Malaria continues to have a significant impact on humans. The Plasmodium parasites are transmitted through mosquito bites, and the disease has a tremendous impact on global health.
Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti, a professor at the University of Central Florida who specializes in malaria. Dr. Chakrabarti discusses the history of the search for antimalarials, the problem of parasite drug resistance, how undergraduates can help to discover the next antimalarials, whether eradication of mosquitoes will eliminate malaria, and his challenging passion in growing roses in Florida.
This episode was supported by ArchaeaMingle.com, for single-celled organisms looking for a steamy time.
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021: Ticks and Sandflies Suck!
020: The Promise of Stem Cells: Travis Block Communicates Science
019: Inside the Hot Zone: A Discussion of Ebola Virus and BSL4 containment with Anthony Griffiths and Ricardo Carrion
018: Talking Bioscience with Hizzoner: A Discussion with Mayor Ron Nirenberg
017: David Blehert sends out the Bat Signal: White Nose Fungus is Among Us!
016: Cdiff Infections and Fecal Transplants with Jimmy Ballard
015: Beware of bloodsuckers! What’s the buzz about mosquitoes?
014: Parasites, Vampire Bats, and Science, Oh My! A Discussion with Dan Riskin
013: Science Not Silence: A Discussion with Jonathan Berman, March for Science Organizer
012: There’s a Fungus Among Us! – Damian Krysan, M.D., Ph.D.
011: Sick as a…plant? Yep, plants get viruses too – David Bisaro, Ph.D
010: Extra! Extra! Hear All About It! Science Reporting in the Age of Fake News – Alex Berezow, Ph.D
009: Whoop Whoop! The Pertussis Vaccine – Rajendar Deora, Ph.D
008: Murderous Microbes: The Type Six Secretion System – Stefan Pukatzki, Ph.D.
007: Gnarly! The Surfer Biome Project – Mr. Cliff Kapono
006: Blood-sucking Disease: Malaria and the Microbiome – Nathan Schmidt, Ph.D
005: Selenium for the Millenium: A Whooping Trace Element – Girish Kirimanjeswara, Ph.D
004: California Cows in Crisis: Epizootic Bovine Abortion – Jeffrey Stott, Ph.D
003: The Superbug Crisis: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria – Mike Gilmore, Ph.D
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