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Ades, Sarah
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ades@psu.edu
814-863-1088
  (University Park)

Signal transduction and antibiotic-induced stress responses in bacteria.

Assmann, Sarah (Sally)
  • Waller Professor of Biology
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
  • Professor of Immunology
axa45@psu.edu
814-863-3539
  (University Park)

Regulation of T cell activation, differentiation and allergic asthma induction by ltk (Tec family kinases).

Baumrucker, Craig
  • Professor of Animal Nutrition / Physiology
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.

Cavener, Douglas (Doug)
  • Professor and Head of Biology
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
  • Associate Professor of Biology
gongchen@psu.edu
814-865-2488
  (University Park)

Molecular mechanism of synaptogenesis and plasticity.

Hankey, Pamela (Pam)
  • Professor of Immunology
phc7@psu.edu
814-863-0128
  (University Park)

Regulation of cell-mediated immunity, hematopoiesis, receptor tyrosine kinases, cellular transformation.

Hanna-Rose, Wendy
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
wxh21@psu.edu
814-865-7904
  (University Park)

Developmental genetics of organogenesis and morphogenesis in C. elegans.

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.

Heikal, Ahmed
  • Associate Professor of Bioengineering
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
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kkeiler@psu.edu
814-863-0787
  (University Park)

Small RNAs and protein localization in bacterial development and antimicrobial drug discovery.

Lai, Zhi-Chun
  • Professor of Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Developmental Biology
zcl1@psu.edu
814-863-0479
  (University Park)

Signal Transduction, Growth Control, and Cancer Genetics

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, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry
bxl25@psu.edu
814-865-5549
  (University Park)

Development and regulation of GABAergic inhibitory synapses; neural substrates regulating anxiety and cognition.

Ma, Hong
  • Distinguished Professor of Biology
hxm16@psu.edu
814-863-6414
  (University Park)

Receptor-like protein kinase and G protein mediated signal transduction during plant development.

McLaughlin, Patricia
  • Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
  • Director, Graduate Program in Anatomy
pxm9@psu.edu
717-531-6414
  (Hershey)

Growth factors and receptors in brain and heart development and cancer.

Nixon, B. Tracy
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
btn1@psu.edu
814-865-3679
  (University Park)

Signal transduction in prokaryotes; functional domains of Rhizobium dct genes.

Patterson, Randen
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
rlp25@psu.edu
814-865-1668
  (University Park)

Hormonal and growth factor regulation of neuronal calcium; the role of calcium in neuronal development.

Paulson, Robert (Bob)
  • Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science
rfp5@psu.edu
814-863-6306
  (University Park)

Analysis of cytokine and growth factor signaling in hematopoietic differentiation.

Santy, Lorraine
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
lcsanty@psu.edu
814-863-6813
  (University Park)

Small GTPase cascades in the control of cell motility.

Schlegel, Robert
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ur3@psu.edu
814-865-6974
  (University Park)

Regulation and function of membrane transbilayer phospholipid dynamics in blood cells.

Sheets, Erin
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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.

Thomas, Graham
  • Associate Professor of Biology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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.

Whim, Matthew
  • Assistant Professor of Biology
mdw13@psu.edu
814-863-3891
  (University Park)

Pprohormone trafficking and the secretory pathway.

Yang, Yinong
  • Associate Professor of Plant Pathology
yuy3@psu.edu
814-867-0324
  (University Park)

Role of MAP kinase cascades, hormonal signaling and their cross-talks in biotic and abiotic stress responses.

Zagon, Ian
  • Distinguished Professor of Neural and Behavioral Science
  • Director, Program on Education in Human Structure
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.