Affiliated Researchers: Human Disease

Laura Y. Cabrera

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation, Electroceuticals, Neuroethics, Ethical Issues, Neurotechnology

Sagan Friant

Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Zoonotic Disease, Nigerians, Rodents, Infectious Diseases, Disease Ecology

Joyce Sakamoto

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Ixodes Scapularis, I. Scapularis, Wolbachia Infection, Infectious Disease

Mihail Kantor

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

Nita Bharti

Associate Professor And Lloyd Huck Early Career Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Measles, Niger, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Population Size

George Perry

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Genomics, Primates, Copy-Number Variation, Lemur, Genetic Divergence

George Milner

Distinguished Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skeleton, Cemetery, Dental Calculus, Death, River

Yiqi Zhang

Associate Professor, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Automated Vehicles, Driving Style, Warning Signs, Connected Vehicle Systems, Takeovers

Justin Brown

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

Mark Shriver

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Genetics, Allele, Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism, African American, Genotyping

Cynthia J. Whitener

Professor, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Heart Surgery, Mycobacterium Chimaera

Yuan Tian

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

Huanyu "Larry" Cheng

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Laser-Induced Graphene, Stretchable, Laser-induced Graphene, Silicon, Graphene

Michael Mashtare

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, 17-estradiol, Pennsylvania, Cotton Gin Waste, Biochar

Donghyun Rim

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Ultrafine Particles, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Indoor Environment, Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation, Human Exposure

Erika Machtinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, House Fly, Muscidae, Parasitoid, Tick Control

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Ancient DNA, Oral Microbiome, Oral Microbiota

Alfredo Bellon

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Schizophrenia, Monocyte, Neuronal Cells, Neurite, Melatonin

Jeff D. Yanosky

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: PM2.5, Particular Matter 2.5, Atmospheric Aerosol, PM10, Particulate Matter

Jessica Conway

Associate Professor, Mathematics
Top research keywords: Infection, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Infectious Disease, Virus, Antiretroviral Therapy

Cooduvalli Shashikant

Associate Professor, Animal Science
Top research keywords: Homeobox Genes, Neural Tube, Transgenic Mice, Genes, Mesoderm

Mary K. Shenk

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Fertility, Bangladesh, Kinship, Rural Bangladesh, Mosuo

Bryan McDonald

Sherwin Early Career Professorship and Associate Professor, History
Top research keywords: Americas, Landmines, Nongovernmental Organizations, Crisis, USA

Seth Bordenstein

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility, Nasonia, Bacterium, Bacteriophage

Keith Cheng

Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Top research keywords: Zebrafish, Zebra Fish, Histology, Genetics, Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Embryo

Molly Hall

Top research keywords: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Genome-Wide Association Study, Polymorphism, Nucleotides, Genomics

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Ecosystem Function, Species Diversity, Polyculture

Tami Mysliwiec

Associate Professor of Biology, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Arginine, Phosphotransferase, Kinase, Tyrosine Kinase, C-Terminus

Abebayehu N. Yilma

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Chlamydia Trachomatis, Macrophage, Nanoparticles, Inflammation, Antiinflammatory Activity

Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Genetics, Body Mass, Body Mass Index, Genomics, Hispanic Americans

Yan Lin

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Texas, New Mexico, Low Birth Weight, PM2.5, Spatial Access

Andrew Patterson

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

Kurt Vandegrift

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Rodents, COVID-19, White-tailed Deer

Pamela Hankey

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Friend Murine Leukemia Virus, Macrophages, Rice Bran Saccharide, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute

Asher Rosinger

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Water Insecurity, Household Water Insecurity, Tsimane, Hydration Status, Food Insecurity

Yingwei Mao

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Signal Transduction, Schizophrenia, Exon Junction Complex, αB-crystallin, Programmed Cell Death

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Vice Dean for Research, Clinical and Translational Science, Penn State College of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Primary Health Care, Primary Medical Care, Physical Activity, COVID-19

Susan Motch Perrine

Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Mouse Model, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2), Skull, Cartilage, Apert Syndrome

Ebony Creswell

Ph.D. Student