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In support of @BlackInImmuno and #BlackInImmunoWeek,  Candice Limper and Jessica Elmore interviewed one of the co-founders. Tune in to hear from Alexis Mobley, as she describes why and how they got started. Check out their website if you want to contribute to their organization. Alex Mobley Intro/middle/outro: Dr. Scarlett Lee Interview of Alex Mobley: Candice Limper and Jessica Elmore Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Have you ever wondered how an antiviral drug kills a virus? Have you heard of remdesivir and other antivirals in the news and wondered how they might kill SARS-CoV-2? Have you ever wondered why antibiotics are more common than antivirals?    Today, we answer these questions and more in our interview with Dr. Luis Schang, professor of chemical virology at Cornell's Baker Institute for Animal Health. His research focuses on discovering broad-spectrum antiviral drugs, and his lab has recently started to investigate the use of such antivirals to treat SARS-CoV-2.

Various factors determine how, why, and the extent at which we perceive information. In fact, you and I could hear one message and have vastly different interpretations.   Katherine McComas, Ph.D. and is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. Her research focuses on risk communications and is studying environment and health factors to determine why some follow risk recommendations and how individuals perceive risk.    Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Not only does SARS-CoV-2 infect people, but it is also impacting the world of money. In this episode, you will hear from Dr. Andrew Karolyi. He is the Harold Bierman Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management and the Deputy Dean and Dean of Academic Affairs at SC Johnson College of Business. In this interview, Dr. Karolyi describes the three different shocks (supply, demand, and financial) that we are experiencing due to this pandemic.   Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Are you interested in learning the wildlife origins of SARS-Cov2? Did you know that this new virus can potentially affect other animals such as gorillas? Do you want to know how we can prevent further emergences of viruses from wildlife while simultaneously protecting wildlife? In this episode, Dr. Scarlett Lee interviews Dr. Steve Osofsky. Dr. Osofsky is a wildlife veterinarian and directs the Cornell Wildlife Health Center. Here, Drs. Lee and Osofsky discuss the importance of being culturally sensitive when considering changing market dynamics with the goal of protecting the world from future diseases. Host: Dr. Scarlett Lee.                        Guest of honor: Dr. Steve Osofsky Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Dr. Alison Stout holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and is pursuing a Ph.D. at Cornell University, where she is studying virology. Dr. Stout works in the lab of Dr. Gary Whittaker at Cornell University. Dr. Whittaker is a world-renowned coronavirus researcher. The Whittaker lab is currently one of the few research labs that have remained open in the Ithaca campus. In this lab, she studies various coronaviruses and investigates the mechanism of how they infect cells In this episode, Dr. Stout shares 1) insights into the mechanism of how COVID-19 invades cells, 2) provides tips on how to avoid infection, and 3) has summarized potential treatments.   Hosts: Candice B. Limper and Dr. Scarlett Lee.                        Guest of honor: Dr. Alison Stout  Music credit: Swing Lo by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.  

Scarlett Lee is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Ph.D. Candidate in Drs. Brian Rudd and Brian VanderVen research labs at Cornell University. I am happy to announce that Dr. Lee is committing to helping make future podcasts, which means there will be more content come out faster. In this episode of Excellsior, Dr. Scarlett Lee is interviewing a medical doctor (MD) to get a first-hand account of what is happening in a hospital where she works.  Additionally, we have welcomed another person to this podcast Lauren Rosenthal. Lauren is a radio producer and an award-winning reporter produced this entire episode! Thank you Dr. Lee and Lauren for your contributions to make science more accessible to people!  Music credit: Podinton Bear, SwingLo, Rainy:  https://tinyurl.com/tdbjxnv

Dr. Javier Jaimes is a virologist who is studying the novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). He is trying to understand how this virus causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in humans. Dr. Jaimes works in the lab of Dr. Gary Whittaker's at Cornell University. Dr. Whittaker is a world-renown coronavirus researcher. The Whittaker lab is currently one of the few research labs that have remained open in the Ithaca campus. Music credit: Blue Dot Sessions, Throughput, Holyoke, 2019, instrumental, Glen Huchkins, Blue Dot Studio.

Scarlett Lee is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and a Ph.D. Candidate in Drs. Brian Rudd and Brian VanderVen research labs at Cornell University. In this episode of Excellsior, she describes who is susceptible to being infected by the novel coronavirus.  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30198-5/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR2D2B9587LGFjnLdtdrAUwbzsMPgy8Lxi-wcxr-031xdKyTTll7KgXFupE https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619302452?fbclid=IwAR2WLdzhjw1QLrSKPB5ur7JpAa-GOkoXKbv90QJTOFA9cgfYEhjP_yK43P0 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2020/03/16/peds.2020-0834.full.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.18.20024364v1 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30076-X/fulltext https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00573/full https://www.evolutamente.it/covid-19-pneumonia-inflammasomes-the-melatonin-connection/?fbclid=IwAR0dzUz0_XAnW4pfqAj5w8gs1NYuQLBvZo5ee18wL7w0ONNW_nQOcEUTIXo   Music credit: Podinton Bear, SwingLo, Rainy: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Rainy/Swing_Lo Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Curator: Copyright: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

For this episode, we are covering the poliovirus. Through a historical reenactment of the 1950s, we describe what it was like to be in fear and be infected with this virus. Our hopes from this episode are to show the general public how the development of vaccines has and can protect us from getting sick. Most of the world no longer fears the poliovirus thanks to the polio vaccine . . . Thank you, scientists! Contributors: Candice B. Limper (Host/Producer/Rose) | Justin T. Limper (co-host) | Jonathan Fuller (Frank) | Matt Gonzales (Jack) | Nick Segerson (co-editor) Music Credits:  blue dot sessions - Via Verre the sweet hots Free music archive: Dee Yan-Key: Jazzy Lee_Rosevere: 06 and Quizitive

For this season, we are going to cover how vaccines depend on our immune system to keep us safe. We will dive into the history of how the polio vaccine. We will address some of the health concerns that people have against getting a vaccine and more importantly talk the anti-vaxxer movement. Finally, we will talk about the future of vaccines and interview a famous scientist to talk about their career path in studying viruses from an immunologist point of view.

Are you interested in learning about immunology? As an immunologist in training, I want to use this podcast to learn how to explain really cool immunology to the general public. In this podcast, I will dive into the basic principles of immunology, history, controversies, and highlight women and men scientists who have forever changed how we view our immune system. And with each episode, I will interview an expert in the field to gain a deeper understanding of immunology. My first episode will be out in March 2019, so stay tuned!  PolyCoat by Blue Dot Sessions. Send your immunology questions and comments to Excellsior2018@gmail.com