TWiV 307: Ebola aetiology

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler Guest: Tara C. Smith Tara Smith joins the TWiEBOVsters to discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa, spread of the disease to and within the US, transmission of the virus, and much more. This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is presently looking to recruit any prospective graduate students to apply to our program by the December 1st deadline. Interested postdocs are also encouraged to contact faculty of interest. For more information about the Department, please visit www.mssm.edu/MIC . Links for this episode Science communications fellow at ASM Nation turns to science (New Yorker) CDC employees in West Africa (CDC) UN botched Ebola response (AP) Ebola czar (CNN) Ebola vaccine and budget cuts (HuffPo) Collins' ridiculous meme (NOT junk) How to quarantine against Ebola (Mukherjee) Ebola fear in Heartland (Tara Smith) Massive mutations in Ebola virus (PunditFact) Ebola airport screening (CDC) What is contact tracing? ( video ) (CDC) Inside MSF Ebola unit (YouTube) Ebola tech bulletin (DuPont) HAI controversies Letters read on TWiV 307 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Fall foliage map Kathy - Interviews with Peter Piot ( one , two ) and autobiography Vincent - The Ebola connection Listener Pick of the Week Brooke - N.B. Designs on Etsy Victor - SMBC Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]