Matters Microbial

Oct 30 2024 63 ep. 55 mins 44
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Matters Microbial is a podcast about the wonders of microbiology, microbiologists, and microbial centrism with Dr. Mark Martin

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Matters Microbial #63: A Symphony of Cyanobacteria

Oct 30 2024 71 mins  
Matters Microbial #63: A Symphony of Cyanobacteria October 30, 2024 Today, Dr. Nathan Algren, Associate Professor of Biology at Clark University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the centrality of cyanobacteria to our biosphere, the viruses that prey upon them, and his interests in outreach and science-oriented art. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Nathan Ahlgren Subscribe: Apple P

Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells

Oct 23 2024 67 mins  
Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells October 23, 2024 Today, Dr. Jolene Ramsey, of the Biology Department of Texas A&M University and Affiliate of the Center for Phage Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how bacteriophages release themselves from host cells, her efforts to teach students to work with the

Matters Microbial #61: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy

Oct 16 2024 61 mins  
Matters Microbial #61: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy October 17, 2024 Today, Dr. Paul Carini, of the Environmental Science department of the University of Arizona, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how soil bacteria can become dormant, “wake up,” and why that is more relevant than you might suppose. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Paul Carini Subscribe: App

Matters Microbial #60: Influenza, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Fortunate Mistakes

Oct 09 2024 70 mins  
Matters Microbial #60: Influenza, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Fortunate Mistakes October 9, 2024 Today, Dr. Adam Lauring of the University of Michigan joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the job of a physician-scientist, RNA viruses, the tricks that influenza uses to create epidemics and pandemics, and the science behind flu vaccines. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Adam Lauring Subscr

Matters Microbial #59: Some (Microbes) Like It Hot—Discussions with the Thermal Biology Institute

Oct 02 2024 70 mins  
Matters Microbial #59: Some (Microbes) Like It Hot—Discussions with the Thermal Biology Institute October 3, 2024 Today is an unusual episode of the podcast. I am visiting four microbiologists in the Thermal Biology Institute at Montana State University of Bozeman, Montana. They discuss their work exploring the unusual microbes and environments to be found in Yellowstone Nati

Matters Microbial #58: The Virosphere from Coral Reefs to Other Worlds

Sep 25 2024 53 mins  
Today, Dr. Cynthia Silveira of the Department of Biology at Miami University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her research team’s efforts to explore how bacterial viruses interact with their host cells from coral reefs to other planets! In addition, Dr. Silveira will discuss her microbiological path and a course she teaches on virology. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Cynthia S

Matters Microbial #57: Pitting Metabolic Inhibitors Against Viruses

Sep 18 2024 64 mins  
Matters Microbial #57: Pitting Metabolic Inhibitors Against Viruses September 18, 2024 Today, Dr. Tracie Delgado of the Biology Department at Seattle Pacific University joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her undergraduate research team’s explorations of how some herpesviruses can cause cancer . . . and how to use the host cell’s metabolism to fight those viruses! Host: Mark

Matters Microbial #56: Marine Microbial Echoes of Evolution

Sep 11 2024 57 mins  
Matters Microbial #56: Marine Microbial Echoes of Evolution September 11, 2024 Today, Dr. Carolina Martinez Gutierrez of the Department of Earth Science at the University of California Santa Barbara joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss her research team’s efforts to unravel how ancient microbes thrived in the early oceans of Earth’s history . . . and to sing the praises of mar

Matters Microbial #55: An accidental microbiologist

Sep 05 2024 63 mins  
Today, the award winning and affable Dr. David Westenberg of the Missouri University of Science and Technology joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his efforts at microbial outreach from K-12 (and beyond), his fascinating research program, and his experiences teaching microbiology to engineers. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: David Westenberg Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a

Matters Microbial #54: In the shadow of giant viruses

Aug 28 2024 66 mins  
Today, Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his laboratory group’s work investigating a remarkable group of giant viruses and how they can shape marine algal community structure. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Mohammad Moniruzzaman Subscribe: A