In the shadow of giant viruses

Today, Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his laboratory group’s work investigating a remarkable group of giant viruses and how they can shape marine algal community structure.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Mohammad Moniruzzaman

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Links for this episode

•  Here is a recent review of the giant viruses (more information appears almost monthly!).
• Another overview of giant viruses.
• An even more recent review of the giant viruses.
• An article exploring what we do not know about giant viruses.
• A video about giant viruses.
• An interesting article relating giant viruses to early cellular evolution.
• An article exploring the involvement of giant viruses in the evolution of the eukaryotic nucleus?
• A report of endogenous giant viruses making their own genomes part of marine green algae.
• The preprint of an article discussed by Dr. Moniruzzaman.
• An article about finding giant viruses in very hostile underwater brine pools—the giant viruses are ubiquitous!
• An article about Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research.
• A video by Dr. Moniruzzaman.
• Dr. Moniruzzaman’s faculty website.
• Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research laboratory website

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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