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The Bengtsson-Palme lab podcast discusses new papers, life in academia and science news from the perspective of a research lab on the Swedish west coast.

Johan Bengtsson-Palme


    • May 5, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 29m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from Microbiology Lab Pod

    March 2021 Pod: Antibiotic resistance evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 100:38


    In this episode Microbiology Lab Pod, the team (Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Anna Abramova, Marcus Wenne, Sebastian Wettersten and Mahbuba Lubna Akter, Shumaila Malik, Emilio Rudbeck and Camille Wuyts) discusses the evolution of antibiotic resistance from different perspectives. We also interview Rémi Gschwind about his work on novel antibiotic resistance genes in the EMBARK program. The […]

    February 2021 Pod: Global Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 101:56


    The Microbiology Lab Pod is back with season two. This first episode was recorded on February 4 and has the theme of global change and effects on microbes. The crew (Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Anna Abramova, Marcus Wenne, Sebastian Wettersten and Mahbuba Lubna Akter) is joined by two guests – Shumaila Malik and Emilio Rudbeck – […]

    December 2020 Pod: Christmas theme

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 87:47


    In the sixth episode of the Microbiology Lab Pod, recorded on December 17, the crew (Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche, Anna Abramova, Marcus Wenne, Sebastian Wettersten and Mahbuba Lubna Akter) talks about Haveela's master thesis, virtual conferences and bring three Christmas themed papers. The specific papers discussed in the pod (with approximate timings) are as […]

    September 2020 Pod: All antibiotic resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 94:29


    This is the fifth episode of the Microbiology Lab Pod and has been lying around on my computer almost finished for way too long. It was recorded on September 23, and the bigger-than-ever-before crew (Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche, Anna Abramova, Marcus Wenne, Sebastian Wettersten and Mahbuba Lubna Akter) is joined by Fanny Berglund […]

    August 2020 Pod: From the deep sea to the lost sense of smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 86:25


    The fall semester has begun, and with that we have started a new round of recordings of the Microbiology Lab Pod. Our fourth episode was recorded on August 20, and the now-familiar crew (Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche and Anna Abramova) has been augmented with two new master students in the lab: Sebastian Wettersten and […]

    June 2020 Pod: Coronavirus galore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 82:27


    In the third episode of Microbiology Lab Pod, recorded in June, a crew consisting of Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche and Anna Abramova goes into depth with what we knew about the novel coronavirus at the time. We also talk about Emil‘s master thesis, potential alternative antibiotic treatment regimes and the lung microbiome in […]

    May 2020 Pod: Discovering novel resistance genes and how bacteria become virulent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 78:28


    In the second episode of Microbiology Lab Pod, a crew consisting of Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche and Anna Abramova discusses how to identify novel resistance genes with our special guest Marlies Böhm. We also talk about bacterial virulence: how do bacteria become virulent, how do virulence relate to competition, how do bacteria evade […]

    April 2020 Pod: The origin of the coronavirus, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 80:45


    In the very first episode of the Bengtsson-Palme lab podcast, a crew consisting of Johan Bengtsson-Palme, Emil Burman, Haveela Kunche and Anna Abramova discusses the origin of the novel coronavirus, interactions between influenza and the respiratory tract microbiome, resistant bacteria in glaciers, pathway analysis methods, a new genus of bacteria discovered in Gothenburg, as well […]

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