Adam Lauring, MD, PhD
Lydia DeWitt Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine
Section Head, Internal Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Medical School
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
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Adam Lauring, MD, PhD
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About
Dr. Lauring is a physician-scientist with a research interest in the genetics and evolution of RNA viruses
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Qualifications
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MDUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
1994 - 2002
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PhDUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
1994 - 2000
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BSYale University, New Haven, CT, United States
1990 - 1994
Research Overview
Dr. Lauring’s laboratory has worked in three main areas. First, they study the importance of mutation rate and mutational tolerance to the evolution of poliovirus and influenza virus. More recently, they have utilized next generation sequencing of patient samples to define the within-host evolution and transmission of influenza virus, poliovirus, and SARS-CoV-2. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, his laboratory has collaborated with large teams to study the genomic epidemiology of respiratory viruses and the effectiveness of vaccines against them.
Recent Publications
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Bendall EE, Fitzsimmons WJ, Valvano WD, Truscon R, Self WH, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Zhu Y, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Shapiro NI, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Dawood FS, Ma KC, Surie D, Monto AS, Martin ET, Lauring AS. J Infect Dis, 2026 May 6;Journal ArticleGenomic surveillance of human metapneumovirus in the United States, 2010-2025.
DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiag249 PMID: 42089368 -
Benist SC, Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Talbot HK, Zhu Y, Schmitz JE, Scott TA, Stockwell MS, McLaren SH, Sano ED, Vargas CY, Valdez de Romero A, Chu HY, Englund JA, Clark E, MacMillan MP, Lauring AS, Oyegun EI, Bertumen JB, Grijalva CG, Kirking HL. JAMA Netw Open, 2026 May 1; 9 (5): e2612609Journal ArticleRecent COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.
DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.12609 PMID: 42138921 -
Campbell AJ, Shephard M, Paulos AP, Pauly MD, Vu MN, Stenkamp-Strahm C, Bushfield K, Hunter-Binns B, Sablon O, Bendall EE, Fitzimmons WJ, Brizuela K, Quirk GE, Kumar N, McCluskey B, Shetty N, Marr LC, Guthmiller JJ, Santos JJS, Hensley SE, Marshall ES, Abernathy K, Lauring AS, Melody BT, Wolfe MK, Lombard J, Lakdawala SS. PLoS Biol, 2026 May; 24 (5): e3003761Journal ArticleSurveillance on California dairy farms reveals multiple possible sources of H5N1 influenza virus transmission.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003761 PMID: 42085368 -
Costa RM, Acosta-Alvarez L, Curtis K, Zarbock K, Kelleher J, Lamichhane BS, Valesano AL, Fitzsimmons WJ, Lauring AS, Seger J, Adler FR, Potts WK. Nat Commun, 2026 Apr 15;Journal ArticleHost genotype and sex shape influenza evolution and defective viral genomes.
DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-71605-7 PMID: 41986334 -
Lewis NM, Cleary S, Harker EJ, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Martin ET, Lauring AS, Steingrub JS, Hager DN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Khan A, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Halasa NB, Chappell J, Surie D, Dawood FS, Ellington S, Self WH. 2026 Apr 4; medRxiv,PreprintInfluenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A-associated hospitalization and severe in-hospital outcomes among adults in the United States, 2024–2025
DOI:10.64898/2026.03.31.26349873 -
Martin ET, Lauring AS, Montgomery JLP, Valesano AL, Eisenberg MC, Begley KM, Gilbert J, Charath M, Sheen D, Nord J, Ernst RD, Mortenson LY, Valdez R, Niknafs Y, Conway D, Rifat SF, Callear A, Brooks O, Bagdasarian N, Collins J, Blankenship H, Soehnlen M, Marquez J. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2026 Apr 1; 13 (4):Journal ArticleContainment of a Multi-index B.1.1.7 Outbreak on a University Campus Through a Genomically Informed Public Health Response
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofag096 -
Antony B, Dutta A, Aggarwal S, Gatne V, Gökdemir O, Grimes S, Lauring A, Wasik BR, Karpatne A, Murali TM. 2026 Mar 27; arXiv,PreprintVILLA: Versatile Information Retrieval From Scientific Literature Using Large LAnguage Models
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2603.23849 -
Clancy CJN, Lauring A, Li J, Sears C. J Infect Dis, 2026 Mar 13;Journal ArticleThe Editors' Update: JID Continues to Evolve.
DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiag159 PMID: 41823794
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