New episodes are released on the first Friday of every month!

Episodes

March 17, 2023

Leader of the Pack

In this podcast episode, the hosts delve into a fascinating paper published in Nature Communication s about Toxoplasma gondii, a single-cell parasite that can alter the behavior of its hosts. The study focused on cougars and ...

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Feb. 8, 2023

Kitten Killer and the Black Market

Description: In this episode, the hosts discuss a serious viral disease called Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) that affects cats and is caused by a feline coronavirus. FIP is almost always fatal, and younger cats are at g...

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Dec. 16, 2022

Career Spotlight: Dr. Irma (Lisa) Cisneros, Ph.D.

In this podcast episode, we learn about the journey of a successful assistant professor in the department of pathology. Her research background involves drugs of abuse and understanding how they lead to inflammation in the br...

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Nov. 4, 2022

How to become a One Health Influencer

At the GNL and UTMB, we have a long-standing history of collaborating with Texas A&M . In this episode, we talk to Dr. Gerald Parker who has an amazing career. In addition to his role as associate dean for Global One Health,...

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Oct. 21, 2022

Scent Dogs Detect SARS-CoV-2

The extraordinary olfactory sense of canines combined with the possibility to learn by operant conditioning enables dogs for their use in medical detection in a wide range of applications. In this episode, we talk with Prof. ...

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Sept. 17, 2022

Episode 0 - What Is The Podcast About?

In this "origins" episode, the hosts Drs. Daniele Swetnam, Matt Dacso, and Dennis Bente explain why they created the Infectious Science Podcast and explain why taking a One Health approach is so important. Thanks for listenin...

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