Affiliated Researchers: Host

Paola C. Ferreri

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Brook Trout, Brown Trout Salmo Trutta, Salvelinus Fontinalis, Trout, Population Dynamics

Kelli Hoover

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Asian Long-Horned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, Spotted Lanternfly, Baculovirus, Hemiptera

Andrew Zydney

Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration Membrane, Fouling, Microfiltration, Monoclonal Antibody

Liana Burghardt

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Rhizobiaceae, Rhizobium, Nodule, Phenology, Dormancy

Mihail Kantor

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Nematodes, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematoda

Rudolf Schilder

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Alternative Splicing, Skeletal Muscle, Flight, Troponin T, Flight Muscle

Edward Dudley

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Escherichia Coli, Serotype, Escherichia Coli O157:H7, Whole Genome Sequencing, Escherichia Coli O157

David Toews

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Warbler, Genomics, Hybrid Zone, Genetics, Setophaga

Isabella Cattadori

Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Helminth, Dynamics, Leporidae, Helminths, Infectious Agent

Julie Urban

Associate Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Hemiptera, Spotted Lanternfly, Fulgoridae, Lycorma Delicatula, Planthopper

Gary Felton

Department Head and Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Caterpillar, Helicoverpa Zea, Plant Defense, Herbivore, Host Plant

Noel Habashy

Assistant Teaching Professor, Office of International Programs
Top research keywords: Community Members, International Service Learning, Service-learning Program, Costa Rica, Service Learning

Molly Bletz

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Infectious Agent, Anura, Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans

Scott H. Medina

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Nanoemulsion, Anticancer Peptides, Antimicrobial Peptides, Fluorous, Drug Discovery

Yuan Tian

Top research keywords: Gut Microbiota, Intestine Flora, Microflora, Microbiota, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

Mónica Medina

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Coral, Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Microbiome, Reef-building Corals

Blair Siegfried

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera, Coleoptera, European Corn Borer, Bacillus Thuringiensis

John Tooker

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Host Plant, Herbivore, Plant Defense, Neonicotinoid, Silphium

Nita Bharti

Associate Professor And Lloyd Huck Early Career Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Measles, COVID-19, Niger, Hendra Virus, Wintering Habitat

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Plant Defense, Herbivore, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Natural Enemies

Ottar Bjornstad

Distinguished Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Population Dynamics, Density Dependence, Vaccination, Measles, Spatial Synchrony

Dave Biddinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Pollinator, Apoidea, Pennsylvania, Pollinators, Osmia

James Marden

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Flight, Flight Muscle, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Locomotion

Kim Steiner

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Oak, Quercus, Seedling, Quercus Rubra, Acer Rubrum

Todd LaJeunesse

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Dinoflagellate, Symbiont, Coral, Reef-building Corals

Michael Skvarla

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Coleoptera, Mite, Acari, Water Mites, Hemiptera

Iain Murray

Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Receptor Activation, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activity

Justin Brown

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Avian Influenza, Pennsylvania, Influenza Virus, Avian Influenza Virus, Wild Birds

Kevin Hockett

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacteriocin, Infectious Agent, Pseudomonas, Bacteriophage

Jason Rasgon

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Anopheles Gambiae, Infectious Agent, Culex Tarsalis, Virus

Shantu Amin

Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Top research keywords: Epoxy Compounds, DNA Adducts, 5-methylchrysene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Adduct

David Craft

Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Top research keywords: Acinetobacter Baumannii, Military Facilities, Iraq, Microbiology, Acinetobacter

Ashley Shay

Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Macrophage, Selenoprotein, Macrophages, Tissue Regeneration, Mediator

Gary Perdew

John T. And Paige S. Smith Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90), Receptor Activation

Andrew Patterson

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Gut Microbiota, Metabolomics, Microbiota, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor

Ruairidh Sawers

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Zea Mays, Zea, Allele, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Magnaporthe Grisea, Magnaporthe Oryzae, Pathogenicity

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Maize, Fusarium Verticillioides, Mycotoxins, Fusarium Graminearum

Shelby Fleischer

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Chrysomelidae, Beetle, Coleoptera, Acalymma Vittatum, Potato

Peter Hudson

Verne M. Willaman Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Red Grouse, Dynamics, Infectious Agent, Grouse, Nematode