TWiP explains a study which finds that tissue spaces are reservoirs of antigenic diversity for Trypanosoma brucei, then remembers our departed colleague Dickson Despommier.
This Week in Parasitism
TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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April 19, 2025 • 51 mins
TWiP solves the case of the man in the Malaysian city of Kucheng who presents with left arm swelling, and presents a new case for you to decipher.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
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April 4, 2025 • 62 mins
TWiP explains a study that carries out selection of Plasmodium falciparum in the presence of inhibitors to identify determinants of drug resistance, and a paleoparasitological analysis of a 5th–16th c. CE latrine.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
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March 22, 2025 • 56 mins
Michelle Labrunda joins TWiP to solve the case of the Georgian in Guinea with fever and dry cough, and describe a new case for you to solve.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
Guest: Michelle Labrunda
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March 9, 2025 • 60 mins