Meet the Microbiologist
A podcast by Ashley Hagen, M.S.

167 Episodes
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104: Burkholderia pseudomallei and the Neglected Tropical Disease Melioidosis with Direk Limmathurotsakul
Published: 21/03/2019 -
103: Predicting Spillover Events with Barbara Han
Published: 08/03/2019 -
102: HIV vaccines with Dan Barouch
Published: 21/02/2019 -
101: Structural Biology Insights into Ebola Virus with Erica Ollmann Saphire
Published: 07/02/2019 -
100: It’s our 100th Episode! A retrospective into Meet the Microbiologist with Merry Buckley and Carl Zimmer
Published: 25/01/2019 -
099: Microbial engineering for biofuels and beyond with Wayne Curtis
Published: 11/01/2019 -
098: Insect and human microbial symbionts with Seth Bordenstein
Published: 30/12/2018 -
097: The Cool World of Glacial Microbiology with Christine Foreman
Published: 13/12/2018 -
096: HIV interaction with the immune system with Mark Connors
Published: 30/11/2018 -
095: The Evolution of Virulence with Andrew Read
Published: 15/11/2018 -
094: Containing a Nipah virus outbreak with G Arunkumar
Published: 01/11/2018 -
093: Biofilms and metagenomic diagnostics in clinical infections with Robin Patel
Published: 18/10/2018 -
092: A new type of malaria vaccine utilizing the mosquito immune system with Carolina Barillas-Mury
Published: 05/10/2018 -
091: SARS and MERS coronaviruses with Stanley Perlman
Published: 20/09/2018 -
090: Using yeast to generate new chocolate and beer flavors with Kevin Verstrepen
Published: 06/09/2018 -
089: Using the zebrafish microbiome to study development and the gut-brain axis with John Rawls
Published: 23/08/2018 -
088: Using Bacterial Structures as Nanowires with Gemma Reguera
Published: 10/08/2018 -
087: Legionnaire’s Disease with Michele Swanson
Published: 25/07/2018 -
086: Toxoplasma gondii and neuro-invasive disease with Anita Koshy
Published: 12/07/2018 -
085: Using DNA technologies to answer epidemiological questions with Jennifer Gardy
Published: 21/06/2018
Who is microbiology? Meet the Microbiologist (MTM) introduces you to the people who discover, innovate and advance the field of microbiology. Go behind-the-scenes of the microbial sciences with experts in virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and more! Share in their passion for microbes and hear about research successes and even a few setbacks in their field. MTM covers everything from genomics, antibiotic resistance, synthetic biology, emerging infectious diseases, microbial ecology, public health, social equity, host-microbe biology, drug discovery, artificial intelligence, the microbiome and more! From graduate students to working clinicians and emeritus professors, host, Ashley Hagen, Scientific and Digital Editor at the American Society for Microbiology, highlights professionals in all stages of their careers, gleaning wisdom, career advice and even a bit of mentorship along the way.