(Photo by Jackie Hai - KJZZ)

Arvind Varsani of the ASU Biodesign Institute.

And now, the "penguin whisperer."

Arvind Varsani is a molecular virologist at Arizona State University, which means he studies viruses.

He will be speaking about his work Thursday night at a Phoenix bar, as part of the ASU Biodesign Institute’s “A Sip of Science” series.