<description>&lt;p&gt;TWiV reviews nominees to head NIH, FDA, and CDC, cervical cancer decline following HPV vaccination, local dengue in Texas, human isolate of H5N1 virus is transmissible and virulent in animal models, and shared mechanisms of immune evasion among animal and bacterial viruses.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: &lt;a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"&gt;Vincent Racaniello&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "http://www.turbidplaque.com/"&gt;Alan Dove&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href="https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/"&gt;Rich Condit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.michiganmedicine.org/profile/879/katherine-spindler"&gt;Kathy Spindler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="" href= "https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7udnl4izlb2snrbi3jacuz2k"&gt;Brianne Barker&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title="" href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/"&gt;Jolene Ramsey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe (free): &lt;a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"&gt; Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59"&gt;email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Become a &lt;a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute"&gt;patron&lt;/a&gt; of TWiV!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading"&gt;Links for this episode&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt; &lt;li&gt;Bhattacharya nominated to &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/controversial-health-economist-trump-s-pick-head-nih"&gt;head NIH&lt;/a&gt; (Science)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Makary nominated to &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/mixed-reactions-greet-trump-s-pick-longtime-fda-critic-head-agency"&gt;head FDA&lt;/a&gt; (Science)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Weldon nominated to &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/why-public-health-leaders-have-concerns-with-dave-weldon-trump-s-cdc-nominee"&gt;head CDC&lt;/a&gt; (Chief Healthcare Exec)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2827212"&gt;Cervical cancer declining&lt;/a&gt; following vaccination (JAMA Net)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/texas-public-health-officials-announce-first-locally-acquired-case-dengue-virus-2024"&gt; Local dengue case&lt;/a&gt; in Texas (Texas HHS)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;H5N1 human isolate &lt;a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39467571/"&gt;transmissible and virulent&lt;/a&gt; (Nature)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;H5 &lt;a title="" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html"&gt;current situation&lt;/a&gt; (CDC)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/h5n1-flu-reported-cases"&gt;Global&lt;/a&gt; H5N1 cases (Our World in Data)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39197447/"&gt;Conserved immune evasion&lt;/a&gt; in animal and bacterial viruses (Cell)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Timestamps by &lt;a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/"&gt;Jolene&lt;/a&gt;. 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This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

TWiV 1173: Holy Cow! Convergent evolution!

DEC 8, 2024119 MIN
This Week in Virology

TWiV 1173: Holy Cow! Convergent evolution!

DEC 8, 2024119 MIN

Description

TWiV reviews nominees to head NIH, FDA, and CDC, cervical cancer decline following HPV vaccination, local dengue in Texas, human isolate of H5N1 virus is transmissible and virulent in animal models, and shared mechanisms of immune evasion among animal and bacterial viruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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Brianne – Pale Blue Pod Kathy – PhysicsGirl recent Instagram post, ScienceAdvisor signup free daily sci news distillation, Semi-conducting hydrogels, Bot that can pick up things with a soft touch, “Pigeonbot II”, a drone called LisRaptor, zapping forever chemicals like PFAS with light and here Rich – Vendee Globe Jolene – Center for the Improvement of Mentored Research Experiences Vincent – These two ancient human relatives crossed paths 1.5 million years ago

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]

Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.