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Cosmic Radio Interview with Dr. Joseph Heitman: Professor and Chair of Molecular Genetics and Professor in Medicine at Duke University and CIFAR's Co-Director for the Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities Research Program
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Cosmic Radio Interview with Dr. Joseph Heitman: Professor and Chair of Molecular Genetics and Professor in Medicine at Duke University and CIFAR's Co-Director for the Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities Research Program

Cosmic Radio · Elizabeth Garcia

May 2, 20251h 4m

Show Notes

Join me on Cosmic Radio as we speak with Dr. Joseph Heitman.
 Dr. Heitman is a professor and Chair of Molecular Biology and Professor in Medicine at Duke University and CIFAR's Co-Director for the "Fungal Kingdom: Threats and Opportunities" Research Program.  Last month Dr. David Hibbett gave us an introduction into the fascinating study of the Fungal Kingdom. This month Dr. Heitman talks about the threats to humans, animals and plants by fungi and the breakthrough treatments and promising medicines that fungus can give us. We also talk about FUNGUS IN SPACE!
Your going to love this interview!!
check out the following links and learn all about Dr. Joseph Heitman's work:

  • https://mgm.duke.edu/profile/joseph-heitman 
  •  https://cifar.ca/research-programs/fungal-kingdom/
  •  https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-white-nose-syndrome 
  •  https://cifar.ca/cifarnews/2024/08/21/cifar-researchers-discover-potential-treatment-for-a-fungus-devastating-amphibian-populations-worldwide/
  • https://cifar.ca/bios/david-s-blehert/
  • https://www.v-meer.de/my-co-space


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