TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
This Week in Parasitism
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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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Recent Episodes
May 29, 2026
TWiP 280: The wriggling diagnosis
Hosts Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula diagnose a mysterious wriggling worm in a child's appendix, offering insights into parasitic infections.
May 1, 2026
TWiP 279: Tolling for hookworms
<p>TWiP reviews a phase 2 clinical trial of a recombinant vaccine against N. americanus glutathione S-transferase-1, an enzyme that performs a crucial enzymatic step in<br /> hookworm blood feeding.</p> <div class="fluid-width-video-wrapper">Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"><strong>Vincent Racaniello</strong></a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"><strong>Daniel Griffin</strong></a>, and Christina Naula</div> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Phase 2 <a title="" href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41861834/">hookworm vaccine</a> clinical trial (Lancet Inf Dis)</li> <li>Phase 2 <a title="" href= "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/3/316">Schistosoma vaccine</a> clinical trial (Vaccines)</li> <li><a href= "https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ex1eVkwEnEyNX9k">TWiP study – information and survey</a></li> </ul> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP </p> <p>Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a></p> <p>Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p>
April 24, 2026
TWiP 278: Trichinella from eating bear eyeballs
<p>TWiP solves the case of the male in his 20s from Hokkaido, Japan, developed fatigue and rash, followed by fever and myalgia 6 days later, after eating a raw bear eyeball.</p> <p>Hosts: <a title="" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello"><strong>Vincent Racaniello</strong></a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/"><strong>Daniel Griffin</strong></a>, and Christina Naula</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-parasitism/id340512495">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXAubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vcnNz">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twip.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/rss">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Join the MicrobeTV <a title="" href= "https://discord.gg/vmnCyBPQds">Discord server</a></li> <li>Hero: Sir Nicholas White (1951 – 2026) (<a title="" href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/15/sir-nick-white-obituary">Guardian</a>, <a title="" href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00471-X/fulltext">Lancet</a>)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twip/twip-278-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiP 278</li> <li><a href= "https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ex1eVkwEnEyNX9k">TWiP study – information and survey</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>New Case</strong></p> <p>3 yo child who recently immigrated to the US from Central America is brought in to the ER with acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The mother is concerned about the pain as well as nausea and vomiting. This is acute and the ER provider is concerned that this might be an acute surgical emergency. They order an US in this child and they are surprised to see a rather active serpiginous wormlike 'thing' wiggling away in the child's appendix. I was sent the Ultrasound video which I really enjoyed. What to do?</p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiP </p> <p>Send your questions and comments to <a href= "mailto:twip@microbe.tv">twip@microbe.tv</a></p> <p>Music by <a href="http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p>
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