I have been recording some of the lectures by Professor Siegel in his Humans and Viruses course.  ”Dr. Bob” had also taught a SOCO course in  September called “Viruses in the News”, which dovetailed with the moment the Ebola epidemic entered the 24 hour news cycle, so it was not surprising that updates to the story became a topic of conversation in his two quarter seminar.  He has taught this course for decades,even had illustrious guests like Paul Berg and Linus Pauling come speak to his students in the early days, but now he can Skype in guests more easily.

Colin Bucks is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine and the Marc Anddreesen and Laura Arillaga-Andreesen Medical Director of Disaster Preparedness at Stanford.  After returning from the Ebola affected region of West Africa he  was quarantined for about three weeks in his home, and that is where he spoke to us from over Skype. You can also see Dr. Bucks demonstrating how to put on the protective gear to prevent infection in the video accompanying this NYT article about the treatment of patients: In Layers of Gear, Offering a Helping Hand toPatients in Liberia (Oct. 16, 2014)

  
We talked to Colin Bucks on November 6, during his “voluntary” quarantine.