Virulent Vortex

Jaap de Roode & Todd Swink

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The Virulent Vortex is a podcast hosted by Emory University Biology Professor, Jaap de Roode, in which he discusses infectious disease research with researchers from Emory University: from molecules and pathogens to populations and pandemics, and everything in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

06/11/2025

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Matthew Collins

In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Matthew Collins tells us about dengue, an infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. Controlling the disease has been difficult, but Collins explains how scientists are infecting mosquitoes with bacteria to stop them from spreading the virus. He also discusses how he and his colleagues are studying the specific immune responses against viruses to create better vaccines. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

8 min
02/10/2025

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec

Our world is divided, says Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, but there is one thing we all agree on: we hate mosquitoes. Not only do these insects give us itchy bites, they also excel in transmitting life-threatening pathogens. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Vazquez-Prokopec explains how his team went back to basics, showing how understanding some very simple mosquito behavior can help us better control disease. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

8 min
04/09/2025

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Dave Civitello

In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Dave Civitello discusses snails and schistosomes. Expecting that schistosomes from humans and cattle could hybridize and create super-parasites, Civitello found a much bigger problem. As he explains, cattle deposit huge amounts of feces into water bodies, where they fertilize algae, thereby providing food for snails and causing more transmission of parasites. While building fences around ponds may seem like an easy solution, ecology is telling a different story. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

11 min
23/04/2025

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Jaap de Roode

In this episode Lance Waller talks to Jaap de Roode about his new book Doctors by Nature, discussing the many ways in which animals use medicine and what we can learn from them. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

28 min
03/04/2025

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Maya Nadimpalli

What do pigs and chickens have to do with antibiotic resistance? In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Maya Nadimpalli explains how the overuse of antibiotics in the livestock and poultry industry selects for drug-resistant bacteria that can end up causing untreatable infections in humans in low-income settings. Reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics is key, but as Nadimpalli explains, improving water and sanitation infrastructure can also go a long way. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

11 min
06/03/2025

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Amber Coats

From two stripes to one: many of us have felt the relief when our at-home COVID-19 test finally turned negative. While COVID-19 infections generally last days to weeks, some people can be infected for years. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, Amber Coats explains how those long-lasting infections contribute to the evolution of new variants of concern, thereby causing new epidemic waves that require updated vaccines. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

8 min
06/02/2025

Season 2 - Episode 6 - LM Bradley

Using fertilizer to increase plant growth and crop production is common practice. But fertilizing to make snails grow? Not so much. In this episode of the Virulent Vortex, LM Bradley explains why she is fertilizing water bodies to increase algal production and therefore aquatic snail growth. Teaser alert: the snails transmit schistosome parasites, and by fertilizing them, Bradley aims to understand how cattle waste can increase disease outbreaks. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

10 min
02/01/2025

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Anne Piantadosi

If your dream is to discover a new scary virus, then this episode of the Virulent Vortex is for you. Anne Piantadosi is passionate about ticks and employs a technique called metagenomics to identify and discover new viruses that are vectored by these eight-legged creatures. As a medical doctor, she is also especially tuned into the symptoms that could indicate that her patients have tick-borne infections. Oh, and she wears tick earrings. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

10 min

The Virulent Vortex is a podcast hosted by Emory University Biology Professor, Jaap de Roode, in which he discusses infectious disease research with researchers from Emory University: from molecules and pathogens to populations and pandemics, and everything in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Creator

Jaap de Roode & Todd Swink
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

22
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Todd Swink
Show Website

Virulent Vortex