Meet the Microbiologist

A podcast by Ashley Hagen, M.S.

167 Episodes

  1. Discovering Fossilized Microbes in Antarctic Ice Cores With Manuel Martinez Garcia

    Published: 3/14/2025

  2. Revenge of the Microbes With Brenda Wilson and Brian Ho

    Published: 1/16/2025

  3. Binning Singletons With Joseph James

    Published: 1/6/2025

  4. Biorisk Assessment and Management With Saeed Khan

    Published: 11/11/2024

  5. From Hydrothermal Vents to Cold Seeps: How Bacteria Sustain Ocean Life With Nicole Dubilier

    Published: 9/27/2024

  6. When Proteins Become Infectious: Understanding Prion Disease With Neil Mabbott

    Published: 8/23/2024

  7. Trillion Dollar Microbes Make the Bioeconomy Go Round With Tim Donohue

    Published: 5/28/2024

  8. Rabies: The Diabolical Virus With Many Symptoms and Hosts With Rodney Rohde

    Published: 5/7/2024

  9. Increasing Laboratory Capacity for TB Diagnosis With Aureliana Chambal

    Published: 3/9/2024

  10. Good Science, Bad Science and How to Make it Better with Ferric Fang and Arturo Casadevall

    Published: 1/26/2024

  11. Using AI to Understand How the Gut-Brain Axis Points to Autism With James Morton

    Published: 12/11/2023

  12. Atypical Metabolism of Leishmania and Other Parasitic and Free-Living Protists With Michael Ginger

    Published: 10/31/2023

  13. IBS Biomarkers and Diagnostic Diapers With Maria Eugenia Inda-Webb

    Published: 9/22/2023

  14. Think Fungus Early: Preventing Angioinvasion Via Early Detection With Gary Procop

    Published: 9/1/2023

  15. Moldy Skin, Invasive Aspergillosis and the Rise of Candida auris With Shawn Lockhart

    Published: 7/28/2023

  16. Microbial Flavor Profiles for Bread and Wine Production With Kate Howell

    Published: 7/14/2023

  17. AncientBiotics With Steve Diggle and Freya Harrison

    Published: 6/2/2023

  18. Sending Yeast to the Moon With Jessica Lee

    Published: 5/5/2023

  19. Invisible Extinction: The Loss of Our Microbes with Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Martin Blaser

    Published: 4/13/2023

  20. The Self-Experimentation of Barry Marshall

    Published: 2/7/2023

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Who is microbiology? Meet the Microbiologist (MTM) introduces you to the people who discover, innovate and advance the field of microbiology. Go behind-the-scenes of the microbial sciences with experts in virology, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and more! Share in their passion for microbes and hear about research successes and even a few setbacks in their field. MTM covers everything from genomics, antibiotic resistance, synthetic biology, emerging infectious diseases, microbial ecology, public health, social equity, host-microbe biology, drug discovery, artificial intelligence, the microbiome and more! From graduate students to working clinicians and emeritus professors, host, Ashley Hagen, Scientific and Digital Editor at the American Society for Microbiology, highlights professionals in all stages of their careers, gleaning wisdom, career advice and even a bit of mentorship along the way.