People who work in Immunology and Infectious Diseases
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Bjornstad, Ottar
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814-863-2983
(University Park)
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Outbreak and persistence of infectious disease (ecological statistics, population dynamics, species interactions, spatial dynamics, ecology of infectious disease). |
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Bonneau, Robert
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717-531-4078
(Hershey)
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stress-induced, neuroendocrine-mediated modulation of the immune response to herpes simplex virus infections. |
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Cantorna, Margherita
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814-863-2819
(University Park)
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Vitamin D regulation of autoimmunity, especially inflammatory bowel diseases. Molecular and cellular regulation of host immunity, and regulation by nutrients. |
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Cattadori, Isabella
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814-865-9594
(University Park)
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immuno-epidemiology of co-infection, how host immunity modulates parasite interactions and transmission and how host molecular processes explain the dynamics of infection at the population level |
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Christensen, Neil
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717-531-6185
(Hershey)
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Molecular analysis of papillomavirus immunity. |
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Craig, Timothy
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717-531-5785
(Hershey)
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Rhinitis and its effects on sleep and daytime somnolence; allergic rhinitis and asthma. |
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Cui, Liwang
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814-863-7663
(University Park)
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Insect biochemistry and molecular biology; molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite/pathogen interactions. |
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Dudley, Edward
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814-867-0439
(University Park)
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Mechanisms of environmental survival and virulence of pathogens associated with foodborne disease. |
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Glick, Adam
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814-865-7170
(University Park)
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Molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways that regulate progression of squamous tumors from a benign to malignant phenotype. |
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Gowda, Channe
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717-531-0992
(Hershey)
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Understanding the structures and interactions between malaria parasites and human glycoconjugates that lead to malaria pathogenesis. |
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Hankey, Pamela
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814-863-0128
(University Park)
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Murine Stk receptor tyrosine kinase and its function in macrophage regulation and inflammation and in leukemic development. |
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Harvill, Eric
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814-863-8522
(University Park)
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Interactions between bacterial pathogens and host immunology. |
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Huang, Jun
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814-863-4209
(University Park)
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Explores nanoscience and nanotechnology at the interface of physics, materials, engineering and biology. |
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Hudson, Peter
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814-865-6057
(University Park)
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Wildlife disease ecology: the transmission and dynamics of parasites in wild animals, with particular emphasis on zoonotic infections and parasite community structure. |
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Kalia, Vandana
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814-863-8533
(University Park)
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Transcriptional mechanisms that regulate memory CD8 T cell differentiation. |
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Kapur, Vivek
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814-865-9788
(University Park)
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Kennett, Mary
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814-865-1495
(University Park)
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The pathogenesis of infectious disease: examining bacterial virulence and associated pathology in relation to host immune responses. |
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Kirimanjeswara, Girish
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814-863-5250
(University Park)
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Mastro, Andrea
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814-863-0152
(University Park)
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Breast cancer and the immune system; the effects of exercise on the immune system. |
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Norbury, Chris
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717-531-7204
(Hershey)
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The role of macrophages and dendritic cells in antigen presentation, antiviral immunity and in chronic inflammation during diabetes. |
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Ott, Troy
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814-441-2657
(University Park)
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Fertility and reproductive immunology in domestic farm animals. Improving diagnosis of infertility and viral infections. |
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Pate, Joy
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814-863-0558
(University Park)
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Specializing in the area of corpus luteum function. Primary research interests focus on the regulation of luteolysis, prostaglandin production by the corpus luteum, and the interactions between the immune system & the reproductive system. |
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Paulson, Robert
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814-863-6306
(University Park)
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Roles of host genes in restricting infection by Friend erythroleukemia virus. |
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Poss, Mary
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814-867-1213
(University Park)
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Molecular mechanisms of virus and host adaptation at scales that span protein and structure to population dynamics. |
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Prabhu, Sandeep
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814-863-8976
(University Park)
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Regulation of immune function by oxidative stress and antioxidants, including selenium. Regulation of HIV transcription by selenium. |
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Read, Andrew
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814-867-2396
(University Park)
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Evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions, particularly virulence, infectiousness, vaccine-driven evolution, and drug and insecticide resistance. |
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Reese, Joseph
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814-865-1976
(University Park)
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UV resistance pathways in eukaryotes. Regulation of DNA damage inducible genes by chromatin. Role of a highly conserved RNA helicase in DNA damage resistance and viral pathogenesis. |
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Rogers, Connie
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814-867-3716
(University Park)
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Role of changes in energy balance and related nutritional factors on inflammation, immune regulation and cancer risk using both animal models and human subjects. |
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Ross, Catharine
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814-865-4721
(University Park)
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Vitamin A metabolism; hepatic retinoid function and gene expression; vitamin A in infection and immunity. |
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Sample, Jeffery | (Hershey) |
Mechanisms of Epstein-Barr virus persistence and tumorigenesis. |
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Sarkar, Surojit
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814-867-4034
(University Park)
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Regulation of Immunological Memory to Pathogens and Vaccines |
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Schell, Todd
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717-531-8169
(Hershey)
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Cellular immune responses in the control of cancer. Investigation of CD8+ T lymphocyte response in unique tumor environments to define immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer. |
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Schlegel, Robert
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814-865-6974
(University Park)
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Molecular mechanisms responsible for recognition by macrophages of phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cell surfaces. |
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Schmitt, Anthony
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814-863-6781
(University Park)
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The process of paramyxovirus particle formation by budding: identifying and characterizing viral proteins used in budding, and learning how these manipulate host budding machinery to allow virus release. |
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Truckenmiller, Emmy
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717-531-8147
(Hershey)
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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. |
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Waldner, Hanspeter | (Hershey) |
Determine the mechanisms that maintain tolerance or induce T cell responses to self antigens, resulting in resistance or susceptibility to autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis or Type 1 diabetes. |
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Xiong, Na
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814-863-2933
(University Park)
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Development and function of gamma/delta T cells, a class of immune cells with various roles in microbial immunity, inflammation regulation and tumor surveillance. |
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Zheng, Siyang
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814-865-8090
(University Park)
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My laboratory aims at developing and applying micro/nano technologies for biological and medical applications. |
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(Haworth) Finch, Emily
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Allen, Joselyn
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(University Park) | |
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Balasubramanian, Anand
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(University Park) | |
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Bora, Stephanie
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(University Park) | |
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Childs, Ronnie
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(University Park) | |
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Collins, Shawntawnee
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(University Park) | |
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Cote, Rebecca
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(University Park) | |
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Goodfield, Laura
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(University Park) | |
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Grube, Caitlin
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(University Park) | |
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Jackson, Walter
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(University Park) | |
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Jenkins, Brenita
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(University Park) | |
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Johnson, Rebecca
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(University Park) | |
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Kamat, Manasi Manohar
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(University Park) | |
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Lin, Yang-Ding
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(University Park) | |
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Maravegias, Theodora
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(University Park) | |
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Markley, Rachel
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(University Park) | |
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Narayan, Vivek
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814-863-8329
(University Park)
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Place, David
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(University Park) | |
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Podolsky, Michael
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(University Park) | |
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Restori, Katherine
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(University Park) | |
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Smallridge, William
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(University Park) | |
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Snyder, Lindsay
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(University Park) | |
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Steinberger, Lindy
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(University Park) | |
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Templin, Rebekah
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(Hershey) | |
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Vasudevan, Sreelakshmi
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(University Park) | |
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Williamson, David
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(University Park) | |
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Zhou, Hanbing
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(University Park) |

