Affiliated Researchers: Microbiology

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 61 search result(s) for Microbiology.

Prem Kandel


Postdoctoral Scholar Hockett Lab

Nita Bharti


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

David M. Geiser


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

David Craft


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

Jennifer Macalady


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

Carolee Bull


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

Edward Dudley


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

Linghao Zhong


Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Cellulose, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cellulose Surface, Cellulose Nanofibrils, CBH I

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, Listeria Monocytogenes, Campylobacter, B.cereus

Kevin Hockett


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

Thomas Wood


Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Biofilm, Escherichia Coli, Biofilm Formation, Quorum Sensing, Monooxygenase

Gregory Ferry


Stanley Person Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Methanosarcina, Archaea, Acetates, Carbonic Anhydrases, Methane

Luke LaBorde


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

Laura Weyrich


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

Timothy W. McNellis


Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Virulence, Arabidopsis, Wild Type, Apple

Louis Bengyella


Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cochliobolus Lunatus, Curvularia Lunata, Conidium, Solanum Tuberosum, Lycopersicon

Seth Bordenstein


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

William Burgos


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

Megan Marshall


Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Corn Stover, Ensilage, Solarization, Silage

Josephine Wee


Associate Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Aspergillus Parasiticus, Aflatoxin, Oxidative Stress, Transcription Factors, Transcription Factor

John A. Pecchia


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

Liana Burghardt


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

Seogchan Kang


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

Sarah Bordenstein


Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Bacteriophage, Phage WO, Phage, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

Juliana Vasco-Correa


Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Fungal Pretreatment, Miscanthus, Bioproducts, Feedstock

Joshua D. Lambert


Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Polyphenol, Malignant Neoplasm, Green Tea Polyphenols

Catherine Nettles Cutter


Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Beef Carcass, Beef, Escherichia Coli, Listeria Monocytogenes, Escherichia Coli O157

Beth Gugino


Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Phytophthora Infestans, Soil Health, Pennsylvania, New York

Paul Esker


Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, United States, Yield Loss, Plant Diseases

Molly Bletz


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

Matthew Jones


Research Assistant, Biology
Top research keywords: Aedes Aegypti, Wolbachia, Infectious Agent, Dengue Virus, Virus

Tami Mysliwiec


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

Daniel Ciolkosz


Associate Research Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Torrefaction, Energy Use, Torrefied, Glucose Yield, Pellet Production

Erin Connolly


Department Head and Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Arabidopsis, Ferric Reductase, Oxidoreductase, Reductase, Iron Uptake

William Driscoll



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

Jacqueline McLaughlin



Top research keywords: Undergraduate Research, Pedagogical Framework, Biology Laboratory, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, Four-step

Weston Whitaker


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

Francesco Di Gioia


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microgreens, Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato, Cultivar

Todd LaJeunesse


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

John Golbeck


Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Photosystem I Protein Complex, Electrons, Sulfur, Iron, Phylloquinone