Podcasts & Publications
CURE-KY Podcast and Publication Spotlights
This page features a curated collection of podcast episodes and research publications relevant to infectious disease, public health, and translational science, with a particular emphasis on work connected to the CURE-KY community.
Each month, we highlight a featured podcast or publication selected by CURE-KY leadership for its relevance, insight, or impact. In addition to these monthly spotlights, we regularly share other notable content—including external podcast episodes and recent peer-reviewed publications authored by CURE-KY members. All featured publications include at least one CURE-affiliated author and are accompanied by an AI-generated audio summary to help make the research more accessible to broader audiences.
Whether you're catching up on timely studies or tuning into expert conversations, we invite you to explore the content below—and if you know of a podcast or paper that aligns with our mission or includes a member of the CURE-KY network, please share it with us.
CURE-KY March Spotlight
PMID: 40131773
Journal: Nucleic Acids Res
Title: Structure and cooperative formation of a FLI1 filament on contiguous GGAA DNA sites.
Authors: Hou C,Tsodikov OV
Funding: NIH R01CA243529
Impact on KY: Improves our understanding of the DNA interactions that drive oncogenesis in Ewing’s sarcoma.
Published online: March 25, 2025
PMID: 40138989
Journal: Vet Microbiol
Title: Retrospective investigation of 43 necropsy cases of Tyzzer disease in foals and partial genome sequence of Clostridium piliforme by shotgun metagenomics.
Authors: Uprety T, Swan M, Kennedy L, Bryant U, Cassone L, Loynachan A, Janes J, Evely MM, Calvaruso FC, Quick M, Morgan J, Abdelrazek S, Lahmers K, Carter C, Erol E
Funding: º£½Ç½ûÇø Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Impact on KY: First partial genome sequence of rare bacterial infection that causes Tyzzer disease, a predominantly fatal disease in foals.
Published online: March 22, 2025
Previous Spotlights
PMID: 39938315
Title: Protective efficacy of a bivalent equine influenza H3N8 virus-like particle vaccine in horses
Authors: O’Kennedy MM, et al….(Chambers TM)
Journal: Vaccine
Funding: Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station; the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation; the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust
Impact on KY: The research provides a scalable and rapid plant produced virus like particles to generate safe and effective vaccines for equine influenza virus, which exhibit outbreaks worldwide. While not fatal, results in respiratory disease that requires months for treatment and recovery resulting in significant impact on the KY economy.
Published online: February 11, 2025
PMID: 39843487
Title: Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide.
Authors: Rush JS, et. al….(Korotkova N)
Journal: Nature Communications
Funding: Veterans Affairs (IK6 BX006469/BX/BLRD VA/United States)
Impact on KY: Advances our understanding of cell wall biosynthesis and organization in S mutans, the primary pathogen responsible for dental cavities. These studies provide new potential targets to inhibit streptococcal driven tooth decay.
Published online: January 22, 2025
PMID: 39749891
Title: Bringing Pandemic Science to the Classroom: Building Public Health Capacity at a Rural Kentucky High School
Authors: Sahar Alameh, PhD; Anna G. Hoover, PhD; James W. Keck, MD, MPH; Scott M. Berry, PhD, MBA; Sagan Goodpaster, PhD; Savannah Tucker, MPH; and Ashley Goodin, MA
Published online: January 3, 2025