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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.