Alumni
Graduate Students, Summer Students & Undergraduates
Brynn Lawrence
Research Technician
Ian Voorhees, Ph.D.
2015 – 2020 Evolutionary mechanisms of viral cross-species transmission and emergence
Post-doctoral Fellow – Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
Heather Callaway, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow at La Jolla Institute for Immunology with Erica Ollmann Saphire
Ollmann Saphire lab – La Jolla Institute
Kurtis Feng, Ph.D.
2012 – 2016 Host range and tropisms of Canine and Equine influenza viruses
Post-doctoral Fellow with Andrew Allison, University of Florida
Kurtis Feng Profile – University of Florida
Karen Barnard, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center with Jesse Bloom
Bloom lab – Fred Hutch
Laura Palermo, Ph.D.
2001 – 2006 Virus receptor interactions in feline and canine parvoviruses and their roles in host range
Assistant Professor, Hunter College, New York City.
Laura Palermo Profile – Hunter College
Karla Stucker, DVM, Ph.D.
2003 – 2010 (DVM/Ph.D. program) The role of co-receptors or other cellular factors in the infection of cells by canine and feline parvoviruses
Science Teacher, The Waterford School, Sandy, UT
Dai Wang, Ph.D.
1995 – 2000 Nonstructural protein-2 and cellular factors in canine and feline parvovirus infection
2007- Research Scientist, Dept. of Vaccine Basic Research, Merck & Co., West Point, PA
Karin Hoelzer, DVM, Ph.D.
2006 – 2009 The molecular and evolutionary determinants of host switching viruses
Director, Public Health at Maximus
Karin Hoelzer Linkedin Profile – Maximus
Christian Nelson, Ph.D.
2006 – 2008 Studies of conformational changes and the effect of antibody and receptor binding on canine parvovirus
Assistant Professor, State University of New York, Cortland, NY
Christian Nelson Profile – SUNY Cortland
Carole Harbison, DVM, Ph.D.
2006 – 2011 (DVM/Ph.D. program) The role of receptors in controlling uptake, endocytosis and infection of parvovirus capsids
Senior Scientist – Pathologist at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Karsten Hueffer, DVM, Ph.D.
1998 – 2003 Virus receptor interactions in canine parvovirus determining host range and viral entry during cell infection
2006 – Professor of Microbiology, Inst. of Arctic Biology, Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
John S.L. Parker, BVMS; Ph.D.
1994 – 1999 Studies of the capsid determinants of canine parvovirus host range and mechanisms of virus uptake and infectious entry into cells in vitro.
2003- Assistant (2003-09), Associate (09-) Professor of Virology, Cornell University.
John Parker lab – Baker Institute, Cornell University
Wen Yuan, Ph.D.
1995 – 2000 Studies of canine parvovirus capsid – assembly, disassembly, and antibody neutralization.
2007- Asst. Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Wen Yuan Profile – University of Virginia
Jennifer Val
2002 – 2003 Role of the fivefold axis in the function of the canine parvovirus capsid: Ph.D. candidate in training
Jennifer Val’s Professional Page
Dina Barbis-Tresnan, DVM; Ph.D.
1991 – 1995 Analysis of parvovirus-cell interactions
2007- Director, Medical Division, Pfizer Inc., Safety & Risk Management, New London, CT
Shwu-Fen Chang, Ph.D.
1989 – 1993 Studies of the host range restriction, antigenic type and hemagglutination properties of canine and feline parvoviruses
Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University.
Shwu-Fen Chang, Taipei Medical University
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Jessica Hayward, Ph.D
2009 – 2011
Research Associate at Cornell University
Andrew Allison, Ph.D.
2011 – 2016
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech University
A.T.M. Wahid, MD; Ph.D.
1993 – 1995
In medical practice
Martha Harding, Ph.D.
1995 – 1997
Associate Research Scientist, Comparative Medicine, Yale University
Maija Vihinen-Ranta, Ph.D.
1999 – 2000
Academy Research Fellow, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Vihinen-Ranta Profile – University of Jyväskylä
John S.L. Parker, BVMS; Ph.D
1999 – 2000
2003- Assistant (2003-09), Associate (09-) Professor of Virology, Cornell University.
Laura Goodman, Ph.D.
2007 – 2010
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University
S. Michael Lyi, Ph.D.
2008 – 2011
Research Scientist,
Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
Prof. Dr. Uwe Truyen, DVM
1991 – 1993
Professor at Universität Leipzig, Institute Head at Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health
Allen Gruenberg, Ph.D.
1991 – 1994
Private business, Wellington, New Zealand.
Laurel Southard, Ph.D.
1993 – 1994
Director of Undergraduate Research, Undergraduate Biology, Cornell University
Visiting Fellows
Beata Mizak 1990 – 1991
Mara Battilani 2001
Klaus Geissinger 1998
Swaantje Roth 2010 – 2011
Vito Martadeall 2001
Carla Miranda 2014
Veterinary Summer Students (Leadership Program) or Veterinary Investigator Program
1990 Richard Haworth
1993 Melinda Stewart
1996 Polly Peterson
2000 Rachel Geisel
2003 John Baker
2006 Swaantje Roth
2009 Hans Winkler
2012 Peter Silke
2015 Katriina Willgert
2018 Grace Hood
1991 Ian Davis
1994 Jeff Phillips
1997 Nicolete Zarday
2001 Karin Hoelzer
2004 Karla Dreckmann
2007 Ciara Murphy
2010 Marie Killerby
2013 Loke Jin Wong
2016 Rupert Lang
2019 Lawrence Nobel
1992 Christine Hawke
1995 Damian Dressler
1999 Nadine Brown
2002 Anne Lo
2005 Kai-Biu Shiu
2008 Ming Lui
2011 Hannah Atkins
2014 Jonathan Wilson
2017 Kathrin Welsch
2020 Adam Rouan
Undergraduate Research Students
1996 – 1997 Peter Kolchinsky
1999 – 2001 Daniel Schwartz
2001 Shannan Rossi
2004 Haoming Qui
2007 – 2008 Melanie Ho
2009 Jeffry Petracca
2011 – 2012 Alicia Ortega
2013 – 2014 Sho Iketani
2018 – 2019 Evin Rothschild
1998 Eric Batterson
2000 Alexandra Auer
2002 Jennifer Schneider
2005 – 2007 Nell Bond
2007 – 2008 Tyler Lillie
2009 Leigh MacAyeal
2012 – 2013 Casey Cazer
1998 – 1999 Bryan Green
2000 – 2003 Eric Miller
2003 – 2004 Christian Nelson
2006 – 2007 Alvin Tan
2008 – 2011 Jason Kaelber
2010 – 2011 Candy Wu
2012 – 2013 Karen Tracey
2018 – 2019 Justin LaClair