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This Week in Parasitism (TWiP) is a podcast about eukaryotic parasites hosted by Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier. Following in the path of their successful podcast 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV), they strive for an informal yet informative conversation about parasites which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.
As science Professors at Columbia University, they have spent their entire academic careers directing research laboratories focused on parasites (Dick) and viruses (Vincent). Their enthusiasm for teaching inspired them to reach beyond the classroom with new media. TWiP is for everyone who wants to learn about parasites in a relaxing way.
Music used on TWiP is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson consider a case history of a young man with Blastocystis hominis - is it causing his disease?
Download TWiP #54 (62 MB .mp3, 86 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding that immunity to a sandfly salivary protein protects against fatal visceral leishmaniasis in hamsters.
Download TWiP #53 (51 MB .mp3, 71 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the giant kidney worm, Dioctophyme renale.
Download TWiP #52 (51 MB .mp3, 70 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Guest: Anthony A. James
Special guest Anthony A. James joins Vincent and Dickson to discuss how mosquitoes can be genetically modified to control infectious diseases.
Download TWiP #51 (52 MB .mp3, 72 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson reveal how malaria parasites avoid lysis by complement in the mosquito.
Download TWiP #50 (51 MB .mp3, 71 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss innate immune sensing of Toxoplasma gondii in mice, and heme metabolism in protozoan parasites.
Download TWiP #49 (68 MB .mp3, 94 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Yosef Sabo
Vincent, Dickson, and Yosef discuss tetraspanins on the surface of schistosomes as vaccine candidates and immune evasion proteins.
Download TWiP #48 (48 MB .mp3, 67 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson review evidence that a virus of the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis may exacerbate disease.
Right-click to download TWiP #47 (84 MB .mp3, 69 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson meet with Judith Straimer and Marcus Lee to discuss their method for site-specific genome editing in Plasmodium falciparum using zinc finger nucleases.
Right-click to download TWiP #46 (46 MB .mp3, 64 minutes).

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasma biology with Stanford University Professor John Boothroyd.
Right-click to download TWiP #45 (44 MB .mp3, 61 minutes).

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