Ranked #1
TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!
TWiP 40: Doctor, there's a worm in my eye!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss loaiasis caused by the filarial nematode Lo... Read more
17 May 2012
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #2
TWiP 22 - Hookworm
TWiP 22 - Hookworm
Vincent and Dickson discuss possibly the most socially and politically important nematode of humans, the hookworm Ancyl... Read more
9 Feb 2011
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Ranked #3
TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba
TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae ... Read more
26 Apr 2012
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #4
TWiP 91: Born to deform
TWiP 91: Born to deform
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel review how Viagra might be used to block transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, and introdu... Read more
20 Jun 2015
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #5
TWiP #23 - Strongyloides sterocoralis, a most unusual parasite
TWiP #23 - Strongyloides sterocoralis, a most unusual parasite
Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the world's most unusual parasite, Strongyloides stercoral... Read more
3 Mar 2011
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1hr 42mins
Ranked #6
TWiP 92: Kleptohaemodeipnonism
TWiP 92: Kleptohaemodeipnonism
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel discuss how fluctuation in the price of guinea pig food could help transmission of the agen... Read more
4 Jul 2015
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #7
TWiP #27 - Trematodes
TWiP #27 - Trematodes
Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of trematodes, or flukes, which have a snail as a reservoir host.
22 Jun 2011
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #8
TWiP #29 - Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez
TWiP #29 - Neglected tropical diseases with Peter Hotez
Vincent and Dickson converse with Peter Hotez about global health, vaccinology, and neglected tropical diseases.
23 Aug 2011
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #9
TWiP #21 - The giant intestinal worm, Ascaris lumbricoides
TWiP #21 - The giant intestinal worm, Ascaris lumbricoides
Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of Ascaris lumbricoides, one of the largest nematodes to infect ... Read more
20 Jan 2011
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #10
TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock
TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock
Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock.
13 Jan 2012
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #11
TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd
TWiP 45: Free range Toxoplasma with John Boothroyd
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson discuss Toxoplasma biology with Stanford University... Read more
26 Sep 2012
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1hr
Ranked #12
TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes
TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes
Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. jap... Read more
8 Nov 2011
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #13
TWiP 112: A NOD to a tricky helminth
TWiP 112: A NOD to a tricky helminth
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin The TWiP trio solve the case of the Woman from Washing... Read more
25 Jun 2016
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #14
TWiP 117: Parasitic puzzles
TWiP 117: Parasitic puzzles
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin The parasite prophets solve the case of the Thai Man w... Read more
26 Sep 2016
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1hr 51mins
Ranked #15
TWiP 80: Daniel in the parasites' den
TWiP 80: Daniel in the parasites' den
Vincent and Dickson welcome new TWiP host Daniel to discuss the association of a new Mycoplasma with Trichomoniasis, an... Read more
8 Jan 2015
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1hr 58mins
Ranked #16
TWiP 82: A NOD to helminths
TWiP 82: A NOD to helminths
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve last week's case study, present a new one, and reveal how secreted proteins from a he... Read more
7 Feb 2015
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #17
TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world
TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel provide the solution to last week's case study, present a new one, and discuss how immune s... Read more
24 Jan 2015
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #18
TWiP #18 - Cryptosporidium
TWiP #18 - Cryptosporidium
Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian... Read more
27 Oct 2010
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #19
TWiP 89: Day TWiPers
TWiP 89: Day TWiPers
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel reveal last week's case study and introduce a new one concerning a patient who traveled to ... Read more
16 May 2015
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1hr 34mins
Ranked #20
TWiP 126: A virus walks into a parasite
TWiP 126: A virus walks into a parasite
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin The TWiP Trinity solve the case of the Peace Corps vol... Read more
4 Feb 2017
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1hr 16mins