Dorothy Tovar's guest appearances

Dorothy Tovar

Science! With Friends

Greg Gbur

Katie Mack

Alie Ward

Gregg Mitman

Dianne Dotson

Carin Bondar

Stephon Alexander

Sam Illingworth

Eileen Hebets

Rebecca Lai

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Earyn McGee

Ramesh Laungani

Melinda Smith

Alan Christensen

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In the last two months, COVID-19 has drawn the public’s attention to zoonotic diseases in unprecedented—and often profoundly misleading—ways. The Chinese origins of SARS-CoV-2 have (re)awakened powerful cultural stereotypes that are now routinely invoked to explain the virus’s transmission to humans. In reality, the lives of bats, viruses, and humans are intertwined in far more complex and profound ways, as bat virologist Dorothy Tovar explains in this week’s episode. Dorothy tells Jocelyn and Bradley why bats’ unique immune systems make them ideal reservoirs for viruses, and why bat behavior and viral evolution combine to create a perfect storm for novel viruses to emerge. She discusses her research at the intersection of immunology and ecology and how she is working to understand the environmental factors that underlie zoonotic disease dynamics. The friends also discuss Dorothy’s science journey, and how a fateful parasitic encounter during a childhood visit to Haiti sparked a lifelong passion for science and public health. You can find Dorothy on Instagram and Linktree @iamdorothytovar, and you can learn more about her amazing work at the links below!https://woods.stanford.edu/people/dorothy-tovarhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/factors-allow-viruses-infect-humans-coronavirus/GoldieBlox Q&amp;A for kids: https://youtu.be/2xsOerD5cd0Reddit Q&amp;A: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ezstsw/science_discussion_series_the_novel_coronavirus/ Association of Science &amp; Technology Centers Q&amp;A: https://www.astc.org/astc-dimensions/qa-with-dorothy-tovar/Stanford Black Bioscience Organization: https://sbbo.sites.stanford.edu/ The IF/THEN initiative:https://www.ifthenshecan.org/ https://twitter.com/IfThenSheCan More on bats, viruses, and humans:“How China’s ‘Bat Woman’ Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus,” Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hunted-down-viruses-from-sars-to-the-new-coronavirus1“The Origins of SARS-CoV-2,” Benhur Lee Lab at Mount Sinai School of Medicine:Part 1: https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part1 Part 2: https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part2 Part 3: https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part3 “The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for a Vaccine?”, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/16/opinion/coronavirus-mutations-vaccine-covid.html ...Contact Science! With Friends (especially if you are a scientist interested in a lively conversation about your science and science story) at Gmail or Twitter!• Gmail: sciwithfriends@gmail.com• Twitter @SciWithFriends• Facebook: Science With FriendsScience! With Friends Podcast is created and hosted by Jocelyn Bosley (@SciTalker) and Bradley Nordell (@bradleynordell), Produced and edited by  Vince Ruhl.

In the last two months, COVID-19 has drawn the public’s attention to zoonotic diseases in unprecedented—and often profoundly misleading—ways. The Chinese origins of SARS-CoV-2 have (re)awakened powerful cultural stereotypes that are now routinely invoked to explain the virus’s transmission to humans. In reality, the lives of bats, viruses, and humans are intertwined in far more complex and profound ways, as bat virologist Dorothy Tovar explains in this week’s episode. Dorothy tells Jocelyn and Bradley why bats’ unique immune systems make them ideal reservoirs for viruses, and why bat behavior and viral evolution combine to create a perfect storm for novel viruses to emerge. She discusses her research at the intersection of immunology and ecology and how she is working to understand the environmental factors that underlie zoonotic disease dynamics. The friends also discuss Dorothy’s science journey, and how a fateful parasitic encounter during a childhood visit to Haiti sparked a lifelong passion for science and public health. You can find Dorothy on Instagram and Linktree @iamdorothytovar, and you can learn more about her amazing work at the links below! <a href="https://woods.stanford.edu/people/dorothy-tovar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://woods.stanford.edu/people/dorothy-tovar</a> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/factors-allow-viruses-infect-humans-coronavirus/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/factors-allow-viruses-infect-humans-coronavirus/</a> GoldieBlox Q&amp;A for kids: <a href="https://youtu.be/2xsOerD5cd0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/2xsOerD5cd0</a> Reddit Q&amp;A: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ezstsw/science_discussion_series_the_novel_coronavirus/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/ezstsw/science_discussion_series_the_novel_coronavirus/</a> Association of Science &amp; Technology Centers Q&amp;A: <a href="https://www.astc.org/astc-dimensions/qa-with-dorothy-tovar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.astc.org/astc-dimensions/qa-with-dorothy-tovar/</a> Stanford Black Bioscience Organization: <a href="https://sbbo.sites.stanford.edu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://sbbo.sites.stanford.edu/</a> The IF/THEN initiative: <a href="https://www.ifthenshecan.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ifthenshecan.org/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IfThenSheCan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/IfThenSheCan</a> More on bats, viruses, and humans: “How China’s ‘Bat Woman’ Hunted Down Viruses from SARS to the New Coronavirus,” Scientific American: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hunted-down-viruses-from-sars-to-the-new-coronavirus1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hunted-down-viruses-from-sars-to-the-new-coronavirus1</a> “The Origins of SARS-CoV-2,” Benhur Lee Lab at Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Part 1: <a href="https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part1</a> Part 2: <a href="https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part2</a> Part 3: <a href="https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://leelabvirus.host/covid19/origins-part3</a> “The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for a Vaccine?”, New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/16/opinion/coronavirus-mutations-vaccine-covid.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/16/opinion/coronavirus-mutations-vaccine-covid.html</a> ... Contact Science! With Friends (especially if you are a scientist interested in a lively conversation about your science and science story) at Gmail or Twitter! • Gmail: <a href="mailto:sciwithfriends@gmail.com">sciwithfriends@gmail.com</a> • Twitter @SciWithFriends • Facebook: Science With Friends Science! With Friends Podcast is created and hosted by Jocelyn Bosley (@SciTalker) and Bradley Nordell (@bradleynordell), Produced and edited by Vince Ruhl.

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