The Wonderful Elegance of Viruses with Vincent Racaniello — WildFed Podcast #028
In this episode:
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D. | Earth’s Virology Professor
Podcast discussion:
Vincent's background working with viruses
What the last 5 months have been like for virologists
Viral ecology 101
What are viruses?
The tree of viruses
Can we see viruses?
How long viruses remain infectious
Different classes of viruses
Viruses' roles with other organisms
Defining virome
The status of virus research
A big picture overview of COVID-19
COVID-19 infection rates worldwide
COVID-19 response & vaccine likelihood
Is it possible that COVID-19 walked out of a Wuhan lab?
Face masks: should you wear one now, and will they become a regular part of culture?
Rating COVID-19 response by national and global organizations
Viruses to pay attention to in the future
Where to find Vincent and his work
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Meet Vincent Racaniello
Earth's Virology Professor Vincent Racaniello, PhD is a Higgins Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. He's the co-director of Parasites Without Borders, a global nonprofit organization that focuses on those suffering from parasitic diseases in subtropical environments. Vincent is also the creator of MicrobeTV where he hosts his popular podcast This Week in Virology. He disseminates an incredible
amount of virology education online through his podcasts, blog and YouTube channel. An esteemed member of the scientific community, he's been doing laboratory research on viruses since 1975 and has received several awards for his work, including Irma T. Hirschl, Searle Scholars, Eli Lilly, Julius Younger and NIH Merit.