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Bjornstad, Ottar
  • Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology
  • Adjunct Professor in Statistics
onb1@psu.edu
814-863-2983
  (University Park)

Outbreak and persistence of infectious disease (ecological statistics, population dynamics, species interactions, spatial dynamics, ecology of infectious disease).

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.

Cui, Liwang
  • Professor of Entomology
luc2@psu.edu
814-863-7663
  (University Park)

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology; molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite/pathogen interactions.

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 and Department Head
rjf6@psu.edu
814-863-3523
  (University Park)

Investigating the pathogenic behavior of JC virus, especially in immunosuppressed individuals.

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.

Hudson, Peter
  • Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
  • Willaman Professor of Biology
pjh18@psu.edu
814-865-6057
  (University Park)

Wildlife disease ecology: the transmission and dynamics of parasites in wild animals, with particular emphasis on zoonotic infections and parasite community structure.

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.

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.

Read, Andrew
  • Professor of Biology and Entomology
  • Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar
afr3@psu.edu
814-867-2396
  (University Park)

Evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions, particularly virulence, infectiousness, vaccine-driven evolution, and drug and insecticide resistance.

Schmitt, Anthony (Tony)
  • Assistant Professor of Molecular Immunology and Infectious Diseases
aps13@psu.edu
814-863-6781
  (University Park)

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.

Teng, Michael
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
mnt2@psu.edu
814-865-4347
  (University Park)

Virus-host interactions in the pathogenesis of viral infection.