
Readers will likely recognize Petri’s name. A chaired professor of infectious diseases and international health in the School of Medicine and vice chair for research in UVA’s Department of Medicine, he has been in the headlines since March 2020, when the coronavirus spread around the world. Reporters have repeatedly sought out his expertise in infectious diseases.
To learn more about how Petri’s work pivoted when COVID-19 hit – plus his marathon skills and mastery of the trombone – tune in to the latest episode of “Inside UVA,” which can be streamed on most podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.