Gary Blissard

The Blissard lab addresses fundamental questions on the biology and pathology of virus-insect interactions. A primary focus is the study of viral envelope glycoproteins and their interactions with host insect cells and cell proteins during viral entry and egress. Another focus are is understanding the gene expression program of the insect pathogenic virus, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) and the transcriptional responses of the host insect cell.

Title: Professor

Department: Boyce-Thompson Institute, Microbiology & Immunology

Roles: Faculty Investigator

Research Areas: Agriculture Research, Animal Hosts, Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology of Infection, Viruses

Lab: https://btiscience.org/gary-blissard/#research-overview

Email: gwb1@cornell.edu