ESWI Airborne's Podcast
In this educational podcast series, our host Clare Taylor talks with the members and partners of ESWI, the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza about their work with acute respiratory viruses such as influenza, sars-CoV-2 and RSV. Clare unearths career choices and paths discovering what brought these distinguished members to become experts in their respective fields. As listeners, we get acquainted with the fascinating world of viruses while she asks thought-provoking questions on issues ranging from how to keep viruses at bay, how vaccines work, why vaccination is important to certain risk groups, how to tackle fake news, and much, much more. This podcast series is adapted to the level of interest of healthcare professionals, patients belonging to risk groups, policy-makers and the public at large. Its purpose is to convey the thoughts and points of view of our guest speakers. Its purpose is not to provide specific medical advice to individuals or substitute consultation with medical practitioners.
ESWI Airborne's Podcast
Ed Hutchinson & Sarah Iannucci - Visualising Viruses
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European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI)
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Season 1
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Episode 6
What do snowflakes and viruses have in common? What is the scientific value of analysing “wild and wacky” forms of viruses? And what does a biomedical illustrator really do? These, and many more questions are addressed in this captivating episode delving into the scientific world of biomedical visualisation by Dr Ed Hutchinson, ESWI Board Member and senior lecturer at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and invited guest Sarah Iannucci.
