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Microbial Mondays

Merel Sijbranda and Alex Cloherty

Microbes are constantly changing the world around us, in all sorts of seen & unseen ways. From outbreaks of the bubonic plague to outbreaks of SARS, from the yeast used in ancient beers to the yeast in your sourdough starter: microbes shape human experiences, history, & society. Join us in exploring this big microbial world!Microbial Mondays' hosts are scientists who share a passion for science communication. Alex Cloherty holds a PhD in Immunology from the University of Amsterdam, & Merel Sijbranda is completing her PhD in Immunology at the Karolinska Institute. Theme music by Jacky Deng.

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Episodis

17 episodis

  1. What Makes Fungi Unique? On Antifungals & Resistance 23:54
  2. What does your microbiome have to do with allergies? 21:23
  3. Why do some people get allergies, and others don’t? 15:39
  4. How HPV causes cancer, and how we can stop it in its tracks 27:52
  5. Microbes in space! 23:01
  6. Your Immune System in Space 23:38
  7. Permafrost Pandora’s Box 28:30
  8. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 explained! 25:53
  9. Microbial ghost towns: Life after death in the Necrobiome 22:34
  10. Origins Unresolved: Tracing SARS-CoV-2’s Source 38:18
  11. Are we what we eat? How diet impacts the immune system 23:12
  12. Sex meets immunology 28:54
  13. Mycorrhizae & microplastics: Working with microbes for a changing planet 29:44
  14. Microbes in medicine: Yeast as a mobile, miniature medicine factory 24:07
  15. Hiding in plain sight: How microbes mimic us and the unfortunate consequences 23:08
  16. Viruses vs. vaccines: Why do we need to get some vaccinations more often than others? 25:29
  17. Microbial Mondays: Get to know your hosts 35:10