Professor
Baker Institute for Animal Health
Cornell University
Website: Parrish Lab
Topic: Flu in non-human mammals
Dr. Parrish has been on the faculty at Cornell University since 1988. His interest in virology has been focused on understanding emerging viruses, in particular those that cause epidemics in new hosts – including the canine parvovirus and H3N8 and H3N2 canine influenza viruses. In addition to studying the viruses, the laboratory has been seeking to clarify the general principles surrounding the ways in which viruses (or other pathogens) can transfer from one host to another and gain the ability to cause epidemics of disease. Also how we can anticipate – and preferably forestall – such outbreaks. This requires a multidisciplinary approach, and his lab has been able to study those more complex areas by working with many collaborators.