Let’s Meet the Virologists

LMtV Episode 13: think of others

We talk with Traci Bricker, a research laboratory supervisor, about her work with a hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 to find novel therapeutics to prevent and treat COVID-19.

LMtV Episode 12: patience is a virtue

We talk with Christian Shema Mugisha, a graduate student, about his work developing a rapid, cost-effective way to assay SARS-CoV-2 to further COVID-19 research.

LMtV Episode 11: hard work and a little bit of luck

We talk with Dr. Sarah Leist, a postdoctoral researcher, about her work generating a mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 which will be vital to understand host determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenesis.

LMtV Episode 10: you can make a difference

We talk with Dr. Yi-Chieh (EJ) Perng, a postdoctoral scholar, about his research to discover new antiviral drugs for SARS-CoV-2 and his outreach efforts discussing how to protect yourself and your community  during the COVID-19 pandemic by wearing a mask.

LMtV Episode 9: the importance of being prepared

We talk with Dr. Seth Zost, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work to identify monoclonal antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 which are currently in clinical trials evaluating their ability to prevent or treat COVID-19.

LMtV Episode 8: love and pizza in the time of COVID-19

We talk with Dr. Zhuoming Liu, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work using chimeric VSV to identify potential therapeutics monoclonal antibodies and drugs that prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

LMtV Episode 7: do the right thing

We talk with Dr. Ahmed Hassan, a postdoctoral researcher, about his work developing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

LMtV Episode 6: what connects us is science

We talk with Dr. Shibali Das, a postdoctoral researcher, about her studies to identify specific immune cells associated with protection and severity of COVID-19 disease.