Affiliated Researchers: Human Health

Xiaojun "Lance" Lian

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Stem Cell, Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (hPSCs), Cardiac Muscle Cell, Cardiomyocytes, Small Molecule

Denise Potosky

Professor, Management Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Work Performance, Job Performance, Cognitive Ability, Personnel, Predictors

George Milner

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

George Perry

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

Cynthia J. Whitener

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

Ida Djenontin

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Malawi, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Forest Landscape Restoration, Central Malawi

Laura Y. Cabrera

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

Jonathan Marks

Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Public Health, Law, Corporate Influence, Courts, Opioid Epidemic

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

Jordan Bisanz

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Gut Microbiota, Microbiome, Gut Microbiome, Intestine Flora, Microflora

Sjoerd W. Duiker

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crops, Tillage

Mark Shriver

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

Daniel Hayes

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Human Adipose-derived Stem Cells (hADSCs), MicroRNA, Nanoparticles, MiR-148a, Silver Nanoparticles

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Derrick Taff

Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: USA, Protected Areas, Visitor Experience, Park Area, National Park

Shedra "Amy" Snipes

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Farmers, Pesticides, Personal Protective Equipment, Mexican Americans, African Americans

Jeffrey Peters

Distinguished Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor, Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor, Null Mice, Peroxisome Proliferators, Knockout Mouse

Donghyun Rim

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

Michael Mashtare

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

Lara Fowler

Teaching Professor, Penn State Law (University Park)
Top research keywords: USA, Stakeholder Engagement, United States, Water Management, Gasses

Ruohao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19, Mortality Risk, Selection Effect, Human Mobility, Vaccination Record

Tami Mysliwiec

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

Jessica Conway

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

Laura Weyrich

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

Heather Preisendanz

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Transportation, Pennsylvania, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Wastewater, Water Quality

Joyce Sakamoto

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

Dennis Shea

Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Development
Top research keywords: Nursing Home, Nursing Homes, Medicare, Mental Health Service, Nursing Home Residents

Emily Pakhtigian

Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Public Health, Coal-fired Power Plant, Cholera, Nepal, Bangladesh

Bradley Cardinale

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

Brian King

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: South Africa, Diseases, Geography, Public Health, Human Health

Keith Cheng

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

Sarah Rajtmajer

Associate Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Social Network, Artificial Intelligence, Self-disclosure, Social Networks, Online Social Networks

W. Larry Kenney

Professor and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Vasodilatation, Skin Blood Flow, Reflex, Heat Stress, Cutaneous Vasodilation

Weston Whitaker

Assistant Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Gut Microbiota, Porphyran, Engraftment, Intestine Flora, Microflora

Cooduvalli Shashikant

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

Leann Andrews

Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Amazonian Communities, Peru, Dental Caries, USA, Floating Community

Abebayehu N. Yilma

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

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Biotechnology, Scientists, Economic And Social Development, Agricultural Biotechnology

Squire Booker

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Enzyme, S-Adenosyl Methionine, Radical S-Adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylmethionine, Synthase

Manuel Llinás

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Plasmodium Falciparum, Parasite, Plasmodium, Malaria Parasite, Malaria