CVR podcast Contagious Thinking Podcast
1) The Grammar of Proteins: Building Protein Language Models for Discovery
In this episode, Dan Liu, a newly graduated PhD student from the MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research, shares the story behind PLM-interact — a new AI-powered model published in Nature Communications. B...Show More
2) The Great Escape: How Influenza A Uses Cellular Tunnels to Evade Immune Detection | CVR Rapid Reviews
Flu viruses use secret cellular tunnels to escape your immune system! New research from Daniel Weir and colleagues uncovers influenza's most elusive escape route - tunnelling nanotubes that let viruse...Show More
3) Not a Deficit, But a Difference: Reframing Neurodiversity in Academia
This episode explores the lived experiences of neurodivergent researchers in academia, from autism to ADHD. Through candid conversations with scientists at different career stages, we uncover both the...Show More
4) CVR Meets NIR DRAYMAN: International Mobility, Balancing Life & Career, and Choosing Lab Flooring
Listen to Dr Nir Drayman chat to Dr Mila Collados Rodriguez about his journey moving from Isreal to Chicago, to building his very own lab in California. Nir embraced the unexpected twists of life and ...Show More
5) CVR Meets NEREA IRIGOYEN: Ribosomal profiling, transitioning to independence and supporting Spanish researchers
Spanish virologist Nerea Irigoyen provides an inside look at her career with PhD students from the Castello Lab, Natasha Palmalux and Rozeena Arif. Nerea details her pioneering work using ribosomal pr...Show More
6) CVR Meets ANGELA RASMUSSEN: Toxic bosses, dealing with conflict and underrepresentation in science
Dr Angela Rasmussen travelled from the University of Saskatchewan to the CVR in September 2023, and sat down with Spyros Lytras and Kieran Lamb. Angela gives insight into dealing with toxic bosses, su...Show More
7) CVR Meets Prof WENDY BARCLAY: Gender equality, open science & collaboration | Stoker Award Winner
Prof Wendy Barclay OBE, winner of the 11th Annual Sir Michael Stoker Award, sat down with Stephen Devlin and Anna Sims on her visit the the CVR. Wendy gives insight into building a career in virology,...Show More
8) Exploring HPV: What does it do and how can we protect ourselves from it?
For #HPVAwarenessDay, Anna Kirk, a PhD Researcher in the Graham Lab, takes a deep dive into Human Papillomavirus in our recent Research Goes Viral podcast. Anna explains the viral life cycle of HPV, h...Show More
9) How do we find vampire bats? | Podcast short for Vampire Bats: Going Viral exhibit
Hear from Rita Ribeiro as she describes life as a researcher working with vampire bats in Peru. Carrying out fieldwork is vital in the fight against rabies, which is spread by vampire bats in Latin Am...Show More
10) CVR Meets ANICE LOWEN: Glasgow Taxi Drivers, Flu Coinfection & Imposter Syndrome
Associate Professor Anice Lowen travelled all the way from Atlanta's Emory University to deliver the Richard M. Elliott Memorial Lecture at the recent Glasgow Virology Workshop. Anice completed her Ph...Show More
CVR Meets ANICE LOWEN: Glasgow Taxi Drivers, Flu Coinfection & Imposter Syndrome
1:04:04 | Apr 30th, 2023