Kurt Vandegrift | Institute of Energy and the Environment

W239A Millennium Sci Complex
Pollock Road
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile

IEE Research Themes

Health and the Environment

Affiliate Researcher

Associate Research Professor, Biology

In the News

Testing 58 wildlife species for SARS-CoV-2 among goals of $4.5M USDA grant | Penn State University

September 13, 2023

Testing 58 wildlife species for SARS-CoV-2 among goals of $4.5M USDA grant

Omicron detected for first time in white-tailed deer | Penn State University

February 21, 2022

Omicron detected for first time in white-tailed deer

Why Omicron-infected white-tailed deer pose an especially big risk to humans

February 8, 2022

Why Omicron-infected white-tailed deer pose an especially big risk to humans

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Peromyscus Leucopus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Orthomyxoviridae

Recent Publications

Population genomic structure of a widespread, urban-dwelling mammal: The eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Fusco, N. A., Cosentino, B. J., Gibbs, J. P., Allen, M. L., Blumenfeld, A. J., Boettner, G. H., Carlen, E. J., Collins, M., Dennison, C., DiGiacopo, D., Drapeau Picard, A. P., Edmonson, J., Fisher-Reid, M. C., Fyffe, R., Gallo, T., Grant, A., Harbold, W., Heard, S. B., Lafferty, D. J. R., Lehtinen, R. M., & 18 othersMarino, S., McDonald, J. E., Mortelliti, A., Murray, M., Newman, A., Oswald, K. N., Ott-Conn, C., Richardson, J. L., Rimbach, R., Salaman, P., Steele, M., Stothart, M. R., Urban, M. C., Vandegrift, K., Vanek, J. P., Vanderluit, S. N., Vezina, L. & Caccone, A., Feb 2024, In: Molecular ecology. 33, 3, e17230.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A molecular reconstruction of holarctic Heligmosomidae reveals a new species of Heligmosomoides (Nematoda: Heligmosomidae) in Peromyscus maniculatus (Neotominae) from Canada

Alnaqeb, H., Greiman, S. E., Vandegrift, K. J., Campbell, M. L., Meagher, S. & Jiménez, F. A., 2022, In: Systematics and Biodiversity. 20, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.

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Development and Validation of Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detecting Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Cattle, Swine, and Chicken

Gontu, A., Marlin, E. A., Ramasamy, S., Neerukonda, S., Anil, G., Morgan, J., Quraishi, M., Chen, C., Boorla, V. S., Nissly, R. H., Jakka, P., Chothe, S. K., Ravichandran, A., Kodali, N., Amirthalingam, S., Labella, L., Kelly, K., Natesan, P., Minns, A. M., Rossi, R. M., & 9 othersWerner, J. R., Hovingh, E., Lindner, S. E., Tewari, D., Kapur, V., Vandegrift, K. J., Maranas, C. D., Nair, M. S. & Kuchipudi, S. V., Jul 2022, In: Viruses. 14, 7, 1358.

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Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer

Kuchipudi, S. V., Surendran-Nair, M., Ruden, R. M., Yon, M., Nissly, R. H., Vandegrift, K. J., Nelli, R. K., Li, L., Jayarao, B. M., Maranas, C. D., Levine, N., Willgert, K., Conlan, A. J. K., Olsen, R. J., Davis, J. J., Musser, J. M., Hudson, P. J. & Kapur, V., Feb 8 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 6, e2121644119.

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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Infection of Wild White-Tailed Deer in New York City

Vandegrift, K. J., Yon, M., Surendran Nair, M., Gontu, A., Ramasamy, S., Amirthalingam, S., Neerukonda, S., Nissly, R. H., Chothe, S. K., Jakka, P., LaBella, L., Levine, N., Rodriguez, S., Chen, C., Sheersh Boorla, V., Stuber, T., Boulanger, J. R., Kotschwar, N., Aucoin, S. G., Simon, R., & 14 othersToal, K. L., Olsen, R. J., Davis, J. J., Bold, D., Gaudreault, N. N., Dinali Perera, K., Kim, Y., Chang, K. O., Maranas, C. D., Richt, J. A., Musser, J. M., Hudson, P. J., Kapur, V. & Kuchipudi, S. V., Dec 2022, In: Viruses. 14, 12, 2770.

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Transmission history of SARS-CoV-2 in humans and white-tailed deer

Willgert, K., Didelot, X., Surendran-Nair, M., Kuchipudi, S. V., Ruden, R. M., Yon, M., Nissly, R. H., Vandegrift, K. J., Nelli, R. K., Li, L., Jayarao, B. M., Levine, N., Olsen, R. J., Davis, J. J., Musser, J. M., Hudson, P. J., Kapur, V. & Conlan, A. J. K., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 12094.

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Computational prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on the binding affinity between SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and human ACE2

Chen, C., Boorla, V. S., Banerjee, D., Chowdhury, R., Cavener, V. S., Nissly, R. H., Gontu, A., Boyle, N. R., Vandegrift, K., Nair, M. S., Kuchipudi, S. V. & Maranas, C. D., Oct 19 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 42, e2106480118.

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Rodent virus diversity and differentiation across post-katrina new orleans

Peterson, A. C., Sharma, H., Kumar, A., Ghersi, B. M., Emrich, S. J., Vandegrift, K. J., Kapoor, A. & Blum, M. J., Jul 2 2021, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 13, 14, 8034.

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Species-Level Profiling of Ixodes pacificus Bacterial Microbiomes Reveals High Variability across Short Spatial Scales at Different Taxonomic Resolutions

Socarras, K. M., Earl, J. P., Krol, J. E., Bhat, A., Pabilonia, M., Harrison, M. H., Lang, S. P., Sen, B., Ahmed, A., Hester, M., Mell, J. C., Vandegrift, K. & Ehrlich, G. D., Aug 1 2021, In: Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 25, 8, p. 551-562 12 p.

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Influenza C and D viral load in cattle correlates with bovine respiratory disease (BRD): Emerging role of orthomyxoviruses in the pathogenesis of BRD

Nissly, R. H., Zaman, N., Ibrahim, P. A. S., McDaniel, K., Lim, L., Kiser, J. N., Bird, I., Chothe, S. K., Bhushan, G. L., Vandegrift, K., Neibergs, H. L. & Kuchipudi, S. V., Dec 2020, In: Virology. 551, p. 10-15 6 p.

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Presence of segmented flavivirus infections in North America

Vandegrift, K. J., Kumar, A., Sharma, H., Murthy, S., Kramer, L. D., Ostfeld, R., Hudson, P. J. & Kapoor, A., Aug 2020, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 26, 8, p. 1810-1817 8 p.

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Increasing babesiosis in Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2008-2017

Liu, H. H., Cushinotto, L., Giger, O., Daum, G., McBride, P., Negron, E. A., Vandegrift, K. & Kapelusznik, L., Mar 2019, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6, 3

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MIReAD, a minimum information standard for reporting arthropod abundance data

Rund, S. S. C., Braak, K., Cator, L., Copas, K., Emrich, S. J., Giraldo-Calderón, G. I., Johansson, M. A., Heydari, N., Hobern, D., Kelly, S. A., Lawson, D., Lord, C., MacCallum, R. M., Roche, D. G., Ryan, S. J., Schigel, D., Vandegrift, K., Watts, M., Zaspel, J. M. & Pawar, S., Dec 1 2019, In: Scientific Data. 6, 1, 40.

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The ecology of new constituents of the tick virome and their relevance to public health

Vandegrift, K. J. & Kapoor, A., Jun 2019, In: Viruses. 11, 6, 529.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Towards an eco-phylogenetic framework for infectious disease ecology

Fountain-Jones, N. M., Pearse, W. D., Escobar, L. E., Alba-Casals, A., Carver, S., Davies, T. J., Kraberger, S., Papeş, M., Vandegrift, K., Worsley-Tonks, K. & Craft, M. E., May 2018, In: Biological Reviews. 93, 2, p. 950-970 21 p.

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