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People, Parasites and Plagues

People, Parasites and Plagues is a podcast aimed at delivering information about the fascinating pathogens among us from the impressive professionals who study them.Join our hosts Dr. David Peterson a... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Devastating Diseases of Seeds

Devastating Diseases of Seeds

In this episode Dr. Ron Walcott joins us to talk about diseases affecting seeds, and the challenges, and opportunities, ... Read more

26 Dec 2021

31mins

Ranked #2

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A Career in Science, with Dr. Jessica Kissinger

A Career in Science, with Dr. Jessica Kissinger

In this bonus episode Dr. Jessica Kissinger reflects on her unconventional path to a successful and productive career in... Read more

24 Nov 2021

13mins

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Petabytes of Problematic Pathogens

Petabytes of Problematic Pathogens

 In this episode Dr. Jessica Kissinger joins us to talk about how insights gained from analyzing parasite genomes can he... Read more

23 Sep 2021

30mins

Ranked #4

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Genomic Detective Work

Genomic Detective Work

According to the CDC, Salmonella bacteria cause over a million infections each year, and over 400 deaths in the US alone... Read more

22 Jul 2021

23mins

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Ranked #5

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Brain eating amoeba

Brain eating amoeba

In this episode Dr. Dennis Kyle joins us to talk about a deadly disease caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as the b... Read more

4 Jun 2021

20mins

Ranked #6

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Malaria: Developing new drugs to fight an ancient foe

Malaria: Developing new drugs to fight an ancient foe

In this episode Dr. Belen Cassera joins us to discuss development of new drugs to treat and prevent malaria, one of the ... Read more

19 May 2021

29mins

Ranked #7

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Media Coverage of Pandemics, Past and Present

Media Coverage of Pandemics, Past and Present

Today our guest is Dr. Janice Hume, a historical journalist who has studied the print media coverage of the 1918 flu pan... Read more

5 May 2021

25mins

Ranked #8

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Coronavirus vaccines; In Chickens!

Coronavirus vaccines; In Chickens!

Today we will talk with Dr. Mark Jackwood, who has spent much of his career studying coronaviruses in poultry, and can o... Read more

21 Apr 2021

33mins

Ranked #9

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Influenza

Influenza

Today, Dr. Mark Tompkins joined us to discuss all things flu. We will talk about the 1918 flu pandemic, flu vaccines, an... Read more

7 Apr 2021

33mins

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