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People who work in Host-pathogen interactions

People conducting research on the response of the host to infection: at the genetic, molecular and cellular levels.

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Faculty
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.
Christensen, Neil  
  • Associate Professor of Pathology, and Microbiology and Immunology
  • Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Immunology and Infectious Diseases
ndc1@psu.edu
717-531-6185
   (Hershey) 		Molecular analysis of papillomavirus immunity.
Craig, Timothy  
  • Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
tcraig@psu.edu
717-531-5785
   (Hershey) 		Rhinitis and its effects on sleep and daytime somnolence; allergic rhinitis and asthma.
Dudley, Edward  
  • Assistant Professor of Food Science
egd100@psu.edu
814-867-0439
   (University Park) 		Mechanisms of environmental survival and virulence of pathogens associated with foodborne disease.
Frisque, Richard  
  • Professor of Molecular Virology
rjf6@psu.edu
814-863-3523
   (University Park) 		Investigating the pathogenic behavior of JC virus, especially in immunosuppressed individuals.
Gowda, Channe  
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
gowda@psu.edu
717-531-0992
   (Hershey) 		Understanding the structures and interactions between malaria parasites and human glycoconjugates that lead to malaria pathogenesis.
Grenfell, Bryan  
  • Alumni Professor of Biology
grenfell@psu.edu
814-865-6080
   (University Park) 		Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of infectious disease and how these are affected by control strategies. Phylodynamics: exploring how pathogen phylogenies are affected by host immunity, transmission bottlenecks and epidemic dynamics.
Harvill, Eric  
  • Associate Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Disease
harvill@psu.edu
814-863-8522
   (University Park) 		Interactions between bacterial pathogens and host immunology.
He, Biao  
  • Assistant Professor of Veterinary Science
bxh40@psu.edu
814-863-8533
   (University Park) 		Viral pathogenesis focusing on the interactions between paramyxoviruses and hosts. Development of antiviral drugs and virus vectors, for vaccine development and gene therapy.
Kennett, Mary  
  • Professor of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
  • Director, Animal Resource Program
mjk26@psu.edu
814-865-1495
   (University Park) 		The pathogenesis of infectious disease: examining bacterial virulence and associated pathology in relation to host immune responses.
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.
Poss, Mary  
  • Professor in Biology and in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
mposs@bx.psu.edu
814-867-1213
   (University Park) 		Molecular mechanisms of virus and host adaptation at scales that span protein and structure to population dynamics.
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.