Larissa Thackray, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Larissa obtained her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Colorado Denver and did postdoctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine. She performs research using small animal models to understand how interactions between viruses and their host determine the outcome following virus infection, to develop antiviral therapeutics and vaccines against emerging viruses, and ultimately to develop new strategies to improve human health. She has also used small animal models to study a variety of viruses: coronaviruses, flaviviruses, alphaviruses, noroviruses and astroviruses.
Podcast: Let’s Meet the Virologists
As part of efforts to ‘humanize’ virology research during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Thackray started a podcast called ‘Let’s Meet the Virologists’ in which she talks with students, staff, postdocs and faculty who work with viruses. If you are interested in learning more about virology and virologists, follow ‘Let’s Meet the Virologists’ on most podcast providers or at lmtv.podbean.com.