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Matters Microbial #70: Food Safety and Antibiotic Resistance December 18, 2024 Today, Dr. Dr. Erika Ganda, Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes in the Department of Animal Science at Pennsylvania State University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the varied interests of her research team studying the intersection of animal husbandry, microbiome studies, and the threat of antimicrobial resistance. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Erika Ganda Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A video that Dr. Quinn and yours truly did for an event at Harvard University about #LuxArt. A video of a #LuxArt event I ran at ASMCUE a few years ago. An overview from the CDC about the One Health concept. The story of “Typhoid Mary.” An overview of rumen microbiology. The glass artwork of Jane Hartman. An article about Salmonella dublin and the impact on the dairy industry. An introduction to strategies of antibiotic resistance. A TED talk about the threat of antibiotic resistance. The concept of low level antibiotics to promote growth in chickens and other animals. A video demonstrating the swift rise of antibiotic resistance using the MEGAPLATE approach. The accident in Brazil in 2015 releasing metal mining waste leading to increased antibiotic resistance. Evidence that microbial zinc resistance leads to increased antibiotic resistance. An explainer for proper antibiotic use. Dr. Ganda's faculty website. Dr. Ganda's research website Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com
Today, Dr. Will Ratcliff of the Georgia Institute of Technology joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the fascinating work his group has done exploring the evolution of multicellularity, and the wonderful example of “snowflake yeast.” Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: William Ratcliff Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A video of a #LuxArt workshop that Dr. Jennifer Quinn and I organized at an ASMCUE conference a few years ago. Such creativity! Here is a nice editorial overview of the issue of the evolution of multicellular versus unicellular life and how the latter could lead to the former. Here is a review essay on the topic of the evolution of multicellularity from Dr. Ratcliff's laboratory group. A very recent and interesting review article exploring the possible “black swan” event leading to multicellularity in evolution. A foundational journal article on snowflake yeast from Dr. Ratcliff and research colleagues. A nice video of the snowflake yeast described by Dr. Ratcliff. A wonderful ‘must read” essay on the topic of snowflake yeast from Quanta magazine. A wonderful ‘must read” essay on the topic evolving multicellularity from Quanta magazine. A wonderful ‘must read” essay about the possibility of multicellular prokaryotes from Quanta magazine. A really engaging video about the evolution of snowflake yeast from Dr. Ratcliff. Dr. Ratcliff's faculty website. Dr. Ratcliff's quite fascinating laboratory website. A must read! Dr. Ratcliff's outreach website. Another must read! Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com
From ASM's Conference for Undergraduate Educators 2023 in Phoenix, TWiM speaks with Amaya Garcia Costas and Gwendolyn Knapp about their approaches to undergraduate microbiology education, and how they use TWiM as part of their curricula. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Petra Levin and Michele Swanson. Guest: Amaya Garcia Costas and Gwendolyn Knapp. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode ASMCUE 2023 Teaching in the time of COVID-19 (J Microbiol Biol Edu) Take the TWiM Listener survey! Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to twim@microbe.tv
COVID-19 has challenged everyone to understand how vaccines work and how we can ensure their safety. This talk from microbiology author Marjorie Kelly Cowan is an update of her early summer talk and provides vaccine basics and then the particulars of the vaccines used for COVID-19. Be sure that your students have access to an authoritative source of information amongst all the noise in the cybersphere concerning vaccines, with this 38-minute video pulling on concepts and figures from her microbiology textbooks.If you would like to view this lecture visually, click here: https://www.mheducation.com/highered/highered/discipline-detail/microbiology/vaccines-and-covid-19.htmlAbout the AuthorKelly Cowan has taught microbiology to pre-nursing and allied health students for over 20 years. She received her PhD from the University of Louisville and held postdoctoral positions at the University of Maryland and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her campus, Miami University Middletown, is an open admissions regional campus of Miami University in Ohio. She has also authored over 25 basic research papers with her undergraduate and graduate students. For the past several years, she has turned her focus to studying pedagogical techniques that narrow the gap between under resourced students and well-resourced students. She is past chair of the American Society for Microbiology's Undergraduate Education committee and past chair of ASM's education division, Division W.
Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as he talks about the exciting happenings at this year’s ASMCUE in Tysons, VA. Author Corners (Saturday August 3rd): 10:30-11:00 AM Teaching Microbiology Today with Denise Anderson (Nester's Microbiology) 11:15-11:45 Extremely Practical Guide For Using Just-In-Time Teaching, Like, Tomorrow with Heidi Smith and Kelly Cowan (Cowan and Cowan Fundamentals)1:00-1:30 High Impact Practices in the Microbiology Classroom with Barry Chess (Tamaro's Microbiology)1:45-2:15 SmartBook® 2.0 with Heidi Smith (Front Range CC) Here is the best part—if you attend all four sessions, you will be entered for a chance to win your choice of some great prizes! We look forward to seeing you at ASMCUE. Tune in to learn more!
Join Valerie Kramer and Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as they share the exciting happenings at this year’s ASMCUE in Austin, TX. Start your day at Booth #13 for coffee with our author team! Then, listen to our expert presentations throughout the day on how to enhance your course with active and adaptive learning, high-impact practices in the microbiology lab, and student literacy. Here is the best part—if you attend all four sessions, you will be entered for a chance to win your choice of some great prizes! We look forward to seeing you at ASMCUE. Tune in to learn more!
Ian Orme is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at Colorado State University, and his research focuses on the immune response to tuberculosis (TB) – a bacterial disease that most often infects the lungs. He's speaking at the American Society for Microbiology's Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE). In the U.S., TB seems like a thing of the past. Here, public health measures and medical care have all but wiped out the threat from this infection. But worldwide, the WHO says there were 9.2 million new TB cases in 2006 alone, and each person with TB infects an average of 10 to 15 people with the TB bacterium every year. These are just some of the reasons Dr. Orme is delivering a talked titled “Tuberculosis: Why Now Is a Good Time to Leave the Planet” at ASMCUE. He admits leaving the planet isn’t a practical suggestion, but he wants to raise awareness of the disease and he’s not afraid to stir the pot a little. Orme and his group not only study the immune responses to TB bacteria, they’re also following a number of different avenues for developing new vaccines and improving the existing vaccine, BCG (bacille Calmette-Guérin). In this interview, I talked with Dr. Orme about his vaccine work, why he thinks latent TB bacteria aren’t really latent, and how he sometimes feels like the wild-haired radical, cat-calling from the corner of the lecture hall.
The American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is an interactive four-day conference on scientific updates and effective teaching strategies. Now in its 16th year, the conference attracts over 300 microbiology and biology educators. Educators come from colleges, universities and international institutions to learn and share the latest information in the biological sciences and education research. The conference program includes plenary, concurrent, poster, and exhibit sessions. Participants engage in formal and informal small group discussions between colleagues all focused on the same goal: to improve teaching and learning in the biological sciences. In this episode, we talk with Erica Suchman, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, and Local Organizing Chair for the 2009 meeting. Erica talks about her attendance at the meeting for the past 12 years and the benefits of participating. Also featured are several participants at the ASMCUE 2008 held at Endicott College in Beverly, MA and ASMCUE's Education Director, Amy Chang, a co-founder of the Conference. For more information about the conference or to view past proceedings, visit www.asmcue.org.
The American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is an interactive four-day conference on scientific updates and effective teaching strategies. Now in its 16th year, the conference attracts over 300 microbiology and biology educators. Educators come from colleges, universities and international institutions to learn and share the latest information in the biological sciences and education research. The conference program includes plenary, concurrent, poster, and exhibit sessions. Participants engage in formal and informal small group discussions between colleagues all focused on the same goal: to improve teaching and learning in the biological sciences. In this episode, we talk with Erica Suchman, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, and Local Organizing Chair for the 2009 meeting. Erica talks about her attendance at the meeting for the past 12 years and the benefits of participating. Also featured are several participants at the ASMCUE 2008 held at Endicott College in Beverly, MA and ASM's Education Director, Amy Chang, a co-founder of the Conference. For more information about the conference or to view past proceedings, visit www.asmcue.org.
The American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is an interactive four-day conference on scientific updates and effective teaching strategies. Now in its 16th year, the conference attracts over 300 microbiology and biology educators. Educators come from colleges, universities and international institutions to learn and share the latest information in the biological sciences and education research. The conference program includes plenary, concurrent, poster, and exhibit sessions. Participants engage in formal and informal small group discussions between colleagues all focused on the same goal: to improve teaching and learning in the biological sciences. In this episode, we talk with Erica Suchman, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, and Local Organizing Chair for the 2009 meeting. Erica talks about her attendance at the meeting for the past 12 years and the benefits of participating. Also featured are several participants at the ASMCUE 2008 held at Endicott College in Beverly, MA and ASMCUE's Education Director, Amy Chang, a co-founder of the Conference. For more information about the conference or to view past proceedings, visit www.asmcue.org.