The Parrish Lab
"Studying the emergence and evolution of viruses in new hosts - at all scales"
Who we are, where we work, and background to our research:
We have worked on the emergence of new epidemic viruses since 1988, focusing on three models – canine parvovirus, H3N8 canine and equine influenza viruses, and H3N2 canine influenza virus.
We are at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Our Institute was founded in 1950, so has been studying viruses for the past 72 years. We are about 1 mile from the main campus, but are all Cornell employees, graduate students and trainees.
Colin Parrish interviewed, along with Cornell Virologists Susan Daniel and Gary Whittaker, by Vincent Racaniello for This Week in Virology (TWIV), and described some of our work.
While we work on viruses of dogs, cats and horses, we also have own animal companions who provide incentives for the work we do.
Information about canine influenza viruses (CIV), and equine influenza virus (EIVs), including the viruses and their associated diseases. There we share our own research results, as well as summarize the information from other labs and published in the literature.
Colin Parrish was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in May 2023.
Colin Parrish was President of the American Society for Virology (ASV) from July 2022 until June 2023.
Rob graduates with his Ph.D. in May 2023. Here he celebrates with Colin, Brian, Wendy, Femi and Alycia.
Kari Waring presents her work in a poster in San Juan, PR, at the national Veterinary Scholars workshop.
