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Rob Wheeler studies fungus from both sides: how the immune system responds to fungal infection AND the how the fungus itself works. In particular, Rob studies Candida albicans, and all the ways it impacts us. 

Rob has degrees from Harvard and Stanford University in 2000, and did post-doctoral work at the Whitehead Institute. 

Our conversation was recorded in December 2023.

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Madina joins Immune to explain how the immune system of zebrafish gills compares to its functional counterpart in mammals, the lungs, and to discuss a zebrafish model for understanding olfactory loss during COVID-19.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, Cynthia Leifer, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Madina Wane

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• Black in Immuno (YouTube)
• Cytokines and gill homeostasis (J Immune)
• Zebrafish model of COVID-19 olfactory loss (bioRxiv)
• Overview of fish vaccination (pdf)
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Nels joins TWiV to reveal the discovery of a picornavirus of zebrafish by measuring immune responses in the host, genome sequence analysis of the White House COVID-19 outbreak, and a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate than reported cases in German children.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Nels Elde

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Links for this episode

• Zebrafish virus discovery by visualization (Curr Biol)
• Viral genome sequencing of White House COVID-19 outbreak (medRxiv)
• Genetic signature of virus that may have infected Trump (NY Times)
• Sixfold higher SARS-CoV-2 infection than reported in children (Med)
• Letters read on TWiV 678
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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