Emergency Physician, Educator, Researcher, interested in the microbiome, evolution, and medicine
Nathan and Cars wrote a perspective piece on antibiotic resistance published 4 days ago in the New England Journal of Medicine. On about the same day, I gave a lecture to UNM emergency medicine residents on using evolution to mitigate antibiotic resistance and how to reduce the unintended consequences of […]
Developmental programming is thought to be a source of many adult diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The notion that early life experiences, including nutrient transfer from the mother in utero, can anticipate future environments and also shape the risk of later adult diseases has been termed the predictive […]
Is there a healthy microbiome, or isn’t there? Read this recent article by science writer Ed Yong in the New York Times and let me know what you think:
Dr. Carlo Maley, from the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present, An Overview of the Evolutionary Biology of Cancer.On MONDAY, November 3 at 12:00PM (lunch will begin at 11:30AM) in 107 Castetter Hall. Dr. Athena Aktipis, from the Center for Evolution and Cancer […]
Cancer is a micro-evolutionary process at the cellular level. Our guest lecturers next week will show you how the application of evolutionary theory to cancer has potential for a future Nobel prize. It will also illustrate why every medical student needs to understand evolution. (You are the lucky ones!) Cancer […]
Roland Cooper PhD will be giving another talk today in the Innovation Discovery and Training Complex (IDTC) at UNM at 1:00pm, entitled, Translational studies in malaria – surveillance for artemisinin resistance in Uganda. Map is here. Flyer is here. International and Global Health Lecture October 29th 1:00pm-2:00pm Department of Emergency […]
John Ioannidis published a now classic article Why most published research findings are false. An easily digestible write up of that paper appeared in the journal Atlantic. Lies, damned lies, and medical science. Both the above are must reads for anyone embarking on a career in medicine or bioscience. Now, John […]
Guest Lecturer Roland Cooper PhD Title: Evolution of artemisinin-resistant malaria Roland Cooper PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Dominican University in San Rafael, California. Dr. Cooper has studied the genetics and biological mechanisms of drug action and resistance evolution in malaria since […]
What is anorexia of illness? During sickness it is very common to lose one’s appetite and reduce energy intake. This anorexia of illness is one of a group of symptoms collectively known as sickness behaviors. Whether anorexia and other sickness behaviors are adaptive is uncertain and the optimal amount of nutrition […]
Microbial Manipulation For an introduction, read this Berkeley Science Review. And: How Pernicious Parasites Turn Victims into Zombies. And Carl Zimmer’s article in the New York Times Science section. The human gut microbiota has been described as a “forgotten organ” that is essential to human health and happiness. Evidence suggests […]
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