# professor university (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover professor university. Page: Feed: --- ## [You Gotta Be Squid-ding Me!: microTalk with Ned Ruby and Margaret McFall-Ngai](https://asm.org/microTalk) _2026-07-05 · microTalk_ The bacterium Vibrio fischeri colonizes the light organ of the bobtail squid, and this is one of the best characterized symbiotic relationships, thanks to the pioneering work of Dr. Ned Ruby and Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai (Caltech University). The symbiotic relationship between Ruby and his lab, who focus primarily on the bacteria, and McFall-Ngai and her lab, who focus primarily on the squid, has… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/microtalk/microTalk087.mp3?dest-id=573109) ## [How Microbiology Is Evolving: Insights from ASM Leadership and Researchers](https://asm.org/podcasts/microtalk/episodes/how-microbiology-is-evolving-insights-from-asm-lea) _2026-01-16 · microTalk_ microTalk, recorded live at ASM Microbe 2025, examines the current trajectory and future direction of microbiology. Karl and guests address scientific leadership within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), structural changes in the society, and the role of microbiology in addressing complex scientific and societal challenges. Emphasis is placed on research, training, evolutionary thinking,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/microtalk/microTalk086.mp3?dest-id=573109) ## [Weed My Lips: Cannabis Viroids with Dr. Zamir Punja](https://asm.org/Podcasts/microTalk/Episodes/Weed-My-Lips-Cannabis-Viroids-with-Dr-Zamir-Punja) _2025-01-24 · microTalk_ Viroids are some of the most unusual biological infectious agents because they consist of only very small circular RNA molecules. They are too small to encode proteins, yet they are resilient and cause disease in a variety of agriculturally important plants, including cannabis, the sixth largest cash crop in the U.S. Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Frasier… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/microtalk/microTalk085.mp3?dest-id=573109) ## [Archaea for Me-a With Dr. Alexandre Bisson](https://asm.org/Podcasts/microTalk/Episodes/Archaea-for-Me-a-With-Dr-Alexandre-Bisson-microTal) _2024-12-02 · microTalk_ Archaea are one of the three domains of life on earth, but these organisms are much more mysterious and less understood than either Bacteria or Eukaryotes. Dr. Alex Bisson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Brandeis University. His laboratory studies Archaea, primarily focusing on Haloarchaea. Dr. Bisson discusses how Archaea are able to shape-shift from one cell shape to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/microtalk/microTalk084.mp3?dest-id=573109)