Programs offering training in Genetics at Hershey

Applicants interested in genetics training at the Penn State College of Medicine located in Hershey should choose from one of the following two options

Biomedical Sciences

Applicants interested in genetics training on the Hershey campus should apply to the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) program.

Stipends are available through the Biomedical Sciences program for Ph.D. candidates, and most applicants interested in genetics training should apply to this program.

Genetics

Applicants who are interested exclusively in the Intercollege Genetics program on the Hershey campus must contact a faculty member (listed below) with whom they are interested in working, in order to inquire about limited positions and funding.

Photo Name E-mail / phone Interests include
Bronson, Sarah
  • Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
sbronson@psu.edu
717-531-5194
   (Hershey)

Targeted transgenesis and transgene expression; murine stem cell differentiation/osteogenesis and autoimmunity.
Carrel, Laura
  • Associate 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.
Chau, Vincent
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
vxc6@psu.edu
717-531-0020
   (Hershey)

Protein ubiquitination and the function of ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis.
Cheng, Keith
  • Professor of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology
  • Co-director, Bioinformatics and Genomics graduate program
  • Director of Experimental Pathology
kcheng@psu.edu
717-531-8352
   (Hershey)

Cancer genetics; Systems Genetics validation of candidate genes from human genetics; skin color genetics; high-throughput automated whole-body 3D genetic and chemical phenomics at cell resolutions in interdisciplinary teams (physics, engineering, computer engineering, heuristic computer vision, user interfaces); synchrotron microCT imaging; genetics of genomic instability; web-based resources
Chiang, Hui-Ling
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
hxc32@psu.edu
717-531-8566
   (Hershey)

Genetic analysis of lysosomal proteolysis.
Clawson, Gary
  • Professor of Pathology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
gac4@psu.edu
717-531-5632
   (Hershey)

Early changes in carcinogenesis.
Craven, Rebecca
  • Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
rcc6@psu.edu
717-531-3528
   (Hershey)

Virus assembly processes; functions of structural proteins in retrovirus replication; retroviral CA protein structure-function analysis.
Eckert, Kristin
  • Associate Professor of Pathology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kae4@psu.edu
717-531-4065
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis in human cells.
Floros, Joanna
  • Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology
jfloros@psu.edu
717-531-6972
   (Hershey)

Regulation and function of pulmonary surfactant protein variants; the role of surfactant proteins in the pathogenesis of pulmonary disease.
Gragnoli, Claudia
cug12@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Human genetics of monogenic and complex disorders.
Grigoryev, Sergei
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
sag17@psu.edu
717-531-8588
   (Hershey)

Chromatin structure and its regulation in hemopoiesis and leukemia.
Gunther, Edward
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
ejg12@psu.edu
717-531-7022
   (Hershey)

Breast cancer and its treatments.
Herzog, Christopher
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
crh13@psu.edu
717-531-8285
   (Hershey)

The role of genotoxic carcinogens in the genetic selection occurring during the development of lung cancer.
Hu, Jianming
  • Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
juh13@psu.edu
717-531-6523
   (Hershey)

Replication and pathogenesis of hepatitis viruses.
Keil, Ralph
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
rkeil@psu.edu
717-531-8595
   (Hershey)

Mechanisms of action of volatile anesthetics.
Lazarus, Philip
  • Associate Director, Penn State Cancer Institute
  • Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Health Evaluation Sciences
plazarus@psu.edu
717-531-5734
   (Hershey)

Pharmacogenetics and cancer, carcinogenic pathways, DNA repair, translational regulation.
Levenson, Robert
  • Professor of Pharmacology
rlevenson@psu.edu
717-531-4545
   (Hershey)

Genetics of schizophrenia; genetics of Na,K-ATPase.
Liu, David
  • Associate Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
dxl39@psu.edu
717-531-4168
   (Hershey)

Survival and death regulation of neurons and brain tumor cells.
McLaughlin, Patricia
  • Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
  • Director, Graduate Program in Anatomy
pxm9@psu.edu
717-531-6414
   (Hershey)

Endogenous growth factors and heart development.
Mu, David
  • Associate Professor of Pathology
dxm70@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Cancer Research, Lung cancer and development, Cancer genomics, Molecular study of oncogene mechanism, Oncogenic signaling, Functional screens for novel cancer genes, Developing function-based tools to rapidly evaluate multiple candidate cancer genes.
Mulder, Kathleen
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kmm15@psu.edu
717-531-6789
   (Hershey)

Cloning and functional analysis of TGF-beta signaling components.
Muscat, Joshua
  • Professor of Public Health Sciences
jem39@psu.edu
717-531-4710
   (Hershey)

Prevention of cancer, which is based on understanding the interrelationship between environmental carcinogens, genetic susceptibility, drug exposure, and human behavior.
Parent, Leslie
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, and Microbiology and Immunology
lparent@psu.edu
717-531-8881
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of virus replication.
Robertson, Gavin
  • Professor of Pharmacology, Pathology, and Dermatology
gprobertson@psu.edu
717-531-8098
   (Hershey)

Genetic regulation of melanoma development.
Sample, Jeffery
jts21@psu.edu
   (Hershey)

Mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus persistence and tumorigenesis.
Shantz, Lisa
  • Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
lshantz@psu.edu
717-531-6987
   (Hershey)

Regulation of protein synthesis in Ras transformation.
Shi, Yuguang "Roger"
  • Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology
yus11@psu.edu
717-531-0003 ext 283789
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms underlying the causes of diabetes and obesity
Spector, David
  • Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
dspector@psu.edu
717-531-8250
   (Hershey)

Regulation of viral gene expression.
Verderame, Michael
  • Associate Professor of Medicine
mverdera@psu.edu
717-531-5467
   (Hershey)

Molecular genetic analysis of signal transduction in cancer.
Vrana, Kent
  • Elliot S. Vesell Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
kvrana@psu.edu
717-531-8285
   (Hershey)

Investigation of neurotransmitter biosynthesis, human embryonic stem cells, and drug abuse.
Wills, John
  • Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
jww4@psu.edu
717-531-3528
   (Hershey)

Molecular biology and genetics of virus assembly and budding.
Yang, Jin-Ming
  • Professor of Pharmacology
juy16@psu.edu
717-531-0003
   (Hershey)
Yochum, Gregory
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
717-531-2091
   (Hershey)
Zagon, Ian
  • Distinguished Professor of Neural and Behavioral Science
  • Director, Program on Education in Human Structure
isz1@psu.edu
717-531-8650
   (Hershey)

Growth factors and receptors.
Zhang, Samuel "Sam"
  • Assistant Professor of Neural & Behavioral Sciences
ssz3@psu.edu
717-531-8480
   (Hershey)

Signal transduction in mammal development and pathogenesis.
Zhu, Jiyue
  • Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
joz1@psu.edu
717-531-3597
   (Hershey)

Molecular mechanisms of cellular immortalization and cancers.