Best Céline Gounder Podcasts (2024)

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Pharmacists on the Front Line of Prevention with Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH 13:17

1d ago13:17

13:17

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, for an engaging conversation with Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, professor of pharmacy practice and associate dean of academic affairs at Chapman University School of Pharmacy, and the first pharmacist to serve as president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). Goad sh…

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A Leader for Global Health Equity—Seth F. Berkley, MD 24:34

30d ago24:34

24:34

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, for an engaging conversation with Seth F. Berkley, MD, a global health pioneer and champion of equitable access to vaccines. He shares insights from his notable career, including his impactful work in Uganda rebuilding the immunization program and developing the national AIDS control prog…

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Leading through Uncertainty with Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH 15:03

2M ago15:03

15:03

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, for an insightful conversation with Grace Lee, MD, MPH, an infectious disease physician and dynamic leader who helped guide US vaccine policy making during the turbulent times of the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares insights into the complexities and challenges encountered, as well as the im…

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Journey to Patient Advocate and Public Health Champion with Leana Wen, MD, MSc 28:51

3M ago28:51

28:51

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, for a compelling discussion with patient advocate and public health champion Leana Wen, MD, MSc. Practicing physician and Washington Post columnist, Wen shares her remarkable journey, from her childhood as an immigrant to the US from China, to her experiences as Health Commissioner of Bal…

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Cracking the Code: Health Communication Insights with Céline Gounder, MD, ScM 20:19

4M ago20:19

20:19

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, for a compelling discussion with renowned infectious disease specialist and public health communicator, Céline Gounder, MD, ScM. Gounder shares her insights on the importance of trust in public health communication, the fight against misinformation, the future of infectious disease diagno…

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Pandemics, Prevention, and Progress with Tom Frieden, MD, MPH 26:12

5M ago26:12

26:12

Join hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, as they dive into a candid discussion with Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, of Resolve to Save Lives, exploring his journey from philosophy to medicine and a distinguished career in public health, with a focus on building resilient communities. From limiting trans-fat to banning smoking, he has spen…

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Building Trust Through Transparency with Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH 18:38

6M ago18:38

18:38

In this episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about her perspectives on rebuilding trust in public health agencies. She shares what first influenced her to study medicine, what she is most proud of to date at CDC as well as…

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Building Global Vaccine Confidence through Diplomacy with Peter J. Hotez , MD, PhD 26:24

7M ago26:24

26:24

In this episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He shares insights from his influential career in vaccine science and diplomacy, from how the field has changed over time, how his experience as the father of an …

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S2E8 / The Scars of Smallpox 16:13

8M ago16:13

16:13

In 1975, smallpox eradication workers in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, rushed to a village in the south of the country called Kuralia. They were abuzz and the journey was urgent because they thought they just might be going to document the very last case of variola major, a deadly strain of the virus. When they arrived, they met a toddler, Rahi…

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Operation Warp Speed: Transforming Disease Prevention with Peter Marks, MD, PhD 21:58

8M ago21:58

21:58

In this episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the US Food and Drug Administration. He shares his insights on the origin of Operation Warp Speed during the COVID-19 pandemic, his efforts to transform the way that FDA appr…

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S2E7 / What Good Is a Vaccine When There Is No Rice? 18:58

9M ago18:58

18:58

The 1970s was the deadliest decade in the “entire history of Bangladesh,” said environmental historian Iftekhar Iqbal. A deadly cyclone, a bloody liberation war, and famine triggered waves of migration. As people moved throughout the country, smallpox spread with them. In Episode 7 of “Eradicating Smallpox,” Shohrab, a man who was displaced by the …

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S2E6 / Bodies Remember What Was Done to Them 20:32

9M ago20:32

20:32

Global fears of overpopulation in the ’60s and ’70s helped fuel India’s campaign to slow population growth. Health workers tasked to encourage family planning were dispatched throughout the country and millions of people were sterilized: some voluntarily, some for a monetary reward, and some through force. This violent and coercive campaign — and t…

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15. A Career Dedicated to Protecting Pregnant Mothers and Infants with Carol J. Baker, MD 33:21

9M ago33:21

33:21

In this episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Carol J. Baker, MD, a leader in group B Streptococcus prevention and a passionate advocate for maternal immunization to help protect mothers and infants. She shares her perspectives on the most significant changes throughout her career, including the development of v…

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S2E5 / The Tata Way 24:27

10M ago24:27

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In spring 1974, over a dozen smallpox outbreaks sprang up throughout the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Determined to find the source of the cases, American smallpox eradication worker Larry Brilliant and a local partner, Zaffar Hussain, launched an investigation. The answer: Each outbreak could be traced back to Tatanagar, a city run by one of In…

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Live Web Event: Thinking Big in Public Health, Inspired by the End of Smallpox 0:48

10M ago0:48

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At noon ET on Thursday Sept. 14, Epidemic host Céline Gounder and her guests will come together for a live web event. Click here to register for the event. In Conversation With Host Céline Gounder: Helene D. Gayle, a physician and an epidemiologist, is president of Spelman College. She is a board member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and pa…

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14. From HIV/AIDS to COVID - 19: Insights and Predictions with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH 21:34

10M ago21:34

21:34

In this episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who was deeply involved in the responses to some of the biggest public health threats of the past 5 decades including HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. She shares her perspec…

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S2E4 / Speedboat Epidemiology 21:32

10M ago21:32

21:32

Shahidul Haq Khan, a Bangladeshi health worker, and Tim Miner, an American with the World Health Organization, worked together on a smallpox eradication team in Bangladesh in the early 1970s. The team was based on a hospital ship and traveled by speedboat to track down cases of smallpox from Barishal to Faridpur to Patuakhali. Every person who agre…

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S2E3 / Zero Pox! 18:43

11M ago18:43

18:43

In 1973, Bhakti Dastane arrived in Bihar, India, to join the smallpox eradication campaign. She was a year out of medical school and had never cared for anyone with the virus. She believed she was offering something miraculous, saving people from a deadly disease. But some locals did not see it that way. Episode 3 of “Eradicating Smallpox” explores…

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13. From Early Days Farming to Pandemic Preparedness with Barney S. Graham, MD, PhD 18:54

11M ago18:54

18:54

In the season 2 premier episode, hosts Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, and William Schaffner, MD, talk with Barney S. Graham, MD, PhD, professor and senior advisor for global health equity at Morehouse School of Medicine, and one of the true heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion ranges from his early experiences farming to industry challenges, big…

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S2E2 / Do You Know Dutta? 24:03

11M ago24:03

24:03

By the mid-1970s, India’s smallpox eradication campaign had been grinding for over a decade. But the virus was still spreading beyond control. It was time to take a new, more targeted approach. This strategy was called “search and containment.” Teams of eradication workers visited communities across India to track down active cases of smallpox. Whe…

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S2E1 / The Goddess of Smallpox 22:34

12M ago22:34

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In the mid-’60s, the national campaign to eradicate smallpox in India was underway, but the virus was still widespread throughout the country. At the time, Dinesh Bhadani was a small boy living in Gaya, a city in the state of Bihar. In his community many people believed smallpox was divine, sent by the Hindu goddess Shitala Mata. In Bihar people ha…

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Trailer: Epidemic Season 2 — Eradicating Smallpox 1:57

1y ago1:57

1:57

"Eradicating Smallpox” is a journey to South Asia, the site of the last days of variola major smallpox. Many epidemiologists and global health leaders thought that ending smallpox was impossible. They were wrong. Dedicated public health workers made it happen. “Eradicating Smallpox” is an eight-episode, limited series amplifying their voices. Host …

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12. Speaking Up For Science Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH The Rockefeller Foundation 19:39

1y ago19:39

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Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH, senior vice president and chief of global public health strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, was a source of science-based information about vaccines long before misinformation and disinformation became buzzwords. From developing the first pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan for the US in 2005, to decades …

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11. Achieving the Promise of Health Equity Richard E. Besser, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 21:33

1y ago21:33

21:33

As President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Richard E. Besser, MD, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and former ABC News chief health and medical editor, is now a leading champion for health equity urging the US to embrace its potential and provide opportunities for all to thrive ……

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10. Championing Global Health Equity Katherine L. O’Brien, MD, MPH World Health Organization 28:35

1y ago28:35

28:35

An international leader who played a key role in shaping the global COVID-19 vaccine strategy, Katherine L. O’Brien, MD, MPH, is now focused on bringing communities around the world up to date on immunizations and creating an accord to improve the global response to the next pandemic …

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9. Breaking the Cycle of Crisis to Complacency, Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 23:58

1+ y ago23:58

23:58

As the first female director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, led the agency through 40 public health crises, including SARS-CoV-1. As CEO of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, she now advocates for change to strengthen US health security and break the cycle of crisis to compl…

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8: From Baseball To Epidemiology, Walter A. Orenstein, MD, Emory University 20:56

1+ y ago20:56

20:56

An avid baseball fan who has played a pivotal role in shaping vaccine policy in the US and globally, Walter A. Orenstein, MD, reflects on lessons learned from smallpox, measles, polio, and how his love of baseball influenced a remarkable career in epidemiology and public health …

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7. Eradicating Smallpox William H. Foege, MD, MPH Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

27:47

Scientist, philosopher, and public health hero, William H. Foege, MD, MPH, tells the remarkable story of the eradication of smallpox, a disease that killed more than 300 million people in the 20th century, and reflects on the lessons learned that are still relevant today …By Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, NFID Executive Director & CEO, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director

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6. Recalling the Past and Predicting the Future with Stanley A. Plotkin, MD 27:08

1+ y ago27:08

27:08

A preeminent scientist who literally wrote the book on vaccines, Stanley A. Plotkin, MD, recalls the history of his work on life-saving vaccines for rubella and rotavirus, and discusses his predictions for the future …

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5. Building Trust with Anthony S. Fauci, MD National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 26:59

1+ y ago26:59

26:59

Renowned scientist, advisor to 7 US Presidents, and widely known as “the nation’s top infectious disease doctor,” Anthony S. Fauci, MD, reflects on his decades-long career overseeing US research efforts from HIV/AIDS to COVID-19...By Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, NFID Executive Director & CEO, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director

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4. Mixing Politics and Public Health with Paul A. Offit, MD 17:18

1+ y ago17:18

17:18

Internationally renowned scientist and public health advisor Paul A. Offit, MD, talks about the humble heroes who inspired him, and shares his insights on mixing politics and public health—for better or for worse. His favorite myth may surprise you…

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3. Flu Season Predictions with Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH 13:55

2y ago13:55

13:55

NFID Vice President Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, shares predictions for the upcoming influenza (flu) season, describes how the COVID-19 pandemic catapulted new vaccine technologies, and shares her thoughts about the politicization of vaccine science…By Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, NFID Executive Director & CEO, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director

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S4E12 / Indigenous and Invisible in the Big City / Esther Lucero, Dr. Patrick Rock, Douglas Miller, Richard Wright 26:26

2y ago26:26

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Over 70% of Indigenous people in the United States live in urban areas. But urban Indian health makes up less than 2% of the Indian Health Service’s annual budget. While enrolled members of federally recognized tribes can access the Indian Health Service or tribally run health care on their reservations, Indigenous people who live in cities can fin…

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Introducing: The Bag - A show about Sports, Money, and Making It 1:34

2y ago1:34

1:34

Ever wonder how some teams can seemingly do everything wrong and still generate record-profits? Or how some athletes end up going broke? Or why suddenly, everyone in pro sports seems to be obsessed with cryptocurrency? Former NFL running back (and Dancing With The Stars champ) Rashad Jennings has teamed up with award-winning journalist Lindsay McCo…

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2. Building Vaccine Confidence among Patients and Parents with Patricia (Patsy) A. Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP 14:44

2y ago14:44

14:44

NFID President Patricia (Patsy) A. Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP, shares insights on storytelling and effectively responding to parent and patient concerns about vaccines to protect against COVID-19, measles, and other preventable diseases...By Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, NFID Executive Director & CEO, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director

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S4E11 / Climate Displacement, Cultural Resilience / Lanor Curole, Thomas Dardar Jr., Shanondora Billiot, Daniel Lewerenz 22:11

2y ago22:11

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Lanor Curole is a member of the United Houma Nation. She grew up in Golden Meadow, a small bayou town in Southern Louisiana. The impacts of repetitive flooding in the area forced her to move farther north. Louisiana’s coastal wetlands lose about 16 square miles of land each year. This land loss, pollution from the 2010 BP oil spill, and lingering d…

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S4E10 / Stewardship Over Biodata Rebuilds Trust / Dakotah Lane & Krystal Tsosie 19:31

2y ago19:31

19:31

Mending broken trust may be a first step for investigators who want to increase the participation of Native people in medical research. “There's such a history of extractive research in Indigenous communities, such that ‘research’ and ‘science’ are sometimes dirty words,” said Navajo geneticist and bioethicist Krystal Tsosie. Poor communication and…

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1. Health Disparities and Vaccine Hesitancy with Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD 14:19

2y ago14:19

14:19

August 3, 2022 SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 Marla Dalton, PE, CAE, NFID Executive Director & CEO, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID Medical Director In this inaugural episode of Infectious IDeas, Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD, talks about the life-saving benefits of vaccines, public health challenges that keep her awake at night, and the vaccine-related myt…

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S4E9 / Two Paths, Two Future Physicians / Ashton Glover Gatewood, Victor Lopez-Carmen, Mary Owen 25:39

2y ago25:39

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Correction: This episode was updated on July 27, 2022, to accurately characterize Dr. Charles Eastman’s academic milestone. In 1890, Dr. Charles Eastman became one of the first Native people to graduate from medical school in the United States. Today, one of his descendants, Victor Lopez-Carmen, is a third-year student at Harvard Medical School. He…

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S4E8 / Tribal Values, Tribal Justice / Abby Abinanti, Ursula Running Bear, Blythe George 22:45

2y ago22:45

22:45

Abby Abinanti is chief judge of the Yurok Tribal Court and a member of the tribe. While previously working in the California court system, she was discouraged and angered by the number of cases in which Indigenous families were separated or tribal members were removed from their communities because of nontribal foster care placements or incarcerati…

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S4E7 / Fighting for Reproductive Sovereignty / Rachael Lorenzo, Sarah Deer, Sunny Clifford, Elizabeth Rink 26:27

2y ago26:27

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Rachael Lorenzo works to address reproductive health disparities in Native communities. In 2018, they founded Indigenous Women Rising, a fund that provides financial help for Native people seeking an abortion. Historically, the federal government has restricted Native people’s reproductive autonomy. Between 1973 and 1976, more than 3,500 Native peo…

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S4E6 / Right to Water / Ernestine Chaco, Brianna Johnson, George McGraw, Jeanette Wolfley, Zoel Zohnnie 29:46

2+ y ago29:46

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In 2020, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Zoel Zohnnie was feeling restless. Growing up on the Navajo Nation, he said, the importance of caring for family and community was instilled at an early age. So Zohnnie wanted to find a way to help members of his tribe. One need in particular stood out: water. American Indian and Alaska Na…

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S4E5 / Power to Police Perpetrators / Lisa Brunner, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Alfred Urbina 29:43

2+ y ago29:43

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Editor’s Note: This episode includes descriptions of violence that some might find disturbing. Intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence, can take the form of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing intimate partner violence, help is available. StrongHearts Native Helpline provides cultu…

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S4E4 / Abandoned Mines, Abandoned Health – Part II / Linda Evers, Phil Harrison, Larry King, Judy Pasternak, Ben Ray Luján 32:34

2+ y ago32:34

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People living on and near the Navajo Nation have been grappling with the legacy of 40-plus years of uranium mining. According to EPA cleanup reports and congressional hearings, mines were abandoned, radioactive waste was left out in the open, and groundwater was contaminated. This episode is the second half of a two-part series about uranium mining…

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S4E3 / Abandoned Mines, Abandoned Health - Part I / Amber Crotty, Linda Evers, Phil Harrison, Larry King, Judy Pasternak, Edith Hood, Cipriano Lucero 34:39

2+ y ago34:39

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On the morning of July 16, 1979, a dam broke at a uranium mine near Church Rock, New Mexico, releasing 1,100 tons of radioactive waste and pouring 94 million gallons of contaminated water into the Rio Puerco. Toxic substances flowed downstream for nearly 100 miles, according to a report to a congressional committee that year. In the 1970s, uranium …

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Episode 12: Cytopathology 36:18

2+ y ago36:18

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Eva Wojcik is Chair of the Department of Pathology and Helen M. and Raymond M. Galvin Professor of Pathology at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, USA. Dana Razzano is a current GI/Liver Pathology Fellow at Stanford University, California, USA, and completed a Cytopathology fellowship at Yale University, Connecticut, U…

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Episode 11: Molecular Pathology 35:16

2+ y ago35:16

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Ann Moyer is Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Manuel Salto-Tellez is Professor of Molecular Pathology at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Professor of Integrated Pathology at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, UK.…

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S4E2 / Decolonizing the Diet / Reagan Wytsalucy, Roy Talker, Martin Reinhardt 30:37

2+ y ago30:37

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Reagan Wytsalucy was looking for a lost orchard. Martin Reinhardt wanted to know more about and better understand the taste of Indigenous foods before European colonization in North America. They followed different paths, but their goals were similar: to reclaim their food traditions to improve the health and vitality of their communities. Native f…

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Episode 10: Hematopathology 31:29

2+ y ago31:29

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Akanksha Gupta is a hematopathologist with a hematopathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna is Associate Professor of Hematopathology and Director of the Microarray Facility at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.…

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Episode 9: Clinical Chemistry and Biomedical Science 36:23

2+ y ago36:23

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Leanne O’Connor is a Biomedical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry at Western Health and Social Care Trust, Enniskillen, UK. Gareth McKeeman is Consultant Clinical Scientist at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.By Leanne O’Connor, Gareth McKeeman, Michael Schubert

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