‘Snake Skin Research’: Listen to Aug. 13 ‘MTSU On the Record’

Producer/Host: Gina Logue
Guest: Dr. Donald Walker

The assistant professor of biology explains research into the impact of certain pathogens on snake skin and the bacteria that could protect the snakes.

A rattlesnake glances calmly at the camera in this 2013 file photo from Pixabay. MTSU biology professor Donald Walker, left, and his students have been studying DNA from snake skins to learn if certain bacteria on the snakes’ skin are beneficial in helping the creature combat snake fungal disease. (Pixabay photo)

‘MTSU On the Record’ guest leads students in snake hunt to examine pathogens, fungus

Intrepid microbial biology students on the trail of some southeastern snakes were the focus of a recent “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Donald Walker of MTSU’s Department of Biology first aired Aug. 13 on WMOT-FM Roots Radio 89.5 and online at www.wmot.org. You can listen…

August 13, 2019

In "Faculty/Staff News"

Dr. Mary Farone, seated in the foreground, Dr. Sharon Berk and MTSU doctoral candidate Brock Arivett view a graphic image, in this July 2016 file photo, of the amoebae that are part of their nearly 20-year study with Tennessee Tech researchers finding bacteria in a hot tub and cooling towers in Cookeville, Tennessee. The two bacteria species, which were named for Berk, are capable of infecting cell nuclei. (MTSU file photo by J. Intintoli)

‘Bacteria with a Bite’: Listen to July 30 ‘MTSU On the Record’

Producer/Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Mary Farone Synopsis: The biology professor discusses ongoing research into two unique bacteria discovered in a hot tub and a cooling tower in Cookeville, Tennessee.

August 6, 2019

In "On the Record"

‘MTSU On the Record’ peers into researchers’ study of bacteria’s strange behavior

Bacteria that have a speedy way of escaping battles with mammals’ immune systems were the focus of a recent “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Mary Farone of MTSU’s Department of Biology first aired July 30 on WMOT-FM Roots Radio 89.5 and online at www.wmot.org. You can…

July 30, 2019

In "Faculty/Staff News"

Gina Logue

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