MicrobeWorld

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Episodes of MicrobeWorld

    • ASM at the USA Science and Engineering Festival ...

      The American Society for Microbiology at the USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012 in Washington, D.C. Learn what kids have to say about the science and microbiology and the various educational resources ASM offers to students, teachers and parents alike. Filmed on April 27-28, 2012 at the USA Science and Engineering Festival inWashington, D.C. Special thanks: ASM Volunteers David J. Westernberg, Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology Neil Baker, Ph.D., Ohio State University ...

      • Release date
        May 21, 2012
      • Runtime
        07:18
    • MWV Episode 59 - Cyanobacteria's Potential as a ...

      Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Anne Jones, D. Phil., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, about why her research into harvesting excess light energy has promising potential as an energy alternative. Anne explains why photosynthesis is an inefficient process and how she's attempting to improve its efficiency by using cyanobacteria to absorb and transfer light energy into a usable fuel product.

      • Release date
        Apr 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        06:34
    • Ron Atlas: Publication of H5N1 Research (MWV57)

      In episode 57 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Vancouver, BC Canada on February 18, 2012, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Ron Atlas Ph.D., Chair of ASM's Biodefense Committee and Professor of Biology, University of Louisville.Stan and Ron discuss the recent recommendation by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to withhold some of the key data regarding transmissibility from recent research on the H5N1 virus. R...

      • Release date
        Mar 7, 2012
      • Runtime
        06:46
    • Francis H. Arnold: Laboratory Evolution (MWV55)

      In episode 55 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 2011, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Francis H. Arnold, Ph.D., Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, at the California Institute of Technology.Maloy talks with Arnold about laboratory evolution to generate novel and useful enzymes and organisms for applications in medicine and in alternative energ...

      • Release date
        Oct 20, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:57
    • MWV Episode 53 - TWiV Live in the Windy City

      Episode 53 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy on September 17, 2011, features a live recorded video episode of This Week in Virology (TWiV), a podcast about viruses.Host Vincent and co-host Rich, along with guests Mark and Trine, discuss science and medicine in journalism and the eradication of poliovirus at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC).

      • Release date
        Sep 23, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:26:14
    • MWV Episode 54 - TWiM Live at ICAAC

      Episode 54 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy on September 17, 2011.Host Vincent and co-host Michael of This Week in Microbiology, along with guests Arturo, Stuart, and David converse about antimicrobial resistance and why most fungi do not cause disease.

      • Release date
        Sep 23, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:29:26
    • Diane Harper: HPV Vaccine Efficacy (MWV52)

      In episode 52 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 2011, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Diane Harper, M.D., M.P.H, Professor in the departments of Community and Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Informatics and Personalized Health at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Harper played a critical role in the clinical studies associated with the HPV vaccines and has voiced concerns over th...

      • Release date
        Sep 8, 2011
      • Runtime
        09:28
    • David Relman: The Stability of the Human Microbi...

      In episode 51 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 2011, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with David Relman, M.D., Thomas M. and Joan C. Merigan Professor, Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, and Department of Microbiology & Immunology in the Stanford University School of Medicine.Maloy and Relman discuss microbial flora in the mouth and gut and why they are important for human health. Th...

      • Release date
        Jul 6, 2011
      • Runtime
        06:31
    • This Week in Microbiology Live in NOLA (MWV50)

      In episode 50 of MicrobeWorld Video, Vincent, Michael, and Stanley recorded episode #8 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, with guests Andreas Baümler, Nicole Dubilier, and Paul Rainey. They spoke about how pathogens benefit from disease, symbioses between chemosynthetic bacteria and marine invertebrates, and repetitive sequences in bacteria.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:26:34
    • TWiV Live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New...

      In episode 49 of MicrobeWorld Video, Vincent and guests Rachel Katzenellenbogen, Roger Hendrix, and Harmit Malik recorded TWiV #135 live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, where they discussed transformation and oncogenesis by human papillomaviruses, the amazing collection of bacteriophages on the planet, and the evolution of genetic conflict between virus and host.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:26:39
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