100 episodes
This Week in Virology Vincent Racaniello
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4.8 • 2K Ratings
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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and science writer Alan Dove and guests deconstruct viruses, how they cause illness, and dissect the latest research.
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It's not over 'til it's Offit
Paul Offit joins TWiV to discuss his latest book, “Tell Me When It’s Over”, an insider’s guide to deciphering COVID myths and navigating our post-pandemic world. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker Guest: Paul Offit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier Tell Me When It’s Over by Paul Offit Navigating the U.S. Immigration System (webinar) Classifying Viral Subspecies (Workshop) Options XII for the Control of Influenza (Meeting) Letters read on TWiV 1101 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Brianne – Inside the AI Competition That Decoded an Ancient Herculaneum Scroll Vincent – biotech.symposium on Instagram Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on the circulation of measles influenza and SARS-CoV-2, before discussing the development of new monoclonal antibody therapy, if vaccines and antivial drugs can used effectively together. revised guidelines for how to treat respiratory viral infection guidelines by the CDC, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound including that after administration of the “oral remdesivir”, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, if one can predict the loss infectivity of healthcare workers with mild COVID-19 disease and the dynamics of household transmission of the virus in children. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles tracking (CDC) Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC) Influenza/flu map (CDC) COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC) COVID-19 national trend (CDC) COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot) Variant tracker (CDC) Variant hospital admissions (CDC) What new monoclonal antibody therapy? (FDA) A New pre-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19? (Invivyd) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Really COVID-19 rebound after Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment? (JAMA Network Open) Can vaccines and antiviral be effective for COVID-19 together (International Journal of Infectious Diseases) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Can loss of infectivity among healthcare works with mild and recurrent COVID-19 be predicted (CID) Household transmission dynamics in children with asymptomatic infection (CID) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID)Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1098 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv
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Volker Lohmann, as persistent as his viruses
Vincent travels to the University of Heidelberg to speak with Volker Lohmann about his career and the research of his laboratory on hepatitis C virus, hepatitis A virus, and norovirus. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Volker Lohmann Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier HCV human challenge studies (Lancet Gastro Hepatol) Comparison of HCV and HAV infections (J Hepatol) HCV cell culture systems (J Med Chem) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent domestic and global measles and mpox outbreaks, before reviewing recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2, discussing revised guidelines for how to treat respiratory viral infection guidelines by the CDC, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, how much oxygen is necessary for effective treatment of severe disease, how COVID-19 effects the cardiovascular system of children and adolescents with long COVID and how iron metabolism may be altered during long COVID. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles tracking (CDC) Measles in Cook County (MMWR) Gaps in measles vaccination drives viral surges (Infectious Disease Advisor) Misinformation impacts public health? Seriously? (ID Society) CDC alert for global and domestic measles cases and outbreaks (CDC) Mpox in Kamituga associated with outbreak in DRB (Eurosurviellance) Mpox in US, 2023 (MMWR) Mpox in DRC, 2024 (reliefweb) CDC guidance for respiratory diseases, COVID antiviral & emergence of clade I mpox (ID Society) ~5% of infected dead from mpox (CIDRAP) First cases of mpox in Republic of Congo (AP News) Respiratory disease surveillance (CDC) RSV surveillance (CDC) RSV national trend (CDC) Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC) Influenza/flu map (CDC) COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC) COVID-19 national trend (CDC) COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot) Variant tracker (CDC) Variant hospital admissions (CDC) Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children 2023 (MMWR) Guidance for COVID-19 in children and adolescents (JPIDS) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) High/low oxygenation target (JAMA) How much oxygen is needed (JAMA) Orthostatic intolerance in long COVID and healthy volunteers (JMV) Autonomic cardiac function in children and adolescents with long COVID (European Journal of Pediatrics) Long COVID iron dysregulation and inflammatory stress erythropoiesis (Nat Imm) Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1098 Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv
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Tiny cells and giant viruses in a castle
Vincent travels to the fifth Giant Virus Meeting in Tegernsee, Germany and speaks with Sheree Yau and Victoria Queiroz about their research on picoeukaryotes (tiny algal cells) and their viruses, pithoviruses, and an educational kit for virology classes. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Sheree Yau and Victoria Queiroz Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier 8:16 Virophage control of antarctic algal host-virus dynamics (PNAS) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Virus-host coexistence in phytoplankton through the genomic lens (Sci Adv) Two groups of pithoviruses (J Virol) Educational toolkit for virology classes (J Virol) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin highlights measles outbreaks throughout the continental US, reviews recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 before discussing if vaccination protected children from the development of long COVID or cardiovascular diseases associated with virus infection, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, how COVID-19 effects the autonomic nervous system, and if nirmatrelvir-ritonavir protects against adverse cardiovascular effects following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles everywhere (CDC) Respiratory disease surveillance (CDC) RSV surveillance (CDC) RSV national trend (CDC) Estimating niresevimab effectiveness for infants (MMWR) More than 100 children died of influenza (NBS News) Influenza/flu surveillance (CDC) Influenza/flu map (CDC) COVID-19 hospital admissions (CDC) COVID-19 national trend (CDC) COVID-19 wastewater testing (biobot) Variant tracker (CDC) Variant hospital admissions (CDC) Did the vaccine protect children against Long COVID (Pediatrics) Did COVID-19 vaccination impact cardiovascular diseases? (Nat Comm) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (IDSociety) Updated respiratory infection guidelines (CDC) What do when your heathcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC) Steroids,dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Long COVID trial for autonomic nervous system dysfunction (NIH) Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir impact on myocardial injury and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in COVID-19 hospitalized patients (Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy) Contribute to our ASTMH fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1096 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv
Customer Reviews
Excellent episode on KATALYST for Ops Leaders
I really liked a recent episode that described Katie’s KATALYST framework for Transformational leadership. It describes 8 competencies that Operational Excellence and other Transformational leaders should aspire to get better at. Many of these I found myself agreeing with during the episode and realized that I have focused on them without crystallizing them as Katies has done. I can see using this frame work to improve myself and as a coaching mechanism for my team and leaders that I coach. Clearly I might be biased since Katie also referred to our upcoming episode together, but I really liked this episode with that reference not with standing. I’m looking forward to how Katie connects and explores this topic in future episodes. If you’re newly looking into this podcast, I would highly recommend it to anyone trying to get better as a leader.
Always fun
Especially when Dickson is on the show. All his spontaneous comments, chuckles…
Addicting, despite being Eucational
I really listen to hear Vincent’s puns and asides, such as when he learned that horses are closest to bats biologically he exclaimed “ you mean Pegasus was real?“. How can one not listen after that! And the science is OK too.