The Portrait Conversation, Episode 4, features special guest Stacey Efstahiou, Cambridge University-affiliated virologist, and was recorded May 15, & 22, 2020.

Stacey is a well-respected virologist, a world expert on herpesvirus, who was Head of Viral Vaccines at the National Institute of Biological Standards and Control from 2015 to 2018; and was Head Of Division (Virology) at the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK, from 2003 to 2010. He has published almost 100 scientific papers; is author of three patents; has been a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences; was Editor in Chief of the Journal of General Virology; and was a member of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Infection and Immunity Board.

Enjoy this wide-ranging portrait conversation that follows parallel tracks of understanding viruses while covering Stacey’s journey, all while having his portrait drawn. Click here to read Stacey’s great articles on coronaviruses he has written for the Naked Scientists (a group based in the UK who are involved in the public understanding of science).