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Mary Estes, a virologist known for her work on viruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract, such as rotavirus and norovirus, discusses her career and research in a podcast episode hosted by Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker. Key points include rotavirus-induced diarrhea, minimal infective doses of rotavirus, mRNA release from rotavirus particles, and the development of a norovirus vaccine. The episode provides insights into Estes' groundbreaking work in the field of virology.
From the annual meeting of the American Society for Virology, Kathy and Brianne speak with Mary Estes about her career and the research of her laboratory on viruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract, including rotavirus and norovirus.
Hosts: Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker
Guest: Mary Estes
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Links for this episode
- MicrobeTV Discord Server
- Diarrhea induced by rotavirus NSP4 (Science)
- Minimal infective dose of rotavirus (Arch Virol)
- mRNA release from rotavirus particles (Nat Struct Biol)
- Norovirus vaccine (Clin Ther)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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