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This Week in Parasitism

This Week in Parasitism

Written by: Vincent Racaniello
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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.Vincent Racaniello 2022 Biological Sciences Science
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  • TWiP 271: The silent lesion
    Dec 23 2025

    TWiP explores female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in Southern Malawi, a neglected tropical disease.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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    • Female genital schistosomiasis in Malawi (Parasitology)
    • Mainstreaming female genital schistosomiasis (Parasitology)
    • Female genital schistosomiasis (WHO)
    • TWiP study – information and survey

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    Music by Ronald Jenkees

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    50 mins
  • TWiP 270: They bake my noodle
    Nov 28 2025

    TWiP solves the case about the man with abnormal brain MRI, and presents a new case for your solving about a man with some electrolyte issues related to his end-stage renal disease.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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    • Letters read on TWiP 270
    New Case

    A man in his 20s is admitted to the hospital with some electrolyte issues related to his end-stage renal disease. Infectious disease is consulted as he has a report of a recent positive strongyloides serology test that was done as part of his pre-transplant evaluation. He reports no international travel, no interesting exposures.

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    Music by Ronald Jenkees

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    57 mins
  • TWiP 269: Peripatetic Martin Grobusch
    Nov 21 2025

    TWiP travels to Toronto, CA for the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference where they meet up with Martin Grobusch to discuss his career and his work.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

    Guest: Martin Grobusch

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    • Primaquine for blocking malaria transmission (Lancet Inf Dis)
    • Pulmonary tuberculosis, Sierra Leone (New Microb New Inf)
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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