Talk by F. Frischknecht: Why have we not been able to eradicate malaria?
Follow Freddy, Professor for Integrative Parasitology at our department, who, in 2014, gave this very insightful talk. His lecture, together with plenty of others, has kindly been made available to the public by EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Heidelberg as part of their virtual seminar series "Infectious Disease and Society".
Podcast: Highlights of higher education research - episode 5 on junior scientists in Germany (in German)
A career in science is characterized by a high level of commitment, and the path is often accompanied by uncertainties in employment. The Federal Report on Young Scientists (BuWiN) is therefore published once every legislative period to provide the latest figures on the doctoral and post-doctoral phase as well as the career paths, employment conditions and professional prospects for young scientists in Germany. In this podcast episode, our group leader Freddy Frischknecht also has his say to give some insight into the situation in the life sciences.
TED Talk by F. Osier: "The key to a better malaria vaccine"
Publication details: October 2018 via YouTube (filmed at TED conference 2018, Vancouver).
In 2018 our former group leader Faith Osier was selected as a TED Fellow, joining a class of 20 change-makers from around the world who delivered a talk on the TED stage in April 2018 in Vancouver. Her talk is available on the TED Homepage and YouTube.
About TED: TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
Podcast with spotlight on tropical diseases
Publication details: June 2017, eLIFE podcast, episode 39
In this special episode the podcast discusses diseases that are common in tropical countries including tuberculosis, Zika, malaria and schistosomiasis.
Here especially: Malaria parasites on the move.
A protein called TRP1 allows the parasites that cause malaria to move inside mosquitos. This chapter is based on a recent research article by the Frischknecht group.
Podcast "Science off Camera" - Episode 41 with F. Frischknecht
Publication details: 27 September 2021, Science off Camera podcast, episode 41
In the interview our group leader Freddy Frischknecht takes us back to the beginnings of his scientific career as young student in Berlin and unravels the secret how he ended up in malaria research. Of course he also tells us about his current research and what is so fascinating about it.
Malaria Minute Podcast - Episode of 17 June 2022 with Freddy Frischknecht
Publication details: Podcast by the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) available since September 2021
In the episode of 17 June 2022 our group leader Freddy Frischknecht and his colleague Ulrich Schwarz "show" the malaria parasite up close, brought to life by cell biology and physics by describing the vortices-like movement of sporozoites and the benefits of interdisciplinary research.
But how about checking out the rest of episodes too, it's for sure worth it!
Podcast "The Life in Science" - Episode 3 with N. Kilian
Publication details: 21 September 2022, Life in Science podcast, episode 3
Yet another addition to the outreach activities of our department: Nicole Kilian, one of our former group leaders, has been interviewed for “The Life in Science” podcast series by Arjun Udupa, MSc student in Molecular Biosciences at Heidelberg University. For this podcast, which is available on spotify, Arjun interviews scientists from Heidelberg with different backgrounds and in different career stages. As listener you get a more personal insight and a better understanding on what drives a person to follow this for sure not easy career pathway.
Tune in to Arjun’s podcast! (especially the interview with Nicole, of course)
Marsilius Podcast with F. Frischknecht (in German)
Publication details: 27 March 2023, Marsilius Podcast, Episode 8
Three Marsilius Fellows discuss the "phenomenon of fever" and the effects of malaria from a medical, physical and historical perspective. Friedrich Frischknecht (Parasitology), Stefanie Gänger (Modern History) and Ulrich Schwarz (Biophysics) look at historical and contemporary approaches to explaining, preventing and curing "fevers" as well as societal reactions, particularly to epidemic "fevers".