S1E1: And so it begins...

09/26/23 • 20 min

Listen to real-life stories from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases. Get ready to learn more about where outbreaks start and why, and how viruses evolve, leaping from animals to humans.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

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To learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research, go to www.itg.be/outbreaks.

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For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

Kevin Ariën, virologist, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, ITM Antwerp
Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC

Follow ITM and our work on:

To learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research, go to www.itg.be/outbreaks.

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Creation & Production: Sonhouse

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Transmission is the new podcast of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Our enlightening and intimate series shares the personal and professional experiences of researchers and physicians as they relentlessly battle diseases, advance scientific research and fight for the health of people globally.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

Follow ITM and our work on:

To learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research, go to www.itg.be/outbreaks .

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S1E2: Solving the riddle

Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases.

(c) The news broadcasts at the beginning of this episode were taken from VRT-Beeldarchief. The audio interview with Isabel Brosius was broadcast in "Laat" on 19 May 2022.

For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.

This episode features:

Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Katharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Johan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM Antwerp
Charlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM Antwerp
Isabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM Antwerp
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRC
Alexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, Guinea

Follow ITM and our work on:

To learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research, go to www.itg.be/outbreaks.

Strategy & Creation: Onlyhumans

Creation & Production: Sonhouse