Dr. James Weger-Lucarelli
FACULTY AFFILIATE | Global Change Center
Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiologyn
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(540) 231-6594 • weger@vt.edu
Dr. Weger-Lucarelli’s research focuses on understanding viral and host determinants that mediate disease severity, transmission, evolution, and protection against mosquito-borne viruses.
The Weger-Lucarelli lab uses molecular, virological, and computational methods to study these interactions. Due to various factors, such as climate change, increased global travel, and shifting population demographics, the explosiveness and frequency of outbreaks caused by mosquito-borne viruses is dramatically increasing. It is essential to understand host and viral determinants that result in outbreaks.
Dr. Weger-Lucarelli received his B.Sc and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He performed his postdoctoral studies at Colorado State University and the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France.
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