Welcome to our podcast, Microbes and Us, brought to you by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Our FEMS communication gurus, Joseph Shuttleworth and Eleni Koursari, bring into each monthly episode guests from the microbiology field discussing topics from every corner of the microbial world. Whether you are a lover of microbes, a scientist, or you just want to join our fun microbiology community, then this is the podcast for you.
Molecules, microbes and multiomics is DNA Genotek's podcast, featuring experts in all areas of the genomics, microbiome and multiomics space. To learn more about any of these emerging areas of science, tune in.
This podcast explores the world of microbes. One microbe a week goes underneath our gaze as we cover topics such as morphology, physiology, biochemistry and why these little guys are so important!
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Episode 12 | How do bacteria fight their viruses? with Dr Aude Bernheim
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In this episode, host, Joseph Shuttleworth, is joined by Dr Aude Bernheim, researcher at INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), as they discuss the fascinating field of bacterial anti-viral mechanisms. From the rise of CRISPR for wide-scale genome editing, to the huge range of new anti-viral mechanisms discovered only ve…
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Episode 11 | Research Crimes with Science Integrity Detective, Elisabeth Bik
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In this episode, host Eleni Koursari, chats with Dr Elizabeth Bik, science consultant, advocator of science integrity and FEMS Special Merit Awardee. Our discussion takes multiple levels from the definition of science integrity, what happens today, and how to spot, report and avoid these "crimes". Science Integrity Digest Blog: https://scienceinteg…
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Episode 10 | Angelina Fanny Hesse, the Woman who Brought Agar into Microbiology, with Vanesa Ayala-Nuñez
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Bringing you the story of a woman that revolutionized microbiology, but is ever hardly recognized. In this episode, hosts Eleni Koursari and Corrado Nai welcome Vanesa Ayala-Nuñez and chat about the discovery of culturing microorganisms using agar made by Angelina Fanny Hesse. We also discuss women in microbiology and what changed from the 19th cen…
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Episode 9 | New Bacteria from Last Year & the Transition from Academia to SciComms Freelancing with Sarah Wettstadt
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Sarah Wettstadt, Director of the MicroComms science communications business, joins host Joseph Shuttleworth to highlight some newly discovered bacteria from 2021 and what we can learn from them. They also discuss her experience transitioning from academia into science communication and give tips on starting your own freelancer projects or business.…
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Episode 8 | Exploring the Antarctic Lake for Microorganisms with Christina Davis
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What does it take to do microbiology research in Antarctica? Christina Davis from the University of Florida talks to us about her own journey in studying microbes that live in subglacial lakes of Antarctica. Episode host: Eleni Koursari --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/microbesandus/message…
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Episode 7 | Antimicrobial Resistance and the R&D Model with Prof. Laura Piddock
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Celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 we bring to this episode Prof. Laura Piddock, Scientific Director at the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP). Together with episode host Eleni Koursari we discuss about antimicrobial resistance and dive deeper into the topic of antibiotic R&D and stewardship. GARDP websi…
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Phosphorus: Stretching the Capabilities of Clinical-Grade Genetic Testing
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We invited Alexander Bisignano, CEO of Phosphorus, to tell us more about his company’s application of genetic testing and to share what is in store for them in the future. Oleh DNA Genotek
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Episode 6 | Six Microbes for International Microorganism Day
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Looking forward to International Microorganism Day episode hosts Eleni Koursari and Joseph Shuttleworth chat about six interesting microorganisms and microscopic creatures perhaps unknown to you! From mangetic bacteria, to the worlds biggest fungi and spacefaring water bears! Find more information about International Microorganism Day at https://ww…
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Forensic science and the oral microbiome
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Can the oral microbiome help law enforcement link suspects to crime scenes or evidence? In this episode of Molecules, Microbes and Multiomics Heloise Breton PhD, a product manager at DNA Genotek with a background in forensic science, and Megan Anderson, a recent graduate from Rock Canyon High School, chatted with us about Megan’s project on the ora…
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Episode 5 | Our Science Communication Awardee Cláudia Godinho talks about International Microorganism Day
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At the spotlight of this episode is Cláudia Godinho, FEMS Science Communication Awardee, currently a postdoc at the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. We talk about her involvement with International Microorganim Day (17the September), a day to celebrate the wondrous world of microbes! Fi…
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Episode 4 | Life as a research fellow with Elisa Granato, FEMS Early Career Microbiologist Awardee
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Our podcast host Eleni Koursari, welcomes into this episode, Dr Elisa Granato, molecular microbiology research fellow at the University of Oxford and first FEMS Early Career Microbiologist Awardee. Elisa shares with us details about her research on bacterial ecology and evolution, experience about progressing through academia and talks about her pa…
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Episode 3 | All about the World Microbe Forum, with Dr Jennifer Gardy
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Dr Jennifer Gardy and our podcast host Eleni Koursari talk about the World Microbe Forum (20-24 June 2021)! With less than a month to go until the event we share with you details on sessions and how to make the most out of this online microbial meeting. Find more about the World Microbe forum at www.worldmicrobeforum.org --- Send in a voice message…
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Episode 2 | When Science Crosses International Boarders - Experience From Our Japanese Ambassador: Prof. Ken-ichi Yoshida
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Science is really international! Our episode host Corrado Nai and the FEMS Japanese ambassador Prof. Ken-ichi Yoshida discuss how science crosses international boarders, from Japan to the EU to America. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/microbesandus/message
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Episode 1 | Research, Networking and Public Perception of Science, with Prof. Linda J Kenney
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Episode host Joseph Shuttleworth and Prof Linda J Kenney, FEMS Ambassador for the USA discuss about research, career progression, networking and public perception of science. If you are interested in attending our next global meeting, share your research and build an international network submit and abstract and register for the World Microbe Forum…
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Urine the 'golden sample': Why is urine so exciting in cervical cancer prevention?
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We recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Severien Van Keer, a post-doc researcher at the VAXINFECTIO research group, at the University of Antwerp. Her research primarily focuses on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) detection in first-void urine, and the potential of urine as a sample type for cervical cancer screening. Her research also includes N…
Sneak peak into our new podcast - Microbes and Us - brought to you by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). Links: Website - https://www.fems-microbiology.org Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FEMSmicro/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/femsmicro/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/FEMSmicro LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.…
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Oral microbiome: The key to better therapeutics
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One new start-up microbiology company, Brick Built, is focused on the potential of the human oral microbiome. Our two microbiome product managers at DNA Genotek, Dr. Heloise Breton, and Laura Cunningham, had the pleasure of speaking with Brick Built Therapeutics co-founder Dr. Brian Klein about the role and future potentials of the oral microbiome …
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Leaving no microbe behind: Shoreline Biome’s easy solutions for microbiome NGS
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Shoreline Biome is a microbiome-focused company that provides simple solutions for microbiome next-generation sequencing. They develop tools and reagents to support end-to-end microbiome analysis. We talk about the amazing work of the team at Shoreline Biome and had the pleasure to interview their Director of R&D, Dawn Gratalo.…
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Behind the data: an interview with Dr. Dan Knights
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In this interview with Dr. Dan Knights, Senior Scientific Advisor of Diversigen, learn about the future of data generation from microbiome samples. Dr. Knights discusses how he started in microbiome and bioinformatics research, ways to increase the power of microbiome studies, and different signals within the microbiome.…
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RNA breakthroughs in autism, concussions, and COVID-19
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In this podcast, we explore how DNA Genotek and Quadrant Biosciences have been working together to support advancements in various diseases via RNA research and collection. Together, they've created RNA tests for early detection of autism spectrum disorder, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and COVID-19.…
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Probiotics, a possible solution to COVID-19 transmission?
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We interview a team from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who are exploring the impact of probiotics in COVID-19 transmission with a new clinical trial: Probiotics To Eliminate COVID-19 Transmission in Exposed Household Contacts (PROTECT-EHC).Oleh Katherine Lawless
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Personalized skin care: the beauty industry diving into the microbiome
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The interest in human microbiome has widened from the gut to other parts of the human body, like skin. One company saw an opportunity to combine the science of the human skin microbiome, makeup and skincare. In this episode of Molecules, Microbes, and Multiomics, we interview the co-founders of Pure Culture Beauty Joy Chen, former CEO of Yes To and…
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Challenges and solutions for global shortages of materials for COVID-19 testing
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When the pandemic hit, the demand for COVID-19 testing drastically increased, resulting in shortages of COVID-19 sampling and laboratory supplies and impacting the number of tests that could be performed. When we confirmed that our collection devices could stabilize, and inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we knew we could help. In this podcast we dis…
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Urine as a game-changing liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection
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We recently had the opportunity to interview Professor Patrick Pauwels, head of the laboratory of molecular pathology and co-director of CORE, a joint oncology research platform with the University of Antwerp. This podcast discusses the potential of liquid biopsies, such as urine in the field of cancer research especially when tissue is an issue. I…
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Metabolomics and the microbiome
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The question of “What is Metabolomics” has been buzzing around the scientific community. With the advances of new technology, a gateway to studying metabolomics has been opened. Over recent years, microbiome researchers have begun to incorporate metabolomics, the “missing piece of the puzzle”, as part of their multiomics studies To understand that …
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Solving the mysteries of your pet’s gut health
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Nom Nom is not your average pet food company. In addition to delivering fresh, healthy meals for cats and dogs created by a team of veterinary nutritionists, they use gut microbiome samples submitted by their customers to study the link between nutrition and pet health. Nom Nom partners with Diversigen to analyze these samples and provide the accur…
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Detection and full genotyping of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in first-void urine
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We recently had the opportunity to interview Rebecca Millecamps, a Marketing Manager at Fujirebio, a global leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD). In 2019, Novosanis and Fujirebio, signed a worldwide, non-exclusive agreement for the distribution of Colli-Pee®, Novosanis’ urine collection device for use with Fujirebio’s INNO-LiPA HPV gen…
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How to ensure the best sequencing results from saliva and fecal samples
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DNA Genotek has expertise with many different non-invasive sample types including saliva for genomic and feces for microbiome analysis. With any sample type, quality is paramount to generate the best sequencing results and subsequently to produce the most accurate data. In this podcast, Mike Tayeb and Brice LeFrancois, two experts from our research…
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SPARK project provides evidence for autism risk genes
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This episode of Molecules, microbes and multiomics features an interview with Pamela Feliciano, Ph.D. who is the Scientific Director for SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research through Knowledge) Launched in 2016, SPARK is designed to speed up research and advance our understanding of autism. SPARK, the largest study of autism ever, aims …
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Industry leaders come together to support microbiome discovery
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As the microbiome industry grows and evolves, so has our team of microbiome experts. In 2019, DNA Genotek’s parent company, OraSure, acquired both CoreBiome and Diversigen. Through these acquisitions, we gained Diversigen's industry recognized CLIA/CAP state-of-the-art techniques with expert consultative microbiome services, and the strength of Cor…
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Multiomics methods investigating aging process in man's best friend
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DNA Genotek speaks with researchers involved in the recently launched Dog Aging Project. The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence aging and to use that information to help pets and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free from disease. In this podcast, we speak with Dr. Dani…
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The role of the microbiome in childhood determinants of cardiovascular health
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The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is a prospective longitudinal study initiated in 1980. It is one of the largest follow-up studies into cardiovascular risk from childhood to adulthood. The main aim is to determine the contribution made by childhood lifestyle, biological, and psychological measures to the risk of cardiovascular diseases …
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PREdiCCT: the largest study on predicting IBD disease flare
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This week, I interview Dr. Charlie Lees and Lee Murphy, investigators for the PREdiCCt Study (Prognostic effect of environmental factors in Crohn’s and Colitis). PREdiCCt is a major study at the University of Edinburgh that is actively recruiting now. This is the first study of its kind and it is directed towards understanding how environmental fac…
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The challenges and opportunities of collecting RNA for human microbiome studies
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Jean Macklaim is a Bioinformatician at DNA Genotek who has an extensive history with RNA research. Jean received her PhD in Biochemistry and Bachelor of Science in Human Genetics from the University of Western Ontario where she focused on sequencing technologies and bioinformatics methods to understand the structure and function of the microbiome i…
An interview with Stephen Tang, President and CEO of OraSure Technologies and its subsidiaries DNA Genotek, CoreBiome and Novosanis. Steve spoke about how he fosters a culture of innovation across the entire organization. In the podcast, he discusses how innovation helps the organization respond to change, how developing people and creating opportu…
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Saliva as a sample type for genomic applications
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This week, I interview Scott Rabuka, Director of the Genomics Program at DNA Genotek for our podcast, Molecules, Microbes and Multiomics. Scott joined DNA Genotek in 2008 as the product manager for Oragene and successfully expanded the product into a complete family of solutions for global genomic research and clinical use. He is responsible for th…
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Urine as a liquid biopsy for cancer detection
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We recently had the opportunity to visit our new sister company, Novosanis, in Antwerp, Belgium, to talk about urine as a sample type. Novosanis is dedicated to solving urine sampling challenges through its product Colli-Pee™ - an award-winning device designed to efficiently and hygienically capture first-void urine (the first 20ml of a urine sampl…
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A look ahead for the microbiome industry
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We recently introduced listeners of Molecules, microbes and multiomics to our sister company, CoreBiome, a privately-held, Minnesota-based microbiome analysis company that accelerates discovery for customers in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and research communities. We are continuing this story via an interview with CoreBiome co-f…
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The microbiome challenges CoreBiome was built to solve
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In the podcast, Dr. Dan Knights, co-founder and CEO of CoreBiome discusses the problems CoreBiome was built to solve and the challenges surrounding reproducibility in the microbiome field. You’ll learn why he “geeks out” about quality, efficiency, and accuracy and how his team keeps CoreBiome at the forefront of the microbiome industry. Learn more …
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005 Microbes, the little guys_Bacillus thuringiensis and its role in agricultural biotechnology
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With the Earth's population continuing to increase there is an increasing demand for food. But how can food production become more efficient? One answer to that question is transgenic crops. Transgenic crops are crops that contain DNA from two different organisms. Usually the genome of the target organism is supplemented with a gene or multiple gen…
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004 Microbes, the little guys_Henrietta Lacks and the origins of the HeLa cell line
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"Who was Henrietta Lacks?" and "Where do HeLa cells come from?" These are a few of the questions answered in this podcast, which explores the origins of the very first immortal cell line. The HeLa cells originate from the an epidermoid carcinoma from the cervix from Henrietta Lacks. Rebecca Skloot helps us explore the everything HeLa, as these cell…
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003 Microbes, the little guys_Corrigendum, the word Prokaryote_has its used by date passed?
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This podcast revisits the taxonomic system of life and asks the question: "is the word Prokaryote out of date?" In this world of science literature it is ever important that we are all on the same page. Join as we clarify a topic that many amateur and professional scientists struggle with. We also introduce our next podcast topic... the HeLa cells.…
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002 Microbes, the little guys_SAR11 the most abundant microbe on the planet!
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This episode delves inside the world of SAR11. The most abundant microbe in the Oceans, and in fact on the Planet! Only discovered in 1990 by Stephen Giovannoni et. al., this microbe has already had its genome sequenced. SAR11 plays an important role as not just the garbage cleaner and elemental recycler of the oceans, but is also involved in the c…
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001 Microbes, the little guys intro_Taxonomic classification systems
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This is the first official podcast from thescientist, in the series; "Microbes, the little guys". In this episode we discuss the structure and information to expect from this podcast and also the taxonomic classification of life. The classification systems mentioned include the dichotomous Plant / Animal Linneas system, the 5 kingdom system by Whit…