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A podcast for phage hunters about phage discovery and genomics. Graham Hatfull, Welkin Pope, Steve Cresawn, Dan Russell, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, and Charles Bowman discuss phage and education related topics with guests.

Graham Hatfull


    • Nov 6, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Bill Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2015 36:04


    We talk to Mycobacterial legend Bill Jacobs, the creator of shuttle phasmids, the developer of the beloved smeg strain mc²155, and the twin brother of our very own Debbie Jacobs-Sera. Bill talks about how he got into science, his past Mycobacterial work, a potential vaccine for Herpes, and armadillos.

    Bill Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2015 36:04


    We talk to Mycobacterial legend Bill Jacobs, the creator of shuttle phasmids, the developer of the beloved smeg strain mc²155, and the twin brother of our very own Debbie Jacobs-Sera. Bill talks about how he got into science, his past Mycobacterial work, a potential vaccine for Herpes, and armadillos.

    To lyse, or not to lyse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 46:35


    The Pitt crew discusses lysogeny, immunity, and why there's no such thing as a lysogenic phage.

    To lyse, or not to lyse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 46:35


    The Pitt crew discusses lysogeny, immunity, and why there's no such thing as a lysogenic phage.

    The Maine Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2015 47:46


    Graham, Welkin, Deb, Charlie and Steve talk to Sally Molloy and Keith Hutchison from the University of Maine.

    The Maine Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2015 47:46


    Graham, Welkin, Deb, Charlie and Steve talk to Sally Molloy and Keith Hutchison from the University of Maine.

    All Forest, No Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 39:48


    Forest Rohwer discusses viral metagenomics and the Year of the Phage.

    All Forest, No Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2015 39:48


    Forest Rohwer discusses viral metagenomics and the Year of the Phage.

    What’s the Difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 46:16


    Graham, Dan, Charlie, Welkin and Deb discuss sameness and differences in mycobacteriophages and the clustering of Actinomycetales phages.

    What’s the Difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2015 46:16


    Graham, Dan, Charlie, Welkin and Deb discuss sameness and differences in mycobacteriophages and the clustering of Actinomycetales phages.

    My PET Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014 47:34


    Ann Findley, Chris Gissendanner, and Allison Wiedemeier from the University of Louisiana Monroe join for discussion of their SEA-PHAGES program and cluster prediction using the Phage Enzyme Tool (PET) (available at: http://tinyurl.com/pudnr79).

    My PET Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014 47:34


    Ann Findley, Chris Gissendanner, and Allison Wiedemeier from the University of Louisiana Monroe join for discussion of their SEA-PHAGES program and cluster prediction using the Phage Enzyme Tool (PET) (available at: http://tinyurl.com/pudnr79).

    Rebekomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 51:35


    Rebekah Dedrick, a research associate in the Hatfull Lab, discusses RNA-seq and ribo-seq approaches to dissecting phage gene expression.

    Rebekomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 51:35


    Rebekah Dedrick, a research associate in the Hatfull Lab, discusses RNA-seq and ribo-seq approaches to dissecting phage gene expression.

    The Perfect Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 40:42


    The group discusses the current and future state of phagehunting on the new non-mycobacterial hosts being used in the program, Rhodococcus and Arthrobacter.

    The Perfect Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 40:42


    The group discusses the current and future state of phagehunting on the new non-mycobacterial hosts being used in the program, Rhodococcus and Arthrobacter.

    Signals on the Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2014 40:42


    Recent improvements to Phamerator are highlighted and the new SEA-PHAGES app is revealed!. Signals: http://tinyurl.com/mr52vwj PMID of papers discussed: 23945046.

    Signals on the Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2014 40:42


    Recent improvements to Phamerator are highlighted and the new SEA-PHAGES app is revealed!. Signals: http://tinyurl.com/mr52vwj PMID of papers discussed: 23945046.

    Phage Integration and Packaging et al.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2014 41:32


    Graham and the Pitt crew discuss new findings in bacteriophage biology. PMID of papers discussed: 25058116, 24711378, 24799672.

    Phage Integration and Packaging et al.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2014 41:32


    Graham and the Pitt crew discuss new findings in bacteriophage biology. PMID of papers discussed: 25058116, 24711378, 24799672.

    Pipe Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 27:21


    Live Recording from South Africa featuring guests Victoria Kasprowicz and Vanisha Munsamy discussing educational programs and experiences.

    Pipe Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 27:21


    Live Recording from South Africa featuring guests Victoria Kasprowicz and Vanisha Munsamy discussing educational programs and experiences.

    Out of Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 45:00


    Live Recording from South Africa featuring guests Michelle Larsen and Eric Rubin discussing phagehunting in South Africa, tuberculosis, and rapid diagnostics for TB.

    Out of Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 45:00


    Live Recording from South Africa featuring guests Michelle Larsen and Eric Rubin discussing phagehunting in South Africa, tuberculosis, and rapid diagnostics for TB.

    Down on the Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2014 54:50


    Live Recording from the SEA Symposium Featuring Guests from the Program. Guests Include Kevin Bradley, Lu Barker, Lee Hughes, Sandra Burnett, and David Dunbar

    Down on the Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2014 54:50


    Live Recording from the SEA Symposium Featuring Guests from the Program. Guests Include Kevin Bradley, Lu Barker, Lee Hughes, Sandra Burnett, and David Dunbar

    What's in a Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 35:36


    An Introduction to Sounds of the SEA

    What's in a Name?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 35:36


    An Introduction to Sounds of the SEA

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