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CDB faculty and research
Faculty associated with the Cell and Developmental Biology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program at Penn State, together with a summary of their research interests. Faculty are listed in alphabetical order of last name. To see more information about a faculty member, click on his/her name.
Jump to the subset of these people that work in:
- Regulation of gene expression
- Prokaryotic genetics and genomics
- Evolutionary developmental biology
- Control of cell division, differentiation and growth
- Cell signaling and signal transduction
- Cell and developmental neurobiology
- Cell biology of disease, virus and host-pathogen interaction
- Cell biology of the immune system
- Structural and functional studies of macromolecules and supramolecular structures
| Name | Email/phone | Interests include |
|---|---|---|
Ades, Sarah
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ades@psu.edu 814-863-1088 (University Park) |
Signal transduction and antibiotic-induced stress responses in bacteria. |
Assmann, Sarah (Sally)
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sma3@psu.edu 814-863-9579 (University Park) |
Molecular biology of plant G-proteins and kinases. Phytohormone regulation of signal transduction and RNA processing. Second messenger regulation of ion channels in plant cells. |
August, Avery
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axa45@psu.edu 814-863-3539 (University Park) |
Regulation of T cell activation, differentiation and allergic asthma induction by ltk (Tec family kinases). |
Axtell, Michael (Mike)
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mja18@psu.edu 814-867-0241 (University Park) |
Functional genomics of plant microRNAs and siRNAs. |
Baumrucker, Craig
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crb@psu.edu 814-863-0712 (University Park) |
Cell biology and endocrinology related to growth and differentiation of mammary and intestinal tissues. Hormones and growth factors in milk. |
Cantorna, Margherita
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mxc69@psu.edu 814-863-2819 (University Park) |
Identification and characterization of the cellular and molecular targets of vitamin D in the immune system. |
Cavener, Douglas (Doug)
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drc9@psu.edu 814-865-4562 (University Park) |
Regulation of protein synthesis and control of translation initiation of mRNAs in higher eukaryotes and the evolution of tissue specific transcriptional regulation. |
Chen, Gong
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gongchen@psu.edu 814-865-2488 (University Park) |
Molecular mechanism of synaptogenesis and plasticity. |
Connor, James
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jrc3@psu.edu 717-531-6408 (Hershey) |
Regulation of expression of iron-binding proteins in the nervous system. |
Cosgrove, Daniel (Dan)
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dcosgrove@psu.edu 814-863-3892 (University Park) |
Mechanism of plant growth. Function and evolution of expansins. Biochemistry and rheology of plant cell walls. Growth responses to light, hormones, and water stress and other stimuli. |
Cox-Foster, Diana
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dxc12@psu.edu 814-865-1022 (University Park) |
Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions. |
Cui, Liwang
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luc2@psu.edu 814-863-7663 (University Park) |
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology; molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite/pathogen interactions. |
Cyr, Richard
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rjc8@psu.edu 814-865-6416 (University Park) |
Plant cell and developmental biology. Biochemical, genetic, molecular genetic and cell biology of the cytoskeleton. Mitosis, with emphasis on spindle assembly. |
Hancock, William (Will)
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wohbio@engr.psu.edu 814-863-0492 (University Park) |
The detailed workings of motor proteins and their role in intracellular transport and cell motility. |
Hankey, Pamela (Pam)
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phc7@psu.edu 814-863-0128 (University Park) |
Regulation of cell-mediated immunity, hematopoiesis, receptor tyrosine kinases, cellular transformation. |
Hanna-Rose, Wendy
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wxh21@psu.edu 814-865-7904 (University Park) |
Developmental genetics of organogenesis and morphogenesis in C. elegans. |
Hardison, Ross
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rch8@psu.edu 814-863-0113 (University Park) |
Regulation of gene expression during development. |
Harvill, Eric
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harvill@psu.edu 814-863-8522 (University Park) |
Interactions between bacterial pathogens (primarily Bordetella spp) and the host immune system, including virulence factors, host immune functions and genomics. |
He, Biao
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bxh40@psu.edu 814-863-8533 (University Park) |
Understanding how paramyxoviruses (SV5) induce and inhibit apoptosis. Using SV5 as a vector for expressing foreign genes and for live vaccine development. |
Heikal, Ahmed
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aah12@psu.edu 814-865-8093 (University Park) |
Energy metabolism and mitochondria anomalies. Model and natural biomembranes. Protein dynamics and protein-protein interaction. Theoretical modeling and technique development (biophotonics and biophysics approaches). |
Keiler, Kenneth
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kkeiler@psu.edu 814-863-0787 (University Park) |
Small RNAs and protein localization in bacterial development and antimicrobial drug discovery. |
Konan, Kouacou
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kvk10@psu.edu 814-863-8254 (University Park) |
Hepatitis C and related viruses: how their replication interferes with host protein and membrane trafficking. |
Lai, Zhi-Chun
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zcl1@psu.edu 814-863-0479 (University Park) |
Development of the Drosophila eye; regulation of Notch signaling for cell fate control and neural morphogenesis. |
Liu, Aimin
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axl25@psu.edu 814-865-7043 (University Park) |
Biogenesis and function of cilia in mammalian embryonic development. |
Liu, David
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dxl39@psu.edu 717-531-4168 (Hershey) |
Regulation of neuronal cell death and neural differentiation. |
Liu, Si-Qiong (June)
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sjl16@psu.edu 814-865-6063 (University Park) |
Activity-induced lasting changes in synaptic transmission, and learning and memory. Regulation of the trafficking of AMPA receptors and of the transcription of AMPA receptor subunits. |
Luscher, Bernhard
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bxl25@psu.edu 814-865-5549 (University Park) |
Structure, function and regulation of GABA-A receptors and their role in anxiety disorders. |
Ma, Hong
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hxm16@psu.edu 814-863-6414 (University Park) |
Molecular genetics of plant reproductive development: from early flower regulatory genes to meiosis and pollen development. |
Malone, Christian
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cjm42@psu.edu 814-863-6668 (University Park) |
Nuclear interactions with the cytoplasm. |
McLaughlin, Patricia
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pxm9@psu.edu 717-531-6414 (Hershey) |
Growth factors and receptors in brain and heart development and cancer. |
Mitchell, Pamela (Pam)
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pjm23@psu.edu 814-865-5802 (University Park) |
Regulation of gene expression during mouse and Drosophila embryogenesis. |
Nixon, B. Tracy
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btn1@psu.edu 814-865-3679 (University Park) |
Signal transduction in prokaryotes; functional domains of Rhizobium dct genes. |
Omiecinski, Curtis (Curt)
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cjo10@psu.edu 814-863-1625 (University Park) |
Human variability in xenobiotic metabolism. |
Ordway, Richard (Rick)
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rwo4@psu.edu 814-863-5693 (University Park) |
Cellular neurobiology using Drosophila. |
Patterson, Randen
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rlp25@psu.edu 814-865-1668 (University Park) |
Receptor-operated calcium signaling pathways. |
Paulson, Robert (Bob)
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rfp5@psu.edu 814-863-6306 (University Park) |
Genetic and biochemical analysis of cell signaling and differentiation during hematopoiesis. |
Pugh, B. Franklin (Frank)
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bfp2@psu.edu 814-863-8252 (University Park) |
Biochemistry and genomics of eukaryotic transcription regulation. |
Reese, Joseph (Joe)
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jcr8@psu.edu 814-865-1976 (University Park) |
Gene regulation in cell cycle and DNA damage control; regulation of DNA damage-induced transcription. |
Rolls, Melissa
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mur22@psu.edu 814-867-1395 (University Park) |
Subcellular compartmentalization of neurons. |
Santy, Lorraine
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lcsanty@psu.edu 814-863-6813 (University Park) |
Epithelial cell junction formation and turnover. Intracellular trafficking of adhesion molecules. Small GTPase cascades in the control of cell motility. Cell migration and metastasis. |
Schlegel, Robert
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ur3@psu.edu 814-865-6974 (University Park) |
Regulation and function of membrane transbilayer phospholipid dynamics in blood cells. |
Schmitt, Anthony (Tony)
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aps13@psu.edu 814-863-6781 (University Park) |
Assembly and budding of paramyxovirus particles. |
Sheets, Erin
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eds11@psu.edu 814-863-0044 (University Park) |
Development of nanofabricated tools for cell biology; spatiotemporal dynamics of cell surface phenomena; signal transduction; membrane structure and dynamics; quantitative fluorescence microscopy. |
Tan, Song
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sxt30@psu.edu 814-865-3355 (University Park) |
Structural biology of eukaryotic gene regulatory complexes. |
Thomas, Graham
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gxt5@psu.edu 814-863-0716 (University Park) |
Roles of the cytoskeleton at the cell membrane in epithelial cells, including issues of cell polarity and adhesion, cell signaling, and morphogenesis. |
Wang, Yanming
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yuw12@psu.edu 814-865-3775 (University Park) |
Epigenetic histone modifications in cell differentiation and cancer. |
Weiss, Kenneth (Ken)
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kmw4@psu.edu 814-865-0989 (University Park) |
The evolution of complex traits. |
Whim, Matthew
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mdw13@psu.edu 814-863-3891 (University Park) |
Regulation of neuropeptide secretion. |
Xiong, Na
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nux1@psu.edu 814-863-2933 (University Park) |
Development and function of gamma/delta T cells. |
Yang, Yinong
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yuy3@psu.edu 814-867-0324 (University Park) |
Signal transduction and functional genomics of biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Protein-protein interactions at the host-pathogen interface: targeting and recognition of fungal effectors in rice cells. |
Zagon, Ian
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isz1@psu.edu 717-531-8650 (Hershey) |
Peptides and receptors in development, cancer, cell renewal, wound healing, angiogenesis, cornea, neurodegeneration, diabetes and Crohn's Disease. |