Affiliated Researchers: Human Disease

Jordan Bisanz

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

Mihail Kantor

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

Mark Shriver

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

George Perry

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

Sagan Friant

Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Primates, Red-capped Mangabeys, Bushmeat, Cercocebus, Food Security

Joyce Sakamoto

Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Wolbachia Infection, Vaginal Microbiome, Vagina Flora, Ixodes Scapularis

Laura Weyrich

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

Seth Bordenstein

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

Nita Bharti

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

Bradley Cardinale

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

Laura Y. Cabrera

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation, Ethical Issues, Psychiatrists, Parkinson's Disease, Neuroethics

Carolee Bull

Department Head and Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Infectious Agent, Bacterial Leaf Spot, Lettuce, Leaf Spot

Jeff D. Yanosky

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5), PM10, Particulate Matter, Confidence Interval, Air Pollution

George Milner

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

Alfredo Bellon

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Schizophrenia, Neuronal Cells, Neurite, Melatonin, Dementia Praecox

David Hughes

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Ophiocordyceps, Fungi, Social Insect, Strepsiptera, Host Behavior

Peter Hudson

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

Justin Silverman

Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Microflora, Intestine Flora, Human Gut Microbiota

Cynthia J. Whitener

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

Bryan McDonald

Sherwin Early Career Professorship and Associate Professor, History
Top research keywords: Americas, Environmental Change, Food Systems, Hostility, Culture Industry

Jeffrey Peters

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

Mary K. Shenk

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Wealth, Kinship, Bangladesh, India, Evolution

Yiqi Zhang

Associate Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Lead Time, Automated Vehicles, Connected Vehicle Systems, Warning Message, Highway Systems

Cooduvalli Shashikant

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

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Obesity, Health Systems, Patient-centered, Health System

Tami Mysliwiec

Associate Professor of Biology, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Tyrosine Kinase, C-Terminus, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, SH3 Domain, Sporogenesis

Molly Hall

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

Keith Cheng

Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Top research keywords: Zebra Fish, Zebrafish, Genetics, Pigmentation, Histology

Matthew Ferrari

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Measles, Vaccination, Vaccination Coverage, Measles Virus, Measles Elimination

Kurt Vandegrift

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

Jessica Conway

Associate Professor, Mathematics
Top research keywords: Dynamics, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Rebound, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Viral Load

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, Tsimane, Household Water Insecurity, NHANES, Food Insecurity

Deb Kelly

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Top research keywords: Cryogenic Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Rotavirus, Microchip

Max Crowley

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Top research keywords: Politicians, Externalization, Cost Benefit Analysis, Evidence-Based, Mixed Methods

David M. Geiser

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Cladistics, DNA Sequence, DNA Sequencing, Fusarium Solani Species Complex

Susan Motch Perrine

Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Mouse Model, Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2), Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2, Apert Syndrome, Micro-Computed Tomography

Ebony Creswell

Ph.D. Student