TWiV 520: This old mouse
The TWiVidae review universal influenza vaccines that are in clinical trials, and discovery of an atypical parvovirus that causes chronic kidney disease in middle aged, immunocompromised laboratory mice.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- PhD and postdoctoral programs at Dept of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- MSc program Molecular Biology and Pathology of Viruses, Univ College London
- Virology Comics on sale (Amazon)
- Outbreak at the Smithsonian
- NIAID strategic plan for universal influenza vaccine
- Fauci article on universal influenza vaccine (J Inf Dis)
- Severe 2017-18 flu season (CDC)
- Progress on universal influenza vaccine (The Scientist)
- Influenza vaccine is safe for those with egg allergies
- Atypical parvovirusdrives mouse kidney disease (Cell)
- Contagious Thinking: Visible Viruses AR app
- Letters read on TWiV 520
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne - Nebula Genomics: a new start-up offering free genome sequencing (with a catch) Alan- GRE scores are poor predictorof degree completion Rich- The Science Mill(video) Dickson- The 12 cranial nerves (mnemonic) Kathy- NAS report on Sexual Harassment of Women (free pdf) Iceberg figure Vincent - The Tangled Tree by David Quammen and TWiEVO #37
Listener PickMark- Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary
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