Barney Bishop's guest appearances

Barney Bishop

Finding Genius Podcast

FutureTech Podcast

The Floridaville Podcast

Cate Shanahan

Stacy Erickson

Udo Erasmus

Daniel Griffin

Louis Rosenberg

Bruce Sanguin

Tyler Cartwright

Hugo Mercier

Ryan Sullivan

Matt Webber

Elliot Roth

Armando Hasudungan

Paige Mayer

Darshan Shah

Paul Anderson

OwlTail

The Floridaville Get to Know the People Behind the Florida Names You Know Barney Bishop is a longtime advocate in Tallahassee with a history of entrepreneurship.  He is the past President of Associated Industries of Florida and has served on numerous boards and committees including the Florida A &amp; M University Board of Trustees, City of Tallahassee Airport Advisory Committee, and the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. 

The Floridaville Get to Know the People Behind the Florida Names You Know Barney Bishop is a longtime advocate in Tallahassee with a history of entrepreneurship.  He is the past President of Associated Industries of Florida and has served on numerous boards and committees including the Florida A &amp; M University Board of Trustees, City of Tallahassee Airport Advisory Committee, and the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

Florida Life Story Barney Bishop

Bacteriologist, Monique van Hoek, and peptide chemist, Barney Bishop, have been collaborating since 2009 in the effort to find new and effective sources of antimicrobial peptides—molecules that are produced naturally in the body and allow for strong innate immunity. They’re looking in a place not many others are: in the blood of Komodo dragons. Bishop explains that reptiles have robust immune systems that rely on innate immunity as the first line of defense much more so than mammals, which is how an alligator can survive the loss of a limb with minimal incidence of infection and without any medical intervention. And when it comes to Komodo dragons, the fact that they can regularly consume decaying corpses and remain unaffected by the high presence of bacteria in their saliva is a testament to the strength of their immune systems. Guided by an interest in the diversity of peptides that have evolved over millions of years to defend animals against infection, Hoek and Bishop have centered their focus on the peptides found in the blood of Komodo dragons. After surveying hundreds of peptides and testing them against a variety of bacteria, the duo has found a peptide that has antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and wound healing properties. They’ve tweaked the peptide just slightly for added stability, and can now synthesize huge quantities without any additional blood from Komodo dragons. Interested in learning more? Hoek and Bishop offer an exciting and intriguing discussion on all the science behind this research, the potential it holds, and what’s to come in the near future. For more information, visit adr.gmu.edu.  

Bacteriologist, Monique van Hoek, and peptide chemist, Barney Bishop, have been collaborating since 2009 in the effort to find new and effective sources of antimicrobial peptides—molecules that are produced naturally in the body and allow for strong innate immunity. They’re looking in a place not many others are: in the blood of Komodo dragons. Bishop explains that reptiles have robust immune systems that rely on innate immunity as the first line of defense much more so than mammals, which is how an alligator can survive the loss of a limb with minimal incidence of infection and without any medical intervention. And when it comes to Komodo dragons, the fact that they can regularly consume decaying corpses and remain unaffected by the high presence of bacteria in their saliva is a testament to the strength of their immune systems. Guided by an interest in the diversity of peptides that have evolved over millions of years to defend animals against infection, Hoek and Bishop have centered their focus on the peptides found in the blood of Komodo dragons. After surveying hundreds of peptides and testing them against a variety of bacteria, the duo has found a peptide that has antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and wound healing properties. They’ve tweaked the peptide just slightly for added stability, and can now synthesize huge quantities without any additional blood from Komodo dragons. Interested in learning more? Hoek and Bishop offer an exciting and intriguing discussion on all the science behind this research, the potential it holds, and what’s to come in the near future. For more information, visit <a href="http://adr.gmu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adr.gmu.edu</a>.

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with the Product of Millions of Years of Evolution—Monique van Hoek & Barney Bishop—Antimicrobial Discovery Research

Antibiotic resistance and multi-drug resistant pathogens pose a serious danger to the health of humans and the ability to treat life-threatening infections. Since 2009, a bacteriologist and peptide chemist, Monique van Hoek and Barney Bishop respectively, have been joining forces to address this growing threat by attempting to identify natural sources of peptides millions of years of evolution in the making—peptides that provide reptiles with robust, innate immunity that allows them to survive loss of limbs, open wounds, and the consumption of decaying corpses without any negative repercussions. In particular, Hoek and Bishop have been analyzing very small amounts of Komodo dragon blood, and after testing hundreds of peptides against a number of bacteria, they’ve isolated and synthetically stabilized one peptide that has shown antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and wound-healing properties. They join the podcast today to discuss all the ins and outs of their research and the potential it holds for the future of antibiotic resistance and human health. Tune in to hear the full conversation and visit adr.gmu.edu to learn more.

Antibiotic resistance and multi-drug resistant pathogens pose a serious danger to the health of humans and the ability to treat life-threatening infections. Since 2009, a bacteriologist and peptide chemist, Monique van Hoek and Barney Bishop respectively, have been joining forces to address this growing threat by attempting to identify natural sources of peptides millions of years of evolution in the making—peptides that provide reptiles with robust, innate immunity that allows them to survive loss of limbs, open wounds, and the consumption of decaying corpses without any negative repercussions. In particular, Hoek and Bishop have been analyzing very small amounts of Komodo dragon blood, and after testing hundreds of peptides against a number of bacteria, they’ve isolated and synthetically stabilized one peptide that has shown antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and wound-healing properties. They join the podcast today to discuss all the ins and outs of their research and the potential it holds for the future of antibiotic resistance and human health. Tune in to hear the full conversation and visit <a href="http://adr.gmu.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adr.gmu.edu</a> to learn more.

Harnessing the Antimicrobial Properties of Komodo Dragon Blood—Monique van Hoek & Barney Bishop—Antimicrobial Discovery Research