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Gary R. Whittaker
Professor of Virology
Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Contact Information
C4 127 Veterinary Medical Center
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p:
(607) 253-4019
Gary R. Whittaker
Professor of Virology
Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Expertise
Virology, infectious diseases
Current Research Interest
The structure and function of viral envelope proteins—how genomic mutations lead to changes in the envelope proteins and control viral pathogenesis in influenza viruses and coronaviruses—SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and feline coronaviruses; novel vaccines and diagnostic test development
Distinction
Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence
Selected Publications
Licitra, Beth N., Jean K. Millet, Andrew D. Regan, Brian S. Hamilton, Vera D. Rinaldi, Gerald E. Duhamel, and Gary R. Whittaker. “Mutation in Spike Protein Cleavage Site and Pathogenesis of Feline Coronavirus." Emerging Infectious Diseases 19, no. 7 (2013): 1066-1073.
Lai, Alex L., Jean K. Millet, Susan Daniel, Jack H. Freed, and Gary H. Whittaker. “The SARS-CoV Fusion Peptide Forms an Extended Bipartite Fusion Platform That Perturbs Membrane Order in a Calcium-Dependent Manner.” Journal of Molecular Biology 429, no. 24 (2017): 3875-3892.