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Faculty involved in the Bioinformatics and Genomics option of the Integrative Biosciences graduate program, and a summary of their research interests. To see more about a faculty member, click on his/her name.

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Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Acharya, Raj Department Head & Professor, Computer Science & Engineering Director, Advanced Laboratory for Information Systems & Analysis (ALISA)	rua1@psu.edu 814-865-9505 (University Park)	Novel approaches to manage and analyze gene expression data generated from DNA micro arrays, and integrate these approaches to pharmaceutical research.
Akashi, Hiroshi Associate Professor of Biology	akashi@psu.edu 814-865-5013 (University Park)	Molecular evolution and population genetics.
Albert, Istvan Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics	iua1@psu.edu 814-865-2281 (University Park)	Large scale biological data analysis, microarrays and sequence analysis.
Albert, Reka Associate Professor of Physics and Biology	ralbert@phys.psu.edu 814-865-6123 (University Park)	Biological physics and network modeling.
Altman, Naomi Associate Professor of Statistics	naomi@stat.psu.edu 814-865-3791 (University Park)	The design and analysis of microarray studies, functional genomics and gene clustering.
Assmann, Sarah (Sally) Waller Professor of Biology	sma3@psu.edu 814-863-9579 (University Park)	Molecular genetic elucidation of role of G-proteins in plant growth and development.
Axtell, Michael (Mike) Assistant Professor of Biology	mja18@psu.edu 814-867-0241 (University Park)	Genomics and bioinformatics of microRNAs, siRNAs, and their targets.
Benkovic, Stephen Evan Pugh Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry	sjb1@psu.edu 814-865-2882 (University Park)	Understanding enzyme catalysis.
Berman, Piotr Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering	berman@cse.psu.edu 814-865-1611 (University Park)	The theory of algorithms and its applications.
Carlson, John Professor of Molecular Genetics, School of Forest Resources Co-director, Bioinformatics and Genomics option of IBIOS graduate program	jec16@psu.edu 814-863-9164 (University Park)	Genome mapping, including genetic linkage mapping, molecular cytogenetics; studies of genetic diversity in forests.
Carrel, Laura Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	lcarrel@psu.edu 717-531-5419 (Hershey)	Genetics, epigenetics, and genomics of X chromosome inactivation in human and mouse.
Cavener, Douglas (Doug) Professor and Head of Biology	drc9@psu.edu 814-865-4562 (University Park)	Translational control of gene expression.
Cheng, Keith Professor of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology Co-director, Bioinformatics and Genomics option of IBIOS graduate program	kcheng@psu.edu 717-531-5635 (Hershey)	The fundamental genetic and molecular mechanisms that cause cancer.
Chiaromonte, Francesca Associate Professor of Statistics and Health Evaluation Sciences	chiaro@stat.psu.edu 814-865-7075 (University Park)	Analysis and modelling of large-scale genomic data.
Chopra, Surinder Associate Professor of Maize Genetics, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	sic3@psu.edu 814-865-1159 (University Park)	Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis during plant development and plant-pathogen interaction. Epigenetic regulation and allele specific patterns.
DePamphilis, Claude Professor of Biology	cwd3@psu.edu 814-863-6412 (University Park)	Origin and diversification of flowers & developmental pathways. Comparative genomcis of angiosperms & plant gene families. Genomics and evolution of parasitic plants. Organelle function & evolution.
Fedoroff, Nina Willaman Professor of Life Sciences Evan Pugh Professor, Department of Biology	nvf1@psu.edu 814-863-5717 (University Park)	Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Gene network inference. microRNA regulation in gene expression.
Ferry, J. Greg Stanley Person Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Director, Center for Microbial Structural Biology	jgf3@psu.edu 814-863-5721 (University Park)	Enzymology and molecular genetics of anaerobic microbes from the Archaea domain.
Foolad, Majid Professor of Plant Genetics, Department of Horticulture	mrf5@psu.edu 814-865-5408 (University Park)	Genetic characterization of resistance/tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in crop plants. Investigation of genes for directed crop improvement and germplasm enhancement.
Guiltinan, Mark Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Horticulture	mjg9@psu.edu 814-863-7957 (University Park)	Plant molecular and developmental biology. Starch biosynthesis. Tropical plant biotechnology. Plant-pathogen interactions.
Hardison, Ross T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	rch8@psu.edu 814-863-0113 (University Park)	Functional genomics of non-coding DNA.
Harvill, Eric Associate Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Disease	harvill@psu.edu 814-863-8522 (University Park)	Bacterial genomics and the evolution of bacterial mechanisms to manipulate host immune functions.
Hedges, S. Blair Professor of Biology	sbh1@psu.edu 814-865-9991 (University Park)	Evolutionary ecology. Molecular evolution and systematics of vertebrates; biogeography; connections between biological evolution and Earth history.
House, Christopher Associate Professor of Geosciences	chouse@geosc.psu.edu 814-865-8802 (University Park)	Microbial diversity and cultivation, microbial paleontology, molecular evolution and genomics, astrobiology, and geomicrobiology.
Jones, Byron Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Pharmacology	bcj1@psu.edu 814-863-0167 (University Park)	Pharmacogenetics, i.e., the genetic basis for individual differences in response to drugs which affect the central nervous system.
Kang, Seogchan Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	sxk55@psu.edu 814-863-3846 (University Park)	Molecular genetics and genomics of plant-pathogen interactions.
Koc, Emine Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	eck12@psu.edu 814-865-8300 (University Park)	Investigation of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes.
Lesk, Arthur Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	aml25@psu.edu 814-865-4743 (University Park)	Protein evolution. Conformations of antigen-binding sites of immunoglobulins and related proteins.
Li, Jia Associate Professor of Statistics	jiali@psu.edu 814-863-3074 (University Park)	Comparative genomics.
Lindsay, Bruce Willaman Professor of Statistics Head, Department of Statistics Director, Center for Likelihood Studies	bgl@psu.edu 814-865-1220 (University Park)	Genometrics
Ma, Hong Distinguished Professor of Biology Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Developmental Biology	hxm16@psu.edu 814-863-6414 (University Park)	Molecular genetics and evolution of flower development. Comparative, genomic and bioinformatic analyses of eukaryotic gene functions.
Makova, Kateryna Assistant Professor of Biology	kdm16@psu.edu 814-863-1619 (University Park)	Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, human genetics, molecular evolution, population genetics.
Maranas, Costas Donald B. Broughton Professor of Chemical Engineering	costas@psu.edu 814-863-9958 (University Park)	Development of algorithmic and optimization techniques to support the analysis and redesign of systems at different scales.
Miller, Webb Professor of Biology and Computer Science and Engineering	wcm2@psu.edu 814-865-4551 (University Park)	Phylogenomics
Nei, Masatoshi Evan Pugh Professor of Biology Director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics	nxm2@psu.edu 814-863-7334 (University Park)	Molecular and genomic evolution.
Nekrutenko, Anton Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	nekrut@psu.edu 814-865-4752 (University Park)	Evolution of overlapping reading frames in eukaryotic genomes.
Patterson, Randen Assistant Professor of Biology	rlp25@psu.edu 814-865-1668 (University Park)	Development and use of bioinformatical algorithms.
Pugh, B. Franklin (Frank) Willaman Professor in Molecular Biology	bfp2@psu.edu 814-863-8252 (University Park)	Biochemistry and genomics of eukaryotic transcription regulation.
Rosenberger, James (Jim) Professor of Statistics	jlr@psu.edu 814-865-1348 (University Park)	The design of experiments. Statistical computing methodology and algorithms.
Schaeffer, Stephen Associate Professor of Biology	sws4@psu.edu 814-865-3269 (University Park)	Molecular population genetics and genomics.
Schuster, Stephan Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	scs19@psu.edu 814-863-9278 (University Park)	Genome evolution in host-adapted bacteria.
Shashikant, Cooduvalli Associate Professor of Molecular and Developmental Biology	css13@psu.edu 814-863-0658 (University Park)	Developmental and evolutionary aspects of regulation of patterning genes.
Vanden Heuvel, Jack Professor of Molecular Toxicology	jpv2@psu.edu 814-863-8532 (University Park)	How man-made chemicals (e.g. peroxisome proliferators) regulate gene expression.
Vandenbergh, David Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health	djv4@psu.edu 814-863-8430 (University Park)	Complex genetics of drug addiction.
Vrana, Kent Elliot S. Vesell Professor and Chair of Pharmacology	kvrana@psu.edu 717-531-8285 (Hershey)	Functional genomics and proteomics of the nervous system.
Wang, James Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology	wang@ist.psu.edu 814-865-7889 (University Park)	Visual database search and retrieval; retrieval from large-scale genome databases through pattern recognition.
Weiss, Kenneth (Ken) Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Genetics Adjunct Professor of Biology	kmw4@psu.edu 814-865-0989 (University Park)	The evolution of complex traits.

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