HeyJaredmicroTalk
The talks from the researchers in the field of infectious diseases. The podcast is hosted by South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID).
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- Aug 25, 2026
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When E. Coli's Day Is Gone and It Wants To Ride on…Cocaine. With Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D. (opens the original)
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Cocaine action involves preventing the reuptake of the norepinephrine (NE) transporter, increasing NE and heightening nervous system stimulation. NE also signals through E. coli receptors to regulate its virulence, but is there a connection between E. coli and cocaine addiction? Dr. Vanessa Sperandio is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Wisconsin, whose laboratory studies pathogenic E. coli and their interaction with the human host.
You Gotta Be Squid-ding Me!: microTalk with Ned Ruby and Margaret McFall-Ngai (opens the original)
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The bacterium Vibrio fischeri colonizes the light organ of the bobtail squid, and this is one of the best characterized symbiotic relationships, thanks to the pioneering work of Dr. Ned Ruby and Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai (Caltech University). The symbiotic relationship between Ruby and his lab, who focus primarily on the bacteria, and McFall-Ngai and her lab, who focus primarily on the squid, has led to a deep understanding of what symbiosis really means at the molecular level. microTalk will dis
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