The Viral Talk

Author: Federico De Angelis, Bobbie-Anne Turner

What is a virus? What does spillover mean? How can viruses infect humans? If these are things that you would like to know but lack the time or energy to research them, then welcome to The Viral Talk, the show which gives brief, direct and easy-to-understand answers to the big questions in virology. I am your host Federico De Angelis, a PhD student studying SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. Join me every other week to discover all the aspects of these obscure but fascinating organisms. Join in and Let's Go Viral.
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Ask a Professional - Digardians of the Galaxy with Matt Turnbull
Thursday, 22 January, 2026

Welcome to the 2nd season of 'Ask a Professional', the format of The Viral Talk where the focus is on the science but most importantly on the PEOPLE behind the science. From insect-borne viruses to SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza, here is where we interview experts from the UK and the world on their research, career, aspirations and on how to prepare the next generation of scientists. In this episode, Federico interviews a Dr Matt Turnbull, a researcher at the Centre for Virus Research in Glasgow, and fellow Digardian of the Galaxy. They're gonna talk about inspiring childhood figures, common PhD experiences and Flu being a bird virus. For the sciency people: Bird flu resists high temperatures in mammals to better replicate - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq4691 Review on bird flu - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6553608/ Call to actions:Follow the Viral Talk on IG - https://www.instagram.com/the_viral_talk_/Follow us on X - https://x.com/The_Viral_Talk Leave review on podchaser.com - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-viral-talk-5094049