Podcast Episodes

Our hero Dickson

Episode 254

TWiP explains a study which finds that tissue spaces are reservoirs of antigenic diversity for Trypanosoma brucei, then remembers our departed colleague Dickson Despommier.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniell…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sub-Saharan somnolence

Episode 253

TWiP solves the case of the man with somnolence and something extra-erythrocytic, and presents a new puzzle for you to solve.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

For malaria vaccine, mosquito is the needle

Episode 252

TWiP discusses a study of the safety and immunogenicity of a late liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite delivered by mosquito bite.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Case of the facial ulcer

Episode 251

TWiP solves the case of the woman who went to Belize and notices a lesion on her face, and presents a new clinical case for you to solve.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naul…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Gut bacteria help Trichinella suppress colitis

Episode 250

TWiP reviews a study showing that the gut microbiota is essential for suppression of colitis by Trichinella spiralis.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

A virus and a parasite

Episode 249

TWiP solves the case of the middle-aged man with eosinophilia and a history of sexual activity with paid sex workers in Okinawa, and presents a new case for you to solve.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, D…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Toxoplasma reduces Alzheimer's disease

Episode 248

TWiP reviews the observation that infection of Azlheimer’s disease mice with Toxoplasma gondii reduces brain amyloid density globally and regionally.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Da…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Manhattan mystery malady

Episode 247

TWiP solves the case of the Manhattan man with pain on urination or ejaculation, and presents a new case for you to solve.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Everything spiral: a worm in a hurry

Episode 246

TWiP taps into Dickson’s knowledge of Trichinella to discuss an outbreak in humans who consumed rare bear meat, and the impact of globalization and climate change on the epidemiology of the species.…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Flying purple people eater with Ben LaBrot

Episode 245

Founder of Floating Doctors Ben LaBrot joins TWiP to solve the case of the 1 year old in northeastern Panama with a fatal leg infection, followed by a discussion of the history and mission of Floatin…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago