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Matters Microbial #18: The Perfect Predator: Why Phage is Rage
Matters Microbial #18: The Perfect Predator: Why Phage is Rage
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Today Dr. Steffanie Strathdee, Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences at UC San Diego and Co-Director at the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics, will chat with us about how bacteriophages—viruses that attack bacteria—changed her life and are becoming part of our future. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Steffanie Strathdee Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A fun video about bacteriophages. A pretty solid overview about bacteriophages. An article about the history of bacteriophages. An article about a truly prophetic book—“Arrowsmith”--- from 1925, by Sinclair Lewis, about using bacteriophages to fight disease. A wonderful TED talk about the rise of antibiotic resistant pathogens by Maryn McKenna. A nice overview of ESKAPE pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. A link to a recent talk given by Dr. Strathdee. A link to Dr. Strathdee’s recent book, “The Perfect Predator.” A super recent and quite wonderful review article about phage therapy by Dr. Strathdee. The SEAPHAGES program (which I always wanted to be part of!!) Ry Young’s laboratory website. Dr. Strathdee’s faculty website. Dr. Strathdee’s Wikipedia page! A link to the website of the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (IPATH). Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com
Released:
Nov 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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