Colin Parrish

Professor
Microbiology & Immunology

College of Veterinary Medicine - Ithaca

Interests: Antibody, Host Range, Infectious Disease, Viral Assembly, Viral Entry, Viral Immunology, Virus/Virology, Wildlife

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We study viruses of animals, focusing on those that have jumped from one host to another. The main subjects of study include the canine parvovirus, which emerged in 1978 to cause a pandemic in dogs, and the canine H3N8 and H3N2 influenza viruses. We examine the evolution, structures, and virus:host interactions, in particular those that control host range. A focus is on the virus:receptor interactions, in particular the transferrin receptor and sialic acids. We also study the antibody responses to these viruses, including the structures of antibodies bound to viral antigens.