This Week in Virology

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Episodes 99
Avg. Duration 1h 16m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (2,054)
Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
29%
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About This Podcast

This Week in Virology is a netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.

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Recent Episodes

TWiV 1331: A drug for cervical cancer

Jun 14, 2026 1h 58m

TWiV explains research showing that dairy cows are infected with low doses of influenza A(H5N1) and do not transmit efficiently to other animals, and covalent inhibitors of human papillomavirus type…

TWiV 1330: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Jun 13, 2026 1h 11m

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda…

TWiV 1329: How HIV-1 goes nuclear

Jun 07, 2026 1h 50m

TWiV explains research showing limited transmission of cervid prions to nonhuman primates, and the finding that cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores. Hosts: Vincent…

TWiV 1328: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Jun 06, 2026 1h

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda…

TWiV 1327: Influenza viruses in the MIST

May 31, 2026 1h 59m

TWiV explains research on human influenza virus transmission that reveals heterogeneous expulsion of infectious virus into air, and how gut bacteriophages dictate inflammation heterogeneity through…

TWiV 1326: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

May 30, 2026 38m

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello comment on incidences of locally transmitted malaria in the US, mpox diagnostics, the latest developments surrounding hantavirus…

TWiV 1325: Sticky flu with Hannah Rowe

May 24, 2026 57m

Vincent travels to Oregon State University in Corvallis to meet up with Hannah Rowe to talk about her career and her work demonstrating how the interaction of influenza A virus and Streptococcus…

TWiV 1324: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

May 23, 2026 45m

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss withdrawal of the ACIP charter published in April 2026, the first council meeting on antibiotic resistant bacteria, the…

TWiV 1323: One influenza infection, two patients

May 17, 2026 1h 48m

TWiV explains mRNA delivery of mosaic-8 pan-sarbecovirus RBD vaccines, and how toll-like receptor 7 alters the maternal immune landscape during influenza A infection to increase maternal and fetal…

TWiV 1322: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin - Hantavirus special

May 16, 2026 53m

In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello reviewed the latest developments surrounding the hantavirus outbreak, including new interim guidance from the Centers for Disease…

TWiV 1321: Phage cross talk and cross reactions

May 10, 2026 1h 52m

TWiV explains how cross-reactive anti-prophage antibodies and bacterial heteroresistance is implicated in phage therapeutic failure, and how phages communicate across species to shape microbial…

TWiV 1320: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

May 09, 2026 44m

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship and its potential for person-person transmission, how cessation of funding for…

TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2

May 03, 2026 1h 43m

TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by…

TWiV 1318: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

May 02, 2026 1h 8m

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello note the uncertain future of the National Science Foundation amid shifting U.S. funding priorities and governance; the rise of China…

TWiV 1317: Dead shrimp walking

Apr 26, 2026 1h 41m

TWiV explains a study showing that viral DNA load in blood and saliva varied markedly with age, time of day season, sex, and depended on dozens of genetic loci, and identification of an emerging…

TWiV 1316: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Apr 25, 2026 53m

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are distressed by RFK Jr’s testimony in front of Congress, surges in rotavirus infections and the staggering number of people who…

TWiV 1315: Jabs for bats

Apr 19, 2026 1h 50m

TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and ecological vaccination, a strategy to prevent…

TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Apr 18, 2026 47m

TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin April 17, 2026 In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed but not surprised by poll results suggesting most…

TWiV 1313: Maybe they're all dementia vaccines

Apr 12, 2026 1h 55m

TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Trojan horse mechanism. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan…

TWiV 1312: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

Apr 11, 2026 44m

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are aghast at the CDC’s decision to no longer test for rabies and mpox and the revised charter for its the advisory committee on…

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