Affiliated Researchers: Physiology

Christina Grozinger

Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
Top research keywords: Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Pollinator

Jacqueline McLaughlin

Professor of Biology, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Top research keywords: Pedagogical Framework, Biology Laboratory, Undergraduate Research, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, Four-step

Etya Amsalem

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bumblebee, Queen, Bombus Impatiens, Apoidea, Bombus Terrestris

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, United States, CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth, Life Expectancy

Saptarshi Das

Associate Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Field Effect Transistor, Monolayers, Field-effect Transistors, Two-Dimensional Material, Two Dimensional Materials

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto

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

Istvan Albert

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Jamming, Granular Drag, Drag Force, Granular Media, Nucleosome

David A.W. Miller

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibians, Life History, Occupancy, Climate Change, Species Distribution

Manuel Llinás

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

W. Larry Kenney

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

Sarah Nilson

Assistant Professor of Biology, Penn State Beaver
Top research keywords: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Heterotrimeric G Protein, G Protein, Arabidopsis, Lupus Erythematosus

Tracy Langkilde

Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, Eberly College of Science
Top research keywords: Lizard, Fences, Sceloporus Undulatus, Fire Ant, Fire Ants

Tracy Nixon

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Sinorhizobium Meliloti, ATPases Associated With Diverse Cellular Activities, Cellulose Synthase, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, Adenosine Triphosphate

Surinder Chopra

Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Maize, Sorghum, Allele, Pericarp, Transposable Element

Nina Jablonski

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

Rudolf Schilder

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Alternative Splicing, Skeletal Muscle, Flight, Troponin T, Flight Muscle

Jonathan Lynch

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

Virendra M. Puri

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Powders, Hot Temperature, Moisture, Heat Exchangers, Temperature

William Groves

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Microsensor, Fatality, Surface Acoustic Wave, Sensor Array, Physiologic

Sally Mackenzie

Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics and Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Mitochondrial Genome, Arabidopsis, Fertility, Plastids, Male Infertility

Jared Ali

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Herbivore, Plant Defense, Entomopathogenic Nematodes, Host Plant, Herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles

Teh-hui Kao

Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Petunia, Self Incompatibility, Self-incompatibility, Petunia Inflata, Ribonuclease

Blair Siegfried

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
Top research keywords: Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera, Coleoptera, European Corn Borer, Bacillus Thuringiensis

Liana Burghardt

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

Tanya Renner

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Carnivorous Plants, Evolution, Genomics, Primary Metabolism, Carabid Beetles

Patrick Drew

Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Top research keywords: Neurovascular Coupling, Neural Activity, Arteriole, Somatosensory Cortex, Blood Flow

Robersy Sanchez

Associate Research Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Genetic Code, Amino Acids, Epigenome, DNA Methylation, Arabidopsis

Kathleen Brown

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

Gary Felton

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

Erin Connolly

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

Susan 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

Yimin Zhu

Associate Professor, Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences (Altoona)
Top research keywords: Monolignol, Lignification, Lignin, P-coumarate, Facile Synthesis

Sarah Assmann

Waller Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Guard Cell, Arabidopsis, Abscisic Acid, G Protein, Heterotrimeric G Protein

Erika Machtinger

Associate Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Diptera, House Fly, Muscidae, Filth Flies, Ixodes Scapularis

Marc D. Abrams

Nancy and John Steimer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Quercus, Oak, Dendroecology, Acer Rubrum, Species Recruitment

Mark Shriver

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

Daniel Cosgrove

Eberly Family Chair Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Expansin, Cell Wall, Plant Cell Wall, Cellulose, Cellulose Nanofibrils

Justin Silverman

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

James Mutunga

Assistant Research Professor

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