James Weger-Lucarelli, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
PhD, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Lab of Dr. Jorge Osorio, 2015
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
BS, Medical Microbiology and immunology, 2010
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
- Arbovirus evolution
- Emerging arboviruses
- Host and environmental factors involved in virus transmission/evolution
2018–present
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2017–2018
Postdoctoral Researcher
Viral Populations and Pathogenesis, Lab of Dr. Marco Vignuzzi
Institut Pasteur
Paris, France
2015–2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Microbiology Immunology and Pathology, Lab of Dr. Greg Ebel
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
- American Society for Virology
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- ACAV Arbovirology Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2016
- Parasite and Vector Biology Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, 2014
- Global Health Initiative Graduate Student Award, University of Wisconsin, 2013