Education
Ph.D in Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, U.K, 1992
Current Position
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Cornell University – College of Veterinary Medicine , Ithaca, NY
Publications (since 2012)
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Roldan, J. S., Martinez, M. G., Forlenza, M. B., Whittaker, G. R. and Candurra, N. A. (2016). Human transferrin receptor triggers an alternative Tacaribe virus internalization pathway. Arch Virol 161(2): 353-363.
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Rappazzo, C. G., Watkins, H. C., Guarino, C. M., Chau, A., Lopez, J. L., DeLisa, M. P., Leifer, C. A., Whittaker, G. R. and Putnam, D. (2016). Recombinant M2e outer membrane vesicle vaccines protect against lethal influenza A challenge in BALB/c mice. Vaccine 34(10): 1252-1258.
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Zhang, Y. and Whittaker, G. R. (2016). Productive infection of avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus in chicken peripheral blood-derived monocytes. bioRXiv.
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Millet, J. K., Seron, K., Labitt, R. N., Danneels, A., Palmer, K. E., Whittaker, G. R., Dubuisson, J. and Belouzard, S. (2016). Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection is inhibited by griffithsin. Antiviral Res 133: 1-8.
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Hsu, H. L., Millet, J. K., Costello, D. A., Whittaker, G. R. and Daniel, S. (2016). Viral fusion efficacy of specific H3N2 influenza virus reassortant combinations at single-particle level. Sci Rep 6: 35537.
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White, J. M. and Whittaker, G. R. (2016). Fusion of Enveloped Viruses in Endosomes. Traffic 17(6): 593-614.
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Costello, D. A., Whittaker, G. R. and Daniel, S. (2015). Variations in pH sensitivity, acid stability, and fusogenicity of three influenza virus H3 subtypes. J Virol 89(1): 350-360.
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Tse, L. V. and Whittaker, G. R. (2015). Modification of the hemagglutinin cleavage site allows indirect activation of avian influenza virus H9N2 by bacterial staphylokinase. Virology 482: 1-8.
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Millet, J. K. and Whittaker, G. R. (2015). Host cell proteases: Critical determinants of coronavirus tropism and pathogenesis. Virus Res 202: 120-134.
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Licitra, B. N., Duhamel, G. E. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). Canine enteric coronaviruses: emerging viral pathogens with distinct recombinant spike proteins. Viruses 6(8): 3363-3376.
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Tse, L. V., Hamilton, A. M., Friling, T. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). A novel activation mechanism of avian influenza virus H9N2 by furin. J Virol 88(3): 1673-1683.
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Zhang, Y. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). Influenza entry pathways in polarized MDCK cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 450(1): 234-239.
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Hamilton, B. S., Chung, C., Cyphers, S. Y., Rinaldi, V. D., Marcano, V. C. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). Inhibition of influenza virus infection and hemagglutinin cleavage by the protease inhibitor HAI-2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 450(2): 1070-1075.
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Licitra, B. N., Whittaker, G. R., Dubovi, E. J. and Duhamel, G. E. (2014). Genotypic characterization of canine coronaviruses associated with fatal canine neonatal enteritis in the United States. J Clin Microbiol 52(12): 4230-4238.
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Millet, J. K. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111(42): 15214-15219.
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Licitra, B. N., Sams, K. L., Lee, D. W. and Whittaker, G. R. (2014). Feline coronaviruses associated with feline infectious peritonitis have modifications to spike protein activation sites at two discrete positions. arXiv.
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Tse, L. V., Marcano, V. C., Huang, W., Pocwierz, M. S. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Plasmin-mediated activation of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus hemagglutinin is independent of the viral neuraminidase. J Virol 87(9): 5161-5169.
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Hamilton, B. S. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Cleavage activation of human-adapted influenza virus subtypes by kallikrein-related peptidases 5 and 12. J Biol Chem 288(24): 17399-17407.
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Licitra, B. N., Millet, J. K., Regan, A. D., Hamilton, B. S., Rinaldi, V. D., Duhamel, G. E. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Mutation in spike protein cleavage site and pathogenesis of feline coronavirus. Emerg Infect Dis 19(7): 1066-1073.
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Costello, D. A., Millet, J. K., Hsia, C. Y., Whittaker, G. R. and Daniel, S. (2013). Single particle assay of coronavirus membrane fusion with proteinaceous receptor-embedded supported bilayers. Biomaterials 34(32): 7895-7904.
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Martinez, M. G., Bialecki, M. A., Belouzard, S., Cordo, S. M., Candurra, N. A. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Utilization of human DC-SIGN and L-SIGN for entry and infection of host cells by the New World arenavirus, Junin virus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 441(3): 612-617.
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Sun, X. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Entry of Influenza Virus. In: Pohlmann, S. and Simmons, G. (eds). Viral Entry into Host Cells.
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Regan, A. D. and Whittaker, G. R. (2013). Entry of Rhabdoviruses into Animal Cells. In: Pohlmann, S. and Simmons, G. (eds). Viral Entry into Host Cells.
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Zhang, Y., Buckles, E. and Whittaker, G. R. (2012). Expression of the C-type lectins DC-SIGN or L-SIGN alters host cell susceptibility for the avian coronavirus, infectious bronchitis virus. Vet Microbiol 157(3-4): 285-293.
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Regan, A. D., Millet, J. K., Tse, L. P., Chillag, Z., Rinaldi, V. D., Licitra, B. N., Dubovi, E. J., Town, C. D. and Whittaker, G. R. (2012). Characterization of a recombinant canine coronavirus with a distinct receptor-binding (S1) domain. Virology 430(2): 90-99.
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Hamilton, B. S., Gludish, D. W. and Whittaker, G. R. (2012). Cleavage activation of the human-adapted influenza virus subtypes by matriptase reveals both subtype and strain specificities. J Virol 86(19): 10579-10586.
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Costello, D. A., Lee, D. W., Drewes, J., Vasquez, K. A., Kisler, K., Wiesner, U., Pollack, L., Whittaker, G. R. and Daniel, S. (2012). Influenza virus-membrane fusion triggered by proton uncaging for single particle studies of fusion kinetics. Anal Chem 84(20): 8480-8489.
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Hamilton, B. S., Sun, X., Chung, C. and Whittaker, G. R. (2012). Acquisition of a novel eleven amino acid insertion directly N-terminal to a tetrabasic cleavage site confers intracellular cleavage of an H7N7 influenza virus hemagglutinin. Virology 434(1): 88-95.
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Belouzard, S., Millet, J. K., Licitra, B. N. and Whittaker, G. R. (2012). Mechanisms of coronavirus cell entry mediated by the viral spike protein. Viruses 4(6): 1011-1033.
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Hamilton, B. S., Whittaker, G. R. and Daniel, S. (2012). Influenza virus-mediated membrane fusion: determinants of hemagglutinin fusogenic activity and experimental approaches for assessing virus fusion. Viruses 4(7): 1144-1168.