In this episode, I speak with Dr Bryan Heit, an Immunologist with over twenty years of experience in the field. We talk about macrophages, T-cells, Tuberculosis and COVID-19! Dr Heit is also an experienced beer brewer! Wanna support the show? Go to https://www.patreon.com/juliesworld What is an Immunologist? (0:01:04) “Boost your immune system” (0:02:07) Immune responses (0:03:07) Taking additional vitamins (0:03:33) What is a macrophage? (0:04:45) Are we all born with macrophages? (0:06:11) How does a macrophage work? (0:06:35) What is a pathogen? (0:07:24) Why did Dr. Heit study immunology? (0:08:20) How pathogens work (0:10:26) Tuberculosis (0:11:41) How do we get rid of Tuberculosis? (0:12:38) Can you genetically modify macrophages? (0:13:31) Immune system treatments (0:15:07) Dr Heit’s courses (0:16:48) Misinformation about vaccines (0:17:39) Lack of funding in science communication (0:19:43) Vaccines are a different area of immunology (0:20:37) What is inflammation? (0:21:17) Does the immune system have a puppet master? (0:26:06) T-Cells in Cancer (0:29:50) Books about immune system (0:32:34) Writing about immunology (0:33:49) Recruiting post-docs (0:34:50) How COVID-19 impacts the immune system (0:37:15) Does Dr. Heit constantly think about work? (0:38:22) Raising goats (0:40:00) Male goats (0:40:35) Why goats?! (0:41:50) Brewing beer (0:42:59) Microbiology of beer (0:45:30) Capturing yeast from the environment (0:46:22) Experimenting for beer brewing (0:48:23) Beekeeping (0:49:45) Is it hard to take up beekeeping? (0:50:05) Dr. Heit and his wife enjoy nature (0:53:05) Relaxation and the immune system (0:53:48) Eating your veggies (0:55:01) Dr. Bryan Heit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BryanHeit Dr. Bryan Heit’s Lab: http://phagocytes.ca/ Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/juliesworld