Nanovax Podcast

On today’s episode, we will be talking about the influenza virus in neonatal populations. Dr. Jennifer Bermick is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatology at the University of Iowa. She runs a basic science laboratory that focuses on understanding how the neonatal immune system develops under normal and inflammatory conditions. This includes the study of fetal and neonatal immune responses during chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis, with the goal of identifying therapies that can...

This episode discusses the emergence and evolution of avian H5N1. Our episode guest is Kevin Legge, Pathology Endowed Professor of Pulmonary Immunology Research, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pathology, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Director, Department of Pathology Research Flow Cytometry Facility, Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Immunology at the University of Iowa, and Associate Director at the Nanovaccine Institute. This episode was recorded on September ...

This episode discusses the immune response to bovine respiratory infections in cattle, particularly the respiratory disease RSV. Episode guests are: Jodi McGill, Interim Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the John G. Salsbury Endowed Chair and Associate Professor in Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, and Randy Sacco, Lead Scientist and Research Microbiologist in Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research Unit (RDIRU) at the Na...

In this episode, Mike Roof sits down with Phil Gauger, Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, to discuss respiratory disease in livestock. Conversation highlights include vaccine use in livestock, livestock-human zoonotic transfer opportunities, avian influenza in dairy cattle, livestock disease monitoring, and web-based tools at Iowa State to assist with disease monitoring and understanding data trends in disease spread among livestock. Links f...

Podcast hosts Balaji Narasimhan, Kathleen Ross, and Mike Roof briefly discuss the work at the Nanovaccine Institute and the topics to be covered by the Nanovax Podcast. Balaji Narasimhan, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor and Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University; Director, Nanovaccine Institute Kathleen Ross, Core Facility Manager, Research and Development Engineer III, Nanovaccine Institute Mike Roof, Chief ...