Episodes

  • CVR Meets NIR DRAYMAN: International Mobility, Balancing Life & Career, and Choosing Lab Flooring

    CVR Meets NIR DRAYMAN: International Mobility, Balancing Life & Career, and Choosing Lab Flooring
    Apr 29 2024

    Listen to Dr Nir Drayman chat to Dr Mila Collados Rodriguez about his journey moving from Isreal to Chicago, to building his very own lab in California. Nir embraced the unexpected twists of life and found his passion for virology while working in systems biology labs. He speaks about the challenges of navigating career opportunities, spousal hiring schemes and the meticulous process of choosing the flooring for your first laboratory. Nir gives advice on how to communicate your research effectively, convince committees to hire you and to embrace the individuality of every scientific path. 🔗 Links Find out more about Nir Drayman: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=7088 Follow Nir on X: https://twitter.com/NirDrayman Follow Mila on X: https://twitter.com/CacaoL8ver Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CVRinfo Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr
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    25 mins
  • CVR Meets NEREA IRIGOYEN: Ribosomal profiling, transitioning to independence and supporting Spanish researchers

    CVR Meets NEREA IRIGOYEN: Ribosomal profiling, transitioning to independence and supporting Spanish researchers
    Apr 17 2024

    Spanish virologist Nerea Irigoyen provides an inside look at her career with PhD students from the Castello Lab, Natasha Palmalux and Rozeena Arif. Nerea details her pioneering work using ribosomal profiling to uncover the complexities of viral gene expression, as well as her experiences transitioning to an independent group leader role. Irigoyen also shares valuable guidance for early career researchers, especially those from Spain seeking to establish themselves internationally, and she stresses the benefits of diverse lab experiences and the need to develop resilience against online criticism.


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    Learn more about Nerea Irigoyen: https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/staff/nerea-irigoyen

    Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CVRinfo Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr
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    32 mins
  • CVR Meets ANGELA RASMUSSEN: Toxic bosses, dealing with conflict and underrepresentation in science

    CVR Meets ANGELA RASMUSSEN: Toxic bosses, dealing with conflict and underrepresentation in science
    Mar 26 2024

    Dr Angela Rasmussen travelled from the University of Saskatchewan to the CVR in September 2023, and sat down with Spyros Lytras and Kieran Lamb. Angela gives insight into dealing with toxic bosses, sustained research investments, empowering underrepresented groups of people, dealing with conflict and connecting with colleagues across disciplines through social media. 🔗 Links More about Angela Rasmussen: https://www.vido.org/team/project-leaders-veterinarians/angela-rasmussen Follow Spyros on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SpyrosLytras Follow Kieran on Twitter/X:https://twitter.com/Kieran12Lamb Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CVRinfo Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr
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    56 mins
  • CVR Meets Prof WENDY BARCLAY: Gender equality, open science & collaboration | Stoker Award Winner

    CVR Meets Prof WENDY BARCLAY: Gender equality, open science & collaboration | Stoker Award Winner
    Mar 8 2024

    Prof Wendy Barclay OBE, winner of the 11th Annual Sir Michael Stoker Award, sat down with Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims on her visit the the CVR. Wendy gives insight into building a career in virology, navigating the challenges of science communication in the digital age, the importance of widening your network and asking for help. 🔗 Links More about Wendy Barclay, including contact information: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/w.barclay Follow Stephen on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sdevlinbio Follow Anna on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/annasimsbiol Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/
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    32 mins
  • Exploring HPV: What does it do and how can we protect ourselves from it?

    Exploring HPV: What does it do and how can we protect ourselves from it?
    Mar 4 2024

    For #HPVAwarenessDay, Anna Kirk, a PhD Researcher in the Graham Lab, takes a deep dive into Human Papillomavirus in our recent Research Goes Viral podcast.

    Anna explains the viral life cycle of HPV, how disruption of this cycle can lead to cancer, and how we can protect ourselves.


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    11 mins
  • CVR Meets ANICE LOWEN: Glasgow Taxi Drivers, Flu Coinfection & Imposter Syndrome

    CVR Meets ANICE LOWEN: Glasgow Taxi Drivers, Flu Coinfection & Imposter Syndrome
    Feb 7 2024

    Associate Professor Anice Lowen travelled all the way from Atlanta's Emory University to deliver the Richard M. Elliott Memorial Lecture at the recent Glasgow Virology Workshop. Anice completed her PhD at the CVR (then MRC Virology Unit) with Richard Elliott. We invited Anice along to chat with a couple of our PhD students, Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims, about her research in influenza A transmission and genome reassortment, her career path and her advice for early career researchers.


    Find out more about Anice and the Lowen Lab: http://www.lowenlab.com/

    Follow Anice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anice_lowen

    Follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annasimsbiol

    Follow Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdevlinbio


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    Find out more about the CVR: https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ 

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Evidence that AAV2 and genetic predisposition attributed to child hepatitis cases | CVR Reviews

    Evidence that AAV2 and genetic predisposition attributed to child hepatitis cases | CVR Reviews
    Mar 31 2023
    There is now strong evidence that the virus AAV2, alongside an underlying genetic predisposition, played a key role in cases of acute hepatitis in children, according to a new study published in Nature – the first detailed research investigation into the worldwide outbreak. In this podcast, host Stephen Devlin takes a deep dive into this new publication with lead author Dr Antonia Ho, Bioinformatician Dr Richard Orton and Pathologist Dr Vanessa Herder. The peer-reviewed study, which was led by researchers at the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, Public Health Scotland (PHS) and ISARIC (International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infections Consortium) WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK (CCP-UK), found that the common virus AAV2 (adeno-associated virus 2) was present in a range of different samples taken from children with acute unexplained hepatitis. In contrast, AAV2 was not found to be commonly present in samples taken from children in the control groups. Researchers believe that AAV2 virus may have played a key role in the development of acute hepatitis in a small number of young children around the world. Read the paper 'Adeno-associated virus 2 infection in children with non-A-E hepatitis' here: --- 🔗 Links Follow Toni on Twitter: twitter.com/DrToniHo Follow Vanessa on Instagram: instagram.com/vanessa.herder/ Follow Richard on Twitter: twitter.com/RichardJOrton Follow Stephen on Twitter: twitter.com/sdevlinbio Find out more about the CVR: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CVRinfo Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr
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    54 mins
  • Culling vampire bats may not help rabies spread, but transmissible vaccines might! - Streicker Lab

    Culling vampire bats may not help rabies spread, but transmissible vaccines might! - Streicker Lab
    Mar 20 2023
    New research from Professor Daniel Streicker and colleagues has revealed that vampire bat culls may actually exacerbate rabies transmission, rather than reducing it. In this podcast, Anna Kirk chats to Daniel Streicker and Megan Griffiths about their research around vampire bats and rabies virus. Megan's PhD project was focused on the development of a transmissible vaccine using a herpes virus to reduce rabies transmission in vampire bat populations. Read Daniels Science Advances paper 'Effects of culling vampire bats on the spatial spread and spillover of rabies virus' here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciad…7437#.ZA2-ZrIC6Ko Read the Nature paper which discusses Daniel's work here: www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00712-y Read Megan's PNAS paper 'Inferring the disruption of rabies circulation in vampire bat populations using a betaherpesvirus-vectored transmissible vaccine' here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216667120 --- 🔗 Links Follow BatsGoViral Lab on Twitter: twitter.com/BatsGoViral Follow Daniel on Twitter: twitter.com/DanielStreicker Follow Megan on Twitter: twitter.com/Megan3Griffiths Follow Anna on Twitter: twitter.com/Anna__Kirk Find out more about the CVR: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/cvr/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CVRinfo Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cvrinfo/ Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/mrc-uofg-cvr
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    39 mins