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Faculty in the Genetics graduate program who are based at Penn State's University Park campus.

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Name Email/phone Interests include
Ades, Sarah
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ades@psu.edu
814-863-1088
   (University Park)
Signal transduction and antibiotic-induced stress responses in bacteria.
Akashi, Hiroshi
  • Associate Professor of Biology
akashi@psu.edu
814-865-5013
   (University Park)
Molecular evolution and population genetics.
Andrews, Anne
  • Associate Professor of Molecular Toxicology
ama11@psu.edu
814-865-2970
   (University Park)
Transporter-mediated regulation of neuronal homeostasis.
August, Avery
  • Associate Professor of Immunology
  • Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Medicine
axa45@psu.edu
814-863-3539
   (University Park)
Genetic analysis of lymphocyte activation and development.
Axtell, Michael (Mike)
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
mja18@psu.edu
814-867-0241
   (University Park)
Functional genomics of plant microRNAs and siRNAs.
Ayers, John
  • Professor of Plant Pathology
jea@psu.edu
814-865-7776
   (University Park)
Disease resistance in maize.
Babitzke, Paul
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
pxb28@psu.edu
814-865-0002
   (University Park)
Post-initiation control of bacterial gene expression.
Barbato, Guy
  • Associate Professor of Poultry Science
gfb1@psu.edu
814-865-4481
   (University Park)
Genomic architecture of growth and reproduction.
Blizard, David
  • Senior Research Associate
dab22@psu.edu
814 865 3429
   (University Park)
Braun, David
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
dmb44@psu.edu
814-863-1108
   (University Park)
Genetic analysis of cell signaling in leaf development.
Cameron, Craig
  • Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
cec9@psu.edu
814-863-8705
   (University Park)
RNA virus genome development.
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)
Forest molecular genetics
Cavener, Douglas (Doug)
  • Professor and Head of Biology
drc9@psu.edu
814-865-4562
   (University Park)
Translational control of gene expression.
Chen, Gong
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
gongchen@psu.edu
814-865-2488
   (University Park)
Molecular mechanism of synaptogenesis and plasticity.
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 in maize.
Christ, Barbara
  • Professor of Plant Pathology
ebf@psu.edu
814-865-7448
   (University Park)
Breeding for disease resistance and fungal pathogen-host genetic interactions.
Cox-Foster, Diana
  • Professor of Entomology
dxc12@psu.edu
814-865-1022
   (University Park)
Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions.
Craig, Richard
  • Professor Emeritus of Plant Breeding &
  • J. Franklin Styer Professor Emeritus of Horticultural Botany
rxc9@psu.edu
814-863-2191
   (University Park)
Cytology, genetics and breeding of floricultural crops.
Cui, Liwang
  • Associate Professor of Entomology
luc2@psu.edu
814-863-7663
   (University Park)
Developmental biology of malaria parasites.
DePamphilis, Claude
  • Professor of Biology
cwd3@psu.edu
814-863-6412
   (University Park)
Plant molecular evolution and systematics.
Eckhardt, Robert
  • Professor of Developmental Genetics and Evolutionary Morphology
ey1@psu.edu
814-864-9963
   (University Park)
Genetic and environmental influences on growth and development in human populations.
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)
Genetics of and breeding for stress tolerance and nutritional quality in crop plants.
Geiser, David
  • Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
  • Director, Fusarium Research Center
dgeiser@psu.edu
814-865-9773
   (University Park)
molecular evolutionary genetics of pathogenic and toxigenic fungi.
Gerhold, Henry
  • Professor of Forest Genetics
  • Urban Forestry Project Leader
hdg@psu.edu
814-865-3281
   (University Park)
Genetic improvement of landscape trees, Christmas trees, and timber species; management of municipal trees; urban forestry extension education.
Gilmour, David
  • Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
dsg11@psu.edu
814-863-7024
   (University Park)
Transcriptional regulation of the hsp70 heat shock gene in Drosophila.
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.
Han, Kyung-An
  • Associate Professor of Biology
kxh29@psu.edu
814-863-2753
   (University Park)
Neurobiology of learning and memory and drug addiction.
Hankey, Pamela (Pam)
  • Associate Professor of Immunology
phc7@psu.edu
814-863-0128
   (University Park)
The role of receptor tyrosine kinases in development and disease.
Hanna-Rose, Wendy
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
wxh21@psu.edu
814-865-7904
   (University Park)
Developmental genetics of organogenesis and morphogenesis in C. elegans.
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; regulation of mammalian hemoglobin genes.
Harvill, Eric
  • Associate Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Disease
harvill@psu.edu
814-863-8522
   (University Park)
Genetic basis for bacterium-host interactions.
He, Biao
  • Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science
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.
Hedges, S. Blair
  • Professor of Biology
sbh1@psu.edu
814-865-9991
   (University Park)
Evolutionary genomics.
Holmes, Edward (Eddie)
  • Professor in Biology
ech15@psu.edu
814-863-4689
   (University Park)
Viral evolution and evolutionary genetics.
Kang, Seogchan
  • Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
sxk55@psu.edu
814-863-3846
   (University Park)
Molecular genetics and genomics of plant-pathogen interactions.
Keiler, Kenneth
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kkeiler@psu.edu
814-863-0787
   (University Park)
Temporal and spatial regulation of protein expression in bacterial development.
Konan, Kouacou
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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
  • Associate Professor of Biology
zcl1@psu.edu
814-863-0479
   (University Park)
Genetic and molecular analysis of Drosophila eye development.
Liu, Aimin
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
axl25@psu.edu
814-865-7043
   (University Park)
Biogenesis and function of cilia in mammalian embryonic development.
Luscher, Bernhard
  • Professor of Biology
  • Interim Co-Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute
bxl25@psu.edu
814-865-5549
   (University Park)
Genetic analysis of inhibitory synapses in the mammalian brain.
Luthe, Dawn
  • Professor of Plant Stress Biology, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
dsl14@psu.edu
814-863-3542
   (University Park)
Plant responses to the environment.
Ma, Hong
  • Distinguished Professor of Biology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Developmental Biology
hxm16@psu.edu
814-863-6414
   (University Park)
Flower development and its evolution; meiosis and pollen development.
Makalowski, Wojciech
  • Associate Professor of Biology
wojtek@psu.edu
814-865-9365
   (University Park)
Comparative genomics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics, biology of transposable elements.
Makova, Kateryna
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
kdm16@psu.edu
814-863-1619
   (University Park)
Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, human genetics, molecular evolution, population genetics.
Malone, Christian
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
cjm42@psu.edu
814-863-6668
   (University Park)
Interactions of the nucleus with the cytoplasm.
McClearn, Gerald
  • Evan Pugh Professor of Health and Human Development and Biobehavioral Health
gm1@psu.edu
814-865-1717
   (University Park)
Genetic influence on individual differences in phenotypes related to health and development.
McPheron, Bruce
  • Professor of Entomology
  • Associate Dean for Research
bam10@psu.edu
814-865-5410
   (University Park)
Population genetics of invasive species.
McSteen, Paula
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
pcm11@psu.edu
814-863-1112
   (University Park)
Plant developmental genetics and signal transduction.
Mitchell, Pamela (Pam)
  • Associate Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
  • Associate Professor of Biology
pjm23@psu.edu
814-865-5802
   (University Park)
Regulation of gene expression during mouse and Drosophila embryogenesis.
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.
Ng, Davis
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
dtn1@psu.edu
814-863-5686
   (University Park)
Quality control of secretory protein biogenesis.
Nixon, B. Tracy
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
btn1@psu.edu
814-865-3679
   (University Park)
Signal transduction in prokaryotes; functional domains of Rhizobium dct genes.
Omiecinski, Curtis (Curt)
  • Professor of Veterinary Science
  • H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair
cjo10@psu.edu
814-863-1625
   (University Park)
Molecular genetics of xenobiotic metabolism.
Ordway, Richard (Rick)
  • Associate Professor of Biology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Genetics
rwo4@psu.edu
814-863-5693
   (University Park)
Cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission in Drosophila.
Paulson, Robert (Bob)
  • Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science
rfp5@psu.edu
814-863-6306
   (University Park)
Genetic and biochemical analysis of hematopoiesis.
Perdew, Gary
  • Professor of Veterinary Science
ghp2@psu.edu
814-865-0400
   (University Park)
Mechanisms of receptor-mediated carcinogenesis.
Peters, Jeffrey
  • Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology
  • Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Toxicology
jmp21@psu.edu
814-863-1387
   (University Park)
Roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the regulation of homeostasis, toxicology, and carcinogenesis.
Reddy, Channa
  • Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
ccr1@psu.edu
814-865-7696
   (University Park)
Regulation of prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis.
Reese, Joseph (Joe)
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
jcr8@psu.edu
814-865-1976
   (University Park)
Molecular and genetic analysis of UV resistance pathways in eukaryotes.
Richtsmeier, Joan
  • Professsor of Anthropology
jta10@psu.edu
814-863-0562
   (University Park)
Analysis of craniofacial phenotypes.
Royse, Daniel
  • Professor of Plant Pathology
djr4@psu.edu
814-865-7322
   (University Park)
Evolution and population genetics of edible mushrooms and their pathogens.
Schaeffer, Stephen
  • Associate Professor of Biology
sws4@psu.edu
814-865-3269
   (University Park)
Molecular population genetics and genomics.
Schlegel, Robert
  • Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ur3@psu.edu
814-865-6974
   (University Park)
Amphipath transporters in health and disease.
Schmitt, Anthony (Tony)
  • Assistant Professor of Molecular Immunology and Infectious Diseases
aps13@psu.edu
814-863-6781
   (University Park)
Assembly and budding of paramyxovirus particles.
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.
Shriver, Mark
  • Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology
mds17@psu.edu
814-863-1078
   (University Park)
Human population genomics and complex disease mapping.
Shriver, Sharon
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
sps10@psu.edu
814-865-5686
   (University Park)
Role of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor in lung cancer.
Thomas, Graham
  • Associate Professor of Biology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
gxt5@psu.edu
814-863-0716
   (University Park)
Role of the cortical actin cytoskeleton in cell polarity and morphogenesis.
Tu, Chen-Pei David
  • Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
unh@psu.edu
814-863-2096
   (University Park)
Gene regulation, structure and function of glutathione S-transferase systems.
Vandenbergh, David
  • Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
djv4@psu.edu
814-863-8430
   (University Park)
Complex genetics of drug addiction.
Vogler, George
  • Director, Center for Developmental and Health Genetics
  • Professor of Biobehavioral Health
gpv1@psu.edu
814-865-1717
   (University Park)
Quantitative genetics of complex traits.
Wang, Yanming
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
yuw12@psu.edu
814-865-3775
   (University Park)
Epigenetic histone modifications in cell differentiation and cancer.
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.
Xiong, Na
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
  • Director, Transgenic Mouse Facility
nux1@psu.edu
814-863-2933
   (University Park)
Molecular mechanisms underlying development of tissue specific gamma/delta T cells.