Matters Microbial #62: Should I Stay, or Should I Go—How Bacteriophage are Released from Host Cells October 23, 2024
Today, Dr. Jolene Ramsey, of the Biology Department of Texas A&M University and Affiliate of the Center for Phage Technology, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how bacteriophages release themselves from host cells, her efforts to teach students to work with the primary literature, and her own path to the microbial sciences.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Jolene Ramsey
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Links for this episode
- A truly wonderful reminder video about bacteriophages.
- A link with a 3D printer design of capsid model pieces (personally, I am really interested in making one of these!).
- A video demonstrating how the capsid model pieces self assemble—something like real viruses can?
- An essential book about bacteriophage authored by my late friend Merry Youle.
- A fine book describing how bacteriophages can be used to fight bacterial diseases.
- This “first person” book by #MattersMicrobial podcast guest Steffanie Strathdee about how she was able to use bacteriophages to save her husband’s life is a must read.
- A link to the Citizen’s Phage Library.
- A link to the truly fabulous (yes, I am jealous I am not part of this program) CURE program SEA-PHAGES and SEA-GENES for undergraduate students.
- A remarkable illustration of T4 bacteriophage bursting from host cells by the scientist-artist David Goodsell.
- The organization that designed Dr. Ramsey’s laboratory logo.
- A link to the Clinical Genome Curation for Human Genes.
- A link to the CACAO website for biocuration competition.
- A recent Ramsey lab mini-review on phage classification.
- A link to the Center for Phage Technology.
- The Ramsey lab Instagram page.
- The Ramsey lab YouTube channel.
- Dr. Ramsey’s laboratory website.
- Dr. Ramsey’s faculty website.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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