"Studying the emergence and evolution of viruses in new hosts - at all scales"
Who we are, where we work, and background to our research:
While Colin is retired and now Professor Emeritus, we continue to work on the emergence of new epidemic viruses. We have focused 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 75 years.
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 Retires from Cornell July 31, 2025
Femi passes his Ph.D. final exam.
Colin elected to National Academy of Sciences, 2023
Colin elected as a Member of the American Academy of Microbiology, 2025.
Colin Retires from Cornell July 31, 2025
Colin retires from Cornell after 38 years.
Femi passes his Ph.D. final exam.
Femi (Oluwafemi) Adu completed his thesis exam with flying colors in March 2025.
Colin elected to National Academy of Sciences, 2023
Colin Parrish was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in May 2023.
Colin elected as a Member of the American Academy of Microbiology, 2025.
The American Academy of Microbiology (Academy). The Academy is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), one of the largest life science societies in the world. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientists for outstanding contributions to microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public.
