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In this episode we discuss the process of 'cell self eating' known as 'autophagy'. We talk to Dr. Alex Agrotis about his research in to a ubiquitin like pathway. 

In this Episode we talk to Dr. Kate Bishop, Group Leader of the Retroviral Replication Lab at the Francis Crick Institute. We chat about her paper looking out how the uncoating of HIV is dependant on a process called 'First Strand Transfer'. We discuss this process, along with the interdisciplinary approach of both this paper and the field of Virology as a whole.  Paper Available: https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/publications/hiv-1-capsid-uncoating-initiates-after-the-first-strand-transfer-of-reverse-transcription

Welcome back to a new series of 'Research in Review'. In this episode we discuss how intracellular bacteria can get trapped in jail cells called 'septin cages'. We talk about the importance of microscopy in visualising results and the importance of different perspectives in the lab.  Link: Entrapment of intracytosolic bacteria by septin cage-like structures - PubMed (nih.gov)

In this episode we discuss the interaction of the nuclease EsaD with out guest today Professor Palmer. We talk about this protein synthesised by S.aurues and how the strain produces a chaperone protein to prevent self damage. We also discuss how our guest got fascinated by the area of microbiology.  Read the Paper here at: The Ess/Type VII secretion system of Staphylococcus aureus secretes a nuclease toxin that targets competitor bacteria (nih.gov)

Most of us will have had a course of antibiotics in our lives. However, these somewhat routine medicines are under threat from Anti Microbial Resistant (AMR) pathogens. Today we discuss why AMR is a global threat and how we can make the most of the antibiotics we have by understanding of how they work. Paper available here: 10.7554/eLife.65836 

Keywords: Viral Ecology, Evolution, Emerging Diseases In this Episode, we discuss what can cause viruses to switch hosts also known as host shifting. We Discuss this with Dr. Ben Longdon from the University of Exeter who's paper investigates how well a small group of related viruses can infect a group of closely related species. Paper Available: Between virus correlations in the outcome of infection across host species: Evidence of virus by host species interactions - Imrie - 2021 - Evolution Letters - Wiley Online Library

Keywords: Virology, Influenza, Mass Spectrophotometry This Episode we discuss a mechanism of Viral replication where Viral proteins cleave methylated caps of host mRNA to reattach to their own RNA. This is known as 'Cap Snatching'' and we discuss how this leads to the formation of 'chimeric' proteins of both viral and host origin.  We speak to Dr. Edward Hutchinson from the MRC: Centre for Viral Research in Glasgow and talk about the exciting origins of this paper. The paper is available at: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30630-9#%20

Keywords: Functional Diversification, Stem Cells,  Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Hey folks ! Welcome to the next episode of my podcast where we discuss the Serine - Arginine Rich Spicing Factor (SPRK) with Dr. Francisco Bustos from the MRC: PPU in Dundee. I hope this episode will help you feel confident to go and read the paper yourself as it is worth the read and the open access link to it is available here: https://www.cell.com/developmental-cell/fulltext/S1534-5807(20)30757-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1534580720307577%3Fshowall%3Dtrue I am still working on this podcast. So if you have any feedback on the podcast so far, please leave it on the google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclhlzqaamFENmX2wcOm_jxmt1pw20eWdBxqfbU_3530kkb0w/viewform?usp=pp_url

Keywords: Immunology, Proteomics and Myc Welcome to the Second episode of 'Research and Review' where we have the opportunity to discuss research papers with the scientists who wrote them. Today's episode we discuss the activation of T cell by Myc ( a transcription factor) with Dr. Julia Marchingo, an immunologist working at the University of Dundee. The Full Access Link to this paper is: https://prod--journal.elifesciences.org/articles/53725v1 I has some recording issues this episode, however I am working on fixing these issues and looking forward to improving the quality of my podcasts for my audience. Enjoy. 

Keywords: Nature, Sustainability, Statistics, Survey and Education Hey! This is the first episode of ‘Research in Review’ where we speak to a scientists about their research paper to better understand the theory and techniques behind it! This is the first episode and I did have some recording issues but I look forward to making it better each time. The paper for today is ‘Nature a connection in Early Childhood : A quantitative Cross - Sectional Study’ (Barrable and Booth)   Available (Full Text) at: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/1/375/htm