Medical Discovery News

Science permeates everyday life. Yet the understanding of advances in biomedical science is limited at best. Few people make the connection that biomedical science is medicine and that biomedical scientists are working today for the medicine of tomorrow. Our weekly five-hundred-word newspaper column (http://www.illuminascicom.com/) and two-minute radio show provide insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics. Medical Discovery News is dedicated to explaining discoveries in biomedical research and their promise for the future of medicine. Each release is designed to stimulate listeners to think, question and appreciate how science affects their health as well as that of the rest of the world. We also delve into significant biomedical discoveries and portray how science (or the lack of it) has impacted health throughout history.

Co-host

David Niesel

David W. Niesel, Ph.D. joined the UTMB faculty in the Dept of Microbiology and Immunology in 1983. He was appointed chairman in 2000. Dr. Niesel received his Ph.D. in 1980 from North Carolina State University. In 1997, Dr. Niesel was named Vice Dean for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He became Dean in 2013 and the UTMB Chief Research Officer in 2015. He retired in 2021 and is an Adjunct Professor. His research was focused on investigating bacterial pathogens. His lab investigated alterations in gene/protein expression and the virulence of S. pneumoniae and in space on the space shuttle. His work also developed a sensitive method for antibiotic resistance detection. Dr. Niesel is co-host of the Medical Discovery News, a radio show and newspaper column that for the past 18+ years seeks to educate the public about advances in biomedical science in an understandable and entertaining format.

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