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Let’s Meet the Virologists

Larissa Thackray

Meet the people behind today’s virology headlines. People just like you working to understand viruses and how they affect you. Host: Larissa Thackray, Ph.D., Professor of Infectious Diseases

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31:39

LMtV Episode 23: I have not failed; I've just found...

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2021/03/27

We talk with Dr. Hinissan Pascaline Kohio, a postdoctoral research associate in the Ding lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis about her work studying rotavirus, an enteric pathogen in young children.

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43:07

LMtV Episode 22: Cardiovascular disease following...

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2021/03/05

We talk with Dr. Adam Bailey, a clinical pathology fellow, and Sasha Dmytrenko, an MSTP student, about their work investigating extra-pulmonary effects of COVID-19, specifically on the heart.

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28:38

LMtV Episode 21: Harnessing viruses to target cancer

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2021/02/14

We talk with Dr. Sharmila Nair, a staff scientist, about her work investigating how Zika virus might be used to target a fatal human cancer, Glioblastoma multiforme.

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33:48

LMtV Episode 20: Searching for new therapeutics and...

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2021/02/04

We talk with Dr. Tristan Jordan, a postdoctoral scholar, about his work using a CRISPR screen and proteomics of the viral replication complex to identity potential drug targets for SARS-CoV-2.

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30:47

LMtV Episode 19: warp speed - light at the end of...

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2020/12/18

We talk with Dr. Rachel Presti, an associate professor, about her work with clinical trials to examine how well different drugs, therapies, and vaccines work to prevent and treat COVID-19.

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26:10

LMtV Episode 18: hang in there - the end is in sight!

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/12/18

We talk with Dr. Brett Case, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work identifying and characterizing numerous monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

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24:29

LMtV Episode 17: the interplay between viruses and...

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/12/10

We talk with Dr. Sigrid Gouma, a postdoctoral researcher, who has been examining antibody responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection to determine the impact of COVID-19 on specific populations such as pregnant women and to prevent transmission from those with asymptomatic infection.

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32:00

LMtV Episode 16: a balancing act

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/11/17

We talk with Dr. Ben Israelow, an infectious diseases fellow, about his work using small animal models and human patient samples to determine why some patients recover from COVID-19 while others do not.

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20:49

LMtV Episode 15: harnessing the immune response to...

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/11/13

We talk with Dr. Laura VanBlargen, a staff scientist, about her work to develop and characterize new monoclonal antibody-based therapies for SARS-CoV-2.

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28:24

LMtV Episode 14: from bench to bedside

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2020/11/07

We talk with Dr. David Martinez, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work evaluating therapies and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

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20:17

LMtV Episode 13: think of others

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/11/06

We talk with Traci Bricker, a research laboratory supervisor, about her work with a hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 to find novel therapeutics to prevent and treat COVID-19.

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22:20

LMtV Episode 12: patience is a virtue

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/10/18

We talk with Christian Shema Mugisha, a graduate student, about his work developing a rapid, cost-effective way to assay SARS-CoV-2 to further COVID-19 research.

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24:40

LMtV Episode 11: hard work and a little bit of luck

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/10/18

We talk with Dr. Sarah Leist, a postdoctoral researcher, about her work generating a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 which will be vital to understand host determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.

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29:45

LMtV Episode 10: you can make a difference

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/10/04

We talk with Dr. Yi-Chieh (EJ) Perng, a postdoctoral scholar, about his research to discover new antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2 and his outreach efforts discussing how to protect yourself and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic by wearing a mask.

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37:06

LMtV Episode 9: the importance of being prepared

Let’s Meet the Virologists ·

2020/09/30

We talk with Dr. Seth Zost, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work to identify monoclonal antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 which are currently in clinical trials evaluating their ability to prevent or treat COVID-19.

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