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This Week in Parasitism

Vincent Racaniello

TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.

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All Episodes

01:27:41

TWiP #33 - Hide and seek

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/11/24

Vincent and Dickson review an in silico pipeline for identifying molecular mimicry candidate proteins in the genomes of parasites, and catch up on listener email.

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01:29:46

TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/11/08

Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.

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01:09:47

TWiP #31 - A malaria vaccine

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/10/21

Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children.

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01:25:10

TWiP #30 - Global infectious disease control with...

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/09/15

Vincent and Dickson have a broad-ranging conversation with Charles Knirsch of Pfizer, Inc. about how public-private partnerships can function to control and eliminate infectious diseases.

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01:04:52

TWiP #29 - Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/08/23

Vincent and Dickson converse with Peter Hotez about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases.

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01:30:31

TWiP #28 - Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/07/26

Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID.

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01:17:19

TWiP #27 - Trematodes

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/06/22

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of trematodes, or flukes, which have a snail as a reservoir host.

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01:34:48

TWiP #26 - The schistosomes

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/05/27

Vincent and Dickson take on the schistosomes, agents of a series of related diseases in humans referred to as schistosomiasis.

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01:06:38

TWiP #25 - Wuchereria bancrofti

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/04/28

Vincent and Dickson review Wuchereria bancrofti, the nematode that causes lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis.

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01:22:13

TWiP #24 - Onchocerca volvulus, a vector-borne,...

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/03/31

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of Onchocerca volvulus, the vector-borne filarial nematode parasite that causes onchocerciasis, or river blindness.

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01:42:42

TWiP #23 - Strongyloides sterocoralis, a most unusual...

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/03/03

Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the world's most unusual parasite, Strongyloides stercoralis.

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TWiP 22 - Hookworm

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/02/09

Vincent and Dickson discuss possibly the most socially and politically important nematode of humans, the hookworm Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.

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01:32:20

TWiP #21 - The giant intestinal worm, Ascaris...

This Week in Parasitism ·

2011/01/20

Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of Ascaris lumbricoides, one of the largest nematodes to infect humans.

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01:28:58

TWiP #20 - The whipworm Trichuris trichiura

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/12/17

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of nematodes with the whipworm Trichuris trichiura. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Trichuris trichiura adult female (jpg) Trichuris trichiura adult male (jpg) Trichuris trichiura in situ (jpg) Trichuris trichiura life cycle (jpg) Exploitation of the intestinal microflora by T. muris Letters read on TWiP 20 Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv. Subscribe

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01:22:37

TWiP #19 - Enterobius vermicularis, the pinworm

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/11/20

Vincent and Dickson move on to nematodes with a discussion of the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Enterobius vermicularis adult female (jpg) Enterobius vermicularis in appendix (jpg) Enterobius vermicularis embryonated eggs (jpg) Enterobius vermicularis life cycle (jpg) Letters read on TWiP 19 Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv. Subscribe (free) Click here to receive an

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01:20:18

TWiP #18 - Cryptosporidium

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/10/27

Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg) Cryptosporidium page at CDC Letters read on TWiP 18 Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv. Subscribe (free) Click here to

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01:16:21

TWiP #17 - Entamoeba histolytica

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/10/06

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Entamoeba histolytica cyst (jpg) Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite (jpg) Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg) Galactose prevents attachment of amoebae to cells (jpg) Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg) Charcot-Leyden crystal (jpg) Letters read on TWiP

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01:18:46

TWiP #16: Giardia

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/09/24

Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the flagellated protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Giardia lamblia trophozoite (jpg) Giardia lamblia cyst (jpg) Giardia lamblia life cycle (jpg) Heather's view of T. canis life cycle (pdf) Letters read on TWiP 16

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01:26:45

TWiP #15: Tryp the light fantastic

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/09/09

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Metacyclic trypanomastigote (jpg) Tsetse fly (jpg) T. brucei life cycle (jpg) T. brucei parasitemia (jpg) Kissing bug nymph (jpg) T. cruzi life cycle (jpg) Letters read on TWiP 15

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01:24:43

TWiP #14 - Leishmania

This Week in Parasitism ·

2010/08/12

Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: L. braziliensis life cycle (jpg) L. donovani life cycle (jpg) L. tropica life cycle (jpg) L. major lesion (jpg) Transgenic mosquito delivers Leishmania vaccine (thanks, Geoffrey) Plasmodium falciparum accompanied human expansion out of Africa (thanks, Prasad) Who speaks for the guinea worm? (thanks, Michael) Letters read

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