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TransmissionAuthor: Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp
Transmission is the award-winning podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Explore the exciting journeys of scientists and physicians battling diseases worldwide, from confronting Ebola in distant villages to the fight against COVID-19 in bustling urban settings. Join our researchers in their quest for a healthier world, from war zones to indigenous communities, addressing pressing issues like maternal deaths, HIV stigma, and access to life-saving drugs. Transmission: your front-row seat to the world of health, science and beyond. New episodes drop on Thursdays. Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S3E4: Innovation and hope
Episode 4
Thursday, 24 April, 2025
From new ways to control mosquitoes to the rise of African-led research: tune in to see the future of disease elimination. This episode will take you deep into the Peruvian Amazon, where our researchers are collecting blood samples, to a high-tech insectary in the heart of Antwerp, Belgium, where large swarms of mosquitos and tsetse flies are bred.For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.This episode features:Jakke (Jan) Van Den Abbeele, parasitologist and insect molecular biologist, Head of the Unit of Trypanosoma (ITM)Anna Rosanas-Urgell, parasitologist and malariologist, Head of the Unit of Malariology (ITM)Ruth Müller, biologist and entomologist, Head of the Unit of Entomology (ITM)Veerle Vanlerberghe, epidemiologist and education coordinator at Department of Public Health (ITM)Halidou Tinto, ITM alumnus, parasitologist and Head of Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro in Burkina FasoFrancesca Falconi, ITM alumna, microbiologist at Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, PeruFollow ITM and our work on:FacebookInstagramBlueskyLinkedInTo learn more about ITM's research on disease elimination, visit www.itg.be/en/research/disease-eliminationStrategy & Creation: OnlyhumansCreation & Production: Sonhouse
