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Molecular and cellular immunology

Faculty in the Immunology and Infectious Diseases graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
August, Avery Associate Professor of Immunology Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Medicine	axa45@psu.edu 814-863-3539 (University Park)	Signal transduction pathways that regulate immune function; in particular, role of Tec family tyrosine kinases in T cells and mast cells. How manipulation of these signals affect immune response in diseases such as allergic asthma.
Bonneau, Robert Professor of Microbiology and Immunology	rhb3@psu.edu 717-531-4078 (Hershey)	Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stress-induced, neuroendocrine-mediated modulation of the immune response to herpes simplex virus infections.
Cantorna, Margherita Associate Professor in Molecular Immunology Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Immunology and Infectious Diseases	mxc69@psu.edu 814-863-2819 (University Park)	Vitamin D regulation of autoimmunity, especially inflammatory bowel diseases. Molecular and cellular regulation of host immunity, and regulation by nutrients.
Hankey, Pamela (Pam) Associate Professor of Immunology	phc7@psu.edu 814-863-0128 (University Park)	Murine Stk receptor tyrosine kinase and its function in macrophage regulation and inflammation and in leukemic development.
Mastro, Andrea Professor of Microbiology and Cell Biology	a36@psu.edu 814-863-0152 (University Park)	Breast cancer and the immune system; how metastatic, osteolytic breast cancer cells affect osteoblasts.
Norbury, Chris Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology	ccn1@psu.edu 717-531-7204 (Hershey)	The role of macrophages and dendritic cells in antigen presentation, antiviral immunity and in chronic inflammation during diabetes.
Ott, Troy Associate Professor of Reproductive Physiology	tlo12@psu.edu 814-441-2657 (University Park)	Fertility and reproductive immunology in domestic farm animals. Improving diagnosis of infertility and viral infections.
Paulson, Robert (Bob) Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science	rfp5@psu.edu 814-863-6306 (University Park)	Roles of host genes in restricting infection by Friend erythroleukemia virus.
Phelps, David Professor of Pediatrics	dsp4@psu.edu 717-531-5925 (Hershey)	Surfactant regulation of lung immune cell function.
Prabhu, Sandeep Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences	ksp4@psu.edu 814-863-8976 (University Park)	Regulation of immune function by oxidative stress and antioxidants, including selenium. Regulation of HIV transcription by selenium.
Ross, Catharine Professor in Nutritional Science and Occupant of Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair	acr6@psu.edu 814-865-4721 (University Park)	Vitamin A metabolism; hepatic retinoid function and gene expression; vitamin A in infection and immunity.
Rybka, Witold Professor of Medicine	wrybka@psu.edu 717-531-5059 (Hershey)	Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Schell, Todd Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology	tschell@psu.edu 717-531-8169 (Hershey)	Cellular immune responses in the control of cancer. Investigation of CD8+ T lymphocyte response in unique tumor environments to define immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer.
Schlegel, Robert Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	ur3@psu.edu 814-865-6974 (University Park)	Molecular mechanisms responsible for recognition by macrophages of phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cell surfaces.
Truckenmiller, Emmy Assistant Professor of Microbiology	met11@psu.edu 717-531-8147 (Hershey)	Neuro-endocrine modulation of dendritic cell function (maturation, antigen presentation, cytokine production, migration) in the initial steps of T cell-mediated anti-viral/tumor immunity.
Xiong, Na Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Director, Transgenic Mouse Facility	nux1@psu.edu 814-863-2933 (University Park)	Development and function of gamma/delta T cells, a class of immune cells with various roles in microbial immunity, inflammation regulation and tumor surveillance.