Public Health Audio Podcasts from Johns Hopkins

Fotis Kafatos, PhD, a world-renowned biologist at the Imperial College London, was the keynote speaker at the Third International Malaria Research Conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. The conference was held March 20 and 21 in Baltimore, Md. In an interview with George Dimopoulos, PhD, a former student of Kafatos and an assistant professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Kafatos discussed his career and the importance of his malaria research.

The 17-year, $4 billion polio eradication campaign has been marked by great successes yet an elusive finale. Don Burke, professor of International Health at the Bloomberg School, talks with David Heymann, leader of the global campaign, about the program's current status and prospects for the future.

Apoptosis--or cell suicide--helps rid the body of infected and damaged cells, but when it goes awry it can cause disease. The Bloomberg School's Marie Hardwick, PhD, talks about her pioneering research into the phenomenon and how it may lead to new ways to prevent disease. Interview with Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine editor Brian W. Simpson.

"The biggest contribution you can make is long-term engagement. That's measured in decades, not years," says Paul Farmer, the founder of Partners in Health and the subject of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains. Interviewed by Hopkins Sommer Scholars Lydia Mann-Bondat and Raj Panjabi, Farmer talks about his most recent work in Rwanda and the challenge of improving health in the developing world.

Don Burke, a professor of International Health, discusses the importance of disease forecasting and his latest research in an interview with Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine editor Brian W. Simpson.

Four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, Kellogg Schwab, PhD, was on a plane to Alabama, sent there by the American Red Cross to assist with the assessment of shelters in the region. Dr. Schwab sat down with us to discuss his observations and his role in the assessment.