Peter Agre received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins. Peter is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and he also directed the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute until 2023. Today we discuss the history of malaria research, and Peter reflects on being a scientist. The interview is followed by Peter's keynote lecture for the University of Arizona One Health symposium, which he gave on February 12, 2024.
Episode 59. The Civilian Conservation Corps: Neil Maher
Episode 58. Subtraction: Leidy Klotz
Episode 57. Bias: Jim Zimring
Episode 56. Marine Pollution: David Valentine
Episode 55. DDT: Elena Conis
Episode 54. Bohr’s Atom: John Heilbron
Episode 53. Industrial Agriculture: Helen Anne Curry
Episode 52. Neurological Disorders: Sara Manning Peskin
Episode 51. Ecological Economics: Herman Daly
Episode 50. Space & the Sixties: Neil Maher
Episode 49. Armament & Disarmament: Richard Garwin
Episode 48. Nuclear Disarmament: Zia Mian
Episode 47. The Demarcation Problem: Michael Gordin
Episode 46. Unsettled Research: Mark Lytle
Episode 45. Wildlife Biology: George Schaller
Episode 44. Chemical Sense & Nonsense: Joe Schwarcz
Episode 43. Number Theory: Bryden Cais
Episode 42. Euclid’s Elements: David Acheson
Episode 41. Galileo’s Dialogue: John Heilbron
Episode 40. H.M.S. Challenger: Doug Macdougall
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