Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Virology
Education
PhD, Colorado State University (Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology), 2021
DVM, Colorado State University, 2015
MPH, Colorado School of Public Health, 2012
Past Experience
After a residency in clinical veterinary microbiology at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Dr. Fagre served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where she was stationed at the Arboviral Diseases Branch in the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.
Research
Dr. Fagre’s research investigates the ecological and immunological dynamics that shape viral emergence across species. With a focus on vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens in wildlife species, her research group’s work integrates fieldwork, molecular virology, and ecoimmunology to study how host-pathogen interactions are shaped by physiological stress, environmental variability, and anthropogenic changes across space and time.
Dr, Fagre’s current projects focus on arboviral ecology, host-ectoparasite-pathogen relationships, and characterizing the immune mechanisms that modulate host susceptibility to viral infection.
Specialty Areas
Arbovirology, infectious disease epidemiology, clinical veterinary microbiology and One Health
Dr. Fagre says…
“I’ve always wanted to work at the intersection of human and animal health, as their well-being is intertwined in countless ways. The field of microbiology has given me a way to merge my passions for veterinary medicine, public health, and ecology. Microbes are everywhere around us and, as the pandemic reminded us, they can drastically reshape our society and the course of history. By studying viruses that infect humans, animals, and arthropod vectors, like mosquitoes and ticks, I get to collaborate with researchers across disciplines to try and anticipate where and when the next threats will emerge.”
September 2025