Mar 23, 2021
Watch out for this kind of “Crypto” Currency:
Cryptosporidium is a parasite that causes diarrheal
disease in humans. Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of
waterborne disease in the U.S., and responsible for serious and
potentially fatal infections in HIV positive individuals and
malnourished infants.
Dr. Boris Striepen is a Professor of Pathobiology at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr.
Striepen studies Cryptosporidium and how it causes
disease.
Dr. Striepen talks about how Cryptosporidium multiplies
rapidly and has sex inside your intestines, how
Cryptosporidium is similar to its cousin the malaria
parasite, how genetics can help in the search for new drugs, how
someone can catch cryptosporidiosis from a swimming pool or a
petting zoo, how bacteria influence the virulence of parasites, and
how science beat a career as a harmonica player in a blues band.
The microCase for listeners to solve is about the great,
fantabulous, one and only Montana Jones, and his adventure in the
Congo that almost led to his demise.
Participants:
- Karl Klose, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- Boris Striepen, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)
- Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- Mylea Echazarreta (UTSA)
- Huntyr Menezes (UTSA)
- Michelle Neiner (UTSA)