Affiliated Researchers: Microbial

Seth Bordenstein

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

John (Jay) Regan

Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Biofilm, Reactor, Bacterium, Acetate

Estelle Couradeau

Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crusts, Biocrusts, Microbiome, Microbialites

Linghao Zhong

Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cellulose Nanofibrils, Cellulose, Trichoderma Reesei, Microcrystalline Cellulose

Bruce Logan

Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Electrolysis, Microbial Electrolysis Cell, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Production

Juliana Vasco-Correa

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Miscanthus, Fungal Pretreatment, Non-sterile, Feedstock

Francisco Dini-Andreote

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Bacterium, Taxon, Microorganism, Bacterial Community

Kevin Hockett

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

Michela Centinari

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Grapevine, Grape, Vine, Vineyard, Vitis Vinifera

William Burgos

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Fe(II), Iron Oxide, Low PH, Bioreduction, U(VI)

Ali Demirci

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm Reactor, Pulsed UV Light, Fermentation, Plastic Composite Support, Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles

Jennifer Macalady

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Microbial Community, Biofilm, Sulfide, Microorganism, Bacterium

William Driscoll

Top research keywords: Altruism, Allelopathy, Sociobiology, Eutrophication, Haptophyta

Sharifa Crandall

Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores, Downy Mildew, Oomycetes, Plant Diseases

Carolyn Lowry

Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Luke LaBorde

Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Listeria Monocytogenes, Tree Fruits, Packinghouse, Apple Juice, Food Safety

Jon Sweetman

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Ponds, Canada, Grassland, Cladocera

Max Lloyd

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Clumped Isotopes, Isotopic Composition, Calcite, Dolomite, Calcium Carbonate

Jasna Kovac

Lester Earl And Veronica Casida Career Development Professor Of Food Safety And Associate Professor Of Food Science, Food Science
Top research keywords: Bacillus Cereus, Bacillus Cereus Group, Campylobacter, Campylobacter Jejuni, Listeria Monocytogenes

Miquela Ingalls

Assistant Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Carbonate, Stable Isotope, Tibet, Calcite, Eocene

David Eissenstat

Professor Emeritus, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fine Roots, Soil, Citrus, Fine Root, Vitis

Iain Murray

Top research keywords: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Aromatic Hydrocarbon Receptor, Ah Receptor, Receptor Activation, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Pathway

Jason Kaye

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus

Josephine Wee

Associate Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Aflatoxin, Aspergillus Parasiticus, Oxidative Stress, Cell-based Meat, Aflatoxin Biosynthesis

Shantu Amin

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

Jordan Bisanz

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

Meng Wang

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Digestion, Nitrogen, Methane, Biogas

Mary Ann Bruns

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

Tami Mysliwiec

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

Weston Whitaker

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

Matthew Fantle

Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Isotopic Composition, Crystallization, Calcium Isotopes, Carbonate, Diagenesis

Laura Weyrich

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

Carolee Bull

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Leaf Spot, Infectious Agent, Bacterium, Pseudomonas

Jonathan Lynch

Distinguished Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Zea Mays, Soil, Phosphorus, Corn, Beans

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Gary Felton

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

Derek Elsworth

Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Permeability Evolution, Carbon Dioxide, Hydraulic Fracturing, Porosity, Shale

YuanQiao (Yuan) Rao

Professor, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Polymer, Nanocomposite, Film, Nanoparticle, Kevlar

Patrick Drohan

Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, United States Of America, Water Quality, Land Use, Watersheds

Todd LaJeunesse

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