intricate connection between human, animal, plant, and environmental health? Join us as Dr. Shannan Rossi, an associate professor in the Department of Pathology at UTMB, illuminates this fascinating concept known as 'One Health'. Dr. Rossi enchants us with her research on developing countermeasures fo…
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Interwoven Threads of Avian Influenza and One Health with Dr. Greg Gray
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Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered how bird flu affects not just our feathered friends, but also the wider ecosystem? Prepare to be enlightened as we journey into the world of avian influenza with Dr. Greg Gray. A respected authority on respiratory pathogens and one health, Dr. Gray offers invaluable insights into this widespread pandemic, highl…
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Bacteria, Beef and the Fascinating Science Behind E. coli
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to an eye-opening episode of our podcast, where we uncover the hidden dangers lurking in our food. Join me and our guest, Dr. Alfredo Torres, as we embark on a journey through bacteriology. In our conversation, Dr. Torres shares his personal experiences and expertise, shedding light on the recent recall of 1.7 tons o…
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Poison and poetry - the shocking connection between Pablo Neruda and Clostridium botulinum
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Send us a Text Message. Ever wondered how a renowned poet's death can lead to a twisty mystery entwined with the hidden world of lethal bacteria? Prepare to be enthralled as we join forces with Dr. Alfredo Torres, a renowned figure in Microbiology and Immunology, to unravel the curious puzzle surrounding the death of the celebrated Chilean poet and…
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Safeguarding Pigs from Viral Threats: The Fight Against African Swine Fever in Nigeria
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Send us a Text Message. What if you could help prevent the spread of African swine fever and protect your pigs from this devastating virus? Join us as we dive into a conversation with Dr. Pam Luca and Dr. Loya Inca Asala from the West African Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. In this fascinating discussion, we explore the transmission, sympt…
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Exploring One Health in Nigeria: Cross-Training, Arboviruses, and Lassa Fever with Top Scientists
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Send us a Text Message. What if you could explore the world of One Health in Nigeria and learn from top scientists, like Dr. Nathan Shehu, Dr. Pam Luka, and Dr. Loya Inka Asala? In this fascinating episode, we dive into the West African Center for Emerging Infection Diseases program, and its goal to rebuild expertise on arboviruses, collect and ide…
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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, the hosts delve into a fascinating paper published in Nature Communications about Toxoplasma gondii, a single-cell parasite that can alter the behavior of its hosts. The study focused on cougars and wolves in Yellowstone National Park, where their territories overlap, allowing for the spillover of th…
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Send us a Text Message. Description: In this episode, the hosts discuss a serious viral disease called Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) that affects cats and is caused by a feline coronavirus. FIP is almost always fatal, and younger cats are at greater risk of developing it. The hosts also talk about the connection between animal health science,…
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Career Spotlight: Dr. Irma (Lisa) Cisneros, Ph.D.
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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we learn about the journey of a successful assistant professor in the department of pathology. Her research background involves drugs of abuse and understanding how they lead to inflammation in the brain. She talks about her educational background, which is quite lengthy and includes several breaks, …
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Send us a Text Message. At the GNL and UTMB, we have a long-standing history of collaborating with Texas A&M . In this episode, we talk to Dr. Gerald Parker who has an amazing career. In addition to his role as associate dean for Global One Health, Parker serves as campus director for Global One Health at Texas A&M University. Parker holds joint ap…
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Send us a Text Message. The extraordinary olfactory sense of canines combined with the possibility to learn by operant conditioning enables dogs for their use in medical detection in a wide range of applications. In this episode, we talk with Prof. Holger Volk from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Germany about medical detection do…
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Send us a Text Message. In this "origins" episode, the hosts Drs. Daniele Swetnam, Matt Dacso, and Dennis Bente explain why they created the Infectious Science Podcast and explain why taking a One Health approach is so important. Thanks for listening to the Infectious Science Podcast. Be sure to visit infectiousscience.org to join the conversation,…
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