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Florian Krammer & Podcastwerkstatt
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Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments. A Podcastwerkstatt Original – produced between New York and Vienna. Photocredit: Medical University of Vienna/feelimage

  1. 3일 전

    #21 – Cancer Vaccines: How the Immune System Learns to Recognize Tumors

    This time it's not about a virus, but about one of the most exciting developments in modern medicine: therapeutic cancer vaccines based on mRNA. Florian Krammer explains the basic principle — how a patient's tumor is sequenced, how the mutated genes (so-called neoantigens) are turned into a personalized vaccine, and how that vaccine trains the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells.

    17분

  2. 6월 24일

    #20 – Alongshan Virus: a New Tick-Borne Virus in Europe

    A new tick-borne virus has just been detected in Austria for the first time and antibodies found in two people suggest it can infect humans here too. Florian Krammer explains what makes the Alongshan virus so unusual: it belongs to the Jingmen viruses, a group of segmented flaviviruses that are built almost like a hybrid between a flavivirus and an influenza virus.

    19분

  3. 6월 17일

    #19 – HIV (2/2): From Death Sentence to Manageable Disease

    The second part of the HIV series covers everything that happened after the virus was discovered: the intense stigma of the early years, the US government's years of inaction under Reagan and the activism that drove the development of treatments and public awareness. Florian Krammer explains how a near-certain death sentence became a manageable chronic condition, what PrEP is and how it works, and how a handful of people (the "Berlin patients") were actually cured of HIV. The episode closes with the current situation: why UNAIDS estimates that the withdrawal of US funding could lead to millions of additional infections and deaths worldwide.

    39분

  4. 6월 10일

    #18 – HIV (1/2): How It All Began

    The first of a two-part series on HIV starts with the virus itself and its history. Florian Krammer explains why HIV is one of the most cunning viruses we know: it infects the very cells of the immune system, permanently writes itself into our DNA, and hides from immune detection.

    41분

  5. 6월 3일

    #17 – Hepatitis E: Why Undercooked Pork Can Be Risky

    To wrap up the hepatitis series, this episode covers the final letter: hepatitis E. A virus that's harmless for most people, often going completely unnoticed, but can be life-threatening for pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems.

    20분

  6. 5월 27일

    #16 – The Ebola Outbreak Nobody Was Ready For

    An Ebola outbreak is currently unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo — caused not by the well-known Ebola Zaire, but by Bundibugyo Ebola virus, a species for which no licensed vaccines or proven treatments exist. This episode covers the basics of Ebola viruses, how they spread, why they cause such severe disease, and what makes this particular outbreak so difficult to contain: it was detected late, it's happening in an active conflict zone, US support has largely been withdrawn, and the medical countermeasures simply aren't there yet. A global pandemic is unlikely given the transmission routes, but for the local population, this is already a serious tragedy.

    38분

  7. 5월 20일

    #15 – Mold in the Body: What Is Aspergillosis?

    We all inhale mold spores every day — for most people, that's not a problem. But for those with a weakened immune system or pre-existing lung conditions, it can become life-threatening. In this episode, Florian talks with Prof. Helmut Salzer, Head of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at Kepler University Hospital in Linz, about Aspergillus and the three forms of aspergillosis: invasive, chronic, and allergic. Around four million people are affected worldwide every year, with more deaths than influenza causes annually. Yet the disease remains largely under the radar.

    33분

  8. 5월 13일

    #14 – Hantavirus on a Cruise Ship: How Dangerous Is the Andes Virus?

    Andes virus is the only known hantavirus that can spread from person to person and that's exactly what makes the current outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius so unprecedented.

    32분
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Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments. A Podcastwerkstatt Original – produced between New York and Vienna. Photocredit: Medical University of Vienna/feelimage

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    Florian Krammer & Podcastwerkstatt
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    2026년
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