Today, Dr. Michele Swanson, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Michigan, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the her journey to microbiology, the mysterious disease causing bacterium Legionella, and how to best create a better scientific ecosystem.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Michele Swanson
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Links for this episode
- An overview of Legionella and its ability to cause disease from the Centers for Disease Control.
- A more formal overview of Legionella and Legionnaire’s Disease.
- An overview of Legionella as an interesting microbe.
- A review article by Dr. Swanson and colleagues about Legionella.
- A review article by Dr. Swanson and colleagues about Legionella’s life cycle.
- A history of Legionnaire’s Disease.
- An article about the Flint, Michigan outbreak of Legionella related disease.
- An article describing how Legionella can use amoebae as hosts, and how that can relate to disease.
- An article by Dr. Swanson and colleagues about the Flint, Michigan outbreak of Legionella.
- A link to the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Re-envisioning NIH-supported Postdoctoral Training, Dec 2023
- The Frontline “Flint’s Deadly Water” documentary.
- A link to the NASEM’s 2020 report “Management of Legionella in Water Systems”
- A video interview with Dr. Swanson.
- Dr. Swanson’s faculty page.
- Dr. Swanson’s laboratory page.
- Dr. Swanson’s Wikipedia page.
- Dr. Swanson coauthored a fine textbook on microbiology.
- Dr. Swanson is a cohost on the This Week in Microbiology podcast.
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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