TWiV 1024: The Chumakoviridae

Vincent speaks with Kostya Chumakov about his career: raised by two virology parents in Moscow, trained in virology by Vadim Agol, then moving to the US FDA where he developed a molecular test for measuring production consistency of oral poliovirus vaccine.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Kostya Chumakov

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Mikhail Chumakov (Wikipedia)
• MAPREC (WHO pdf)
• Kostya Chumakov Symposium (YouTube)
• Maprec and monkey neurovirulence of OPV (PNAS)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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