Matters Microbial

Matters Microbial #138: Sightseeing the Microbial World

Matters Microbial #138: Sightseeing the Microbial World September 8, 2026 Today Dr. Monika Oli, Instructional Professor of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science

Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet

Matters Microbial #137: The Living Skin of Our Planet August 25, 2026 Today Dr. Estelle Couradeau, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Manageme

Matters Microbial #136: When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door

Matters Microbial #136: When Bacteria Open the Wrong Door August 11, 2026 Today Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Immunobiology at the University of Arizon

Matters Microbial #135: Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs

Matters Microbial #135: Biofilms in Motion—The Adorable Zorbs July 30, 2026 Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jo Handelsmann, Shruthi Magesh Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spot

Matters Microbial #134: Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry?

Matters Microbial #134: Could Alien Life Use Different Chemistry? July 14, 2026 Today Dr. Morgan Sobol, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Texas State Un

Matters Microbial #133: The Microbial Partnerships That Help Corals Survive

Matters Microbial #133: The Microbial Partnerships That Help Corals Survive June 29, 2026 Dr. Hannah Reich of the Department of Environmental Biology at the State Univers

Matters Microbial #132: What 83,000 Generations of Bacteria Reveal About Evolution

Matters Microbial #132: What 83,000 Generations of Bacteria Reveal About Evolution June 17, 2026 Today Dr. Jeffrey Barrick, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of the

Matters Microbial #131: What Cystic Fibrosis Reveals About Hidden Microbial Lives

Matters Microbial #131: What Cystic Fibrosis Reveals About Hidden Microbial Lives June 3, 2026 Today Dr. Sam Brown, Professor of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech Unive

Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology

Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology May 19, 2026 Today Dr. Kevin Kohl, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of

Matters Microbial #129: Microbes Reveal How Evolution Might Replay

Matters Microbial #129: Microbes Reveal How Evolution Might Replay May 5, 2026 Today Dr. Michael Travisano, Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the College of

Matters Microbial #128: C. diff from Nursery to Nursing Home

Matters Microbial #128: C. diff from Nursery to Nursing Home April 20, 2026 Today Dr. Joseph Zackular, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Per

Matters Microbial #127: Even Your Navel Has Them — An Archaea‑Whisperer Explores

Matters Microbial #127: Even Your Navel Has Them — An Archaea‑Whisperer Explores April 7, 2026 Today Dr. Nahui Medina-Chavez, postdoctoral scholar in the Travisano labora

Matters Microbial #126: Squid Eggs Come With Antifungal Frosting

Matters Microbial #126: Squid Eggs Come With Antifungal Frosting March 24, 2026 Today Dr. Spencer Nyholm, Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the

Matters Microbial #125: Antibiotics, Streptomyces and Evolution

Matters Microbial #125: Antibiotics, Streptomyces and Evolution March 15, 2026 Today Professor Paul Hoskisson, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Engineering

Matters Microbial #124: How Bacteria Die in the Microbial Marine Forest

Matters Microbial #124: How Bacteria Die in the Microbial Marine Forest February 24, 2026 Today Dr. Anne Thompson, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biolo

Matters Microbial #123: What Whooping Cough Can Teach US

Matters Microbial #123: What Whooping Cough Can Teach Us February 6, 2026 Today Dr. Seema Mattoo, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, joins t

Matters Microbial #122: Jumbo Marine Viruses and Nanoscopic Warfare

Matters Microbial #122: Jumbo Marine Viruses and Nanoscopic Warfare January 26, 2026   Today Dr. Alaina Weinheimer, Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Microb

Matters Microbial #121: Phollowing Phage in the Gut Microbiome

Matters Microbial #121: Phollowing Phage in the Gut Microbiome January 7, 2026 Today Dr. Liz de Ora Ortiz, postdoctoral scholar in the Secor Laboratory at Montana State U

Matters Microbial #120: Bacterial Interactions among Oral Microbes

Matters Microbial #120: Bacterial Interactions among Oral Microbes December 29, 2025 For Episode 120, we welcome Dr. Batbileg Bor, Associate Professor at the ADA Forsyth

Matters Microbial #119: Investigating Microbial "Dark Matter"

Matters Microbial #119: Investigating Microbial "Dark Matter" December 22, 2025 Today Dr. Julia Willett, Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunol