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People who work in Molecular Toxicology

See also: more information about the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Toxicology, with which many of the people below are associated.

Faculty
Name Email/phone Interests include:
Amin, Shantu  
  • Professor of Pharmacology
sga3@psu.edu
717-531-8285
  (Hershey)
Design and synthesis of agents to study mechanisms of cancer etiology and develop anti-cancer agents.
Andrews, Anne  
  • Associate Professor of Molecular Toxicology
ama11@psu.edu
814-865-2970
  (University Park)
Role of serotonin in neuropsychiatric disorders and mechanisms of action of monoamine neurotoxins.
Cheng, Keith  
  • Professor of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology
  • Co-director, Bioinformatics and Genomics option of IBIOS graduate program
kcheng@psu.edu
717-531-5635
  (Hershey)
The fundamental genetic and molecular mechanisms that cause cancer.
Clawson, Gary  
  • Professor of Pathology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
gac4@psu.edu
717-531-5632
  (Hershey)
Early changes in carcinogenesis.
Eckert, Kristin  
  • Associate Professor of Pathology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kae4@psu.edu
717-531-4065
  (Hershey)
Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis in human cells as related to cancer. How DNA lesions caused by known carcinogens are processed into mutations by human DNA polymerases.
El-Bayoumy, Karam  
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Associate Director of Basic Research, Penn State Cancer Institute
kee2@psu.edu
717-531-1005
  (Hershey)
Mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis (emphasis on agents found in tobacco smoke, environment).
Glick, Adam  
  • Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
abg11@psu.edu
814-865-7170
  (University Park)
Analysis of the tumor suppressor and oncogenic roles of Transforming Growth Factor Beta in multistage skin carcinogenesis using novel transgenic and knockout mouse models.
Herzog, Christopher  
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
crh13@psu.edu
717-531-8285
  (Hershey)
The role of genotoxic carcinogens in the genetic selection occurring during the development of lung cancer.
Isom, Harriet  
  • Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Professor of Pathology
hci1@psu.edu
717-531-8609
  (Hershey)
Regulation of growth control in hepatocytes.
Kester, Mark  
  • Professor of Pharmacology
mkester@psu.edu
717-531-8964
  (Hershey)
Regulation of kinase cascades by lipid-derived second messengers.
Lazarus, Philip  
  • Associate Director, Penn State Cancer Institute
  • Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Health Evaluation Sciences
plazarus@psu.edu
717-531-5734
  (Hershey)
Mechanisms involved in the induction and progression of tobacco-related cancers
Levenson, Robert  
  • Professor of Pharmacology
rlevenson@psu.edu
717-531-4545
  (Hershey)
Molecular neurobiology, cell differentiation.
Lowe, Tao  
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
  • Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Toxicology
tll23@psu.edi
717-531-8602
  (Hershey)
Drug delivery and tissue engineering for the treatment of neurological diseases.
Mastro, Andrea  
  • Professor of Microbiology and Cell Biology
a36@psu.edu
814-863-0152
  (University Park)
Breast cancer and the immune system.
Mulder, Kathleen  
  • Professor of Pharmacology
kmm15@psu.edu
717-531-6789
  (Hershey)
Cloning and functional analysis of TGF-beta signaling components
Mullin, Chris  
  • Professor, Department of Entomology
camullin@psu.edu
814-865-2435
  (University Park)
Toxicology of insect-plant interactions; mechanisms of insect taste chemoreception; biopesticide action and resistance; phytochemical ecology.
Omiecinski, Curtis (Curt)  
  • Professor of Veterinary Science
  • H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair
cjo10@psu.edu
814-863-1625
  (University Park)
Characterization of the human epoxide hydrolases, including their structure, regulation and genetic variability.
Perdew, Gary  
  • Professor of Veterinary Science
ghp2@psu.edu
814-865-0400
  (University Park)
Molecular mechanism(s) of toxicity, dioxin-mediated signal transduction, regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-mediated gene expression.
Peters, Jeffrey  
  • Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology
  • Co-chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular Toxicology
jmp21@psu.edu
814-863-1387
  (University Park)
Roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the regulation of homeostasis, toxicology, and carcinogenesis.
Planas-Silva, Maricarmen  
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
mop1@psu.edu
717-531-4569
  (Hershey)
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of estrogen-dependent proliferation, breast cancer development and progression.
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.
Reddy, Channa  
  • Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
ccr1@psu.edu
814-865-7696
  (University Park)
Regulation of prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis.
Richie, John  
  • Professor, Public Health Sciences & Pharmacology
jrichie@psu.edu
717-531-5381
  (Hershey)
Elucidation of factors that regulate cancer risk, including aging, nutrition, tobacco and race/ethnicity.
Robertson, Gavin  
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Pathology, and Dermatology
gprobertson@psu.edu
717-531-8098
  (Hershey)
Genetic regulation of melanoma development.
Spratt, Thomas (Tom)  
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Chair, Chemical Biology option of Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program
tes13@psu.edu
717-531-4623
  (Hershey)
The enzymology of DNA repair and mutagenesis.
Tu, Chen-Pei David  
  • Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
unh@psu.edu
814-863-2096
  (University Park)
Gene regulation, structure, and function of glutathione S-transferase systems.
Vanden Heuvel, Jack  
  • Professor of Molecular Toxicology
jpv2@psu.edu
814-863-8532
  (University Park)
Mechanisms of action of hypolipidemic drugs and peroxisome proliferators; steroid hormone receptor-mediated signal transduction; signal transduction by lipids and fatty acids; receptor-mediated carcinogenesis.
Vrana, Kent  
  • Elliot S. Vesell Professor and Chair of Pharmacology
kvrana@psu.edu
717-531-8285
  (Hershey)
The potential of human embryonic stem cells in regenerative medicine.
Yun, Jong  
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
jky1@psu.edu
717-531-1508
  (Hershey)
Targeting sphingosine kinase in cancer cells; molecular regulation of sphingosine kinase signaling pathways in oncogenesis.
Zhu, Jiyue  
  • Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
joz1@psu.edu
717-531-3597
  (Hershey)
Molecular mechanisms of cellular immortalization and cancers.
Graduate program administration
Name Email/phone Interests include:
Kennedy, Janice  
  • Staff Assistant
jkk5@psu.edu
814-865-3155
  (University Park)
Graduate program admissions, applicant questions, student visas, course registration, drop/add, grade changes, Candidacy and Comprehensive Exam paperwork.
Radis, Michael  
  • Associate Director, Huck Graduate Education Programs
mwr1@psu.edu
814-865-5557
  (University Park)
Contact regarding admissions to the Molecular Toxicology graduate program, and professional development opportunities for students.
Shuey, Kathy  
  • Administrative Assistant
kes6@psu.edu
717-531-8982
  (Hershey)
Contact regarding comprehensive exams and thesis defenses for Hershey-based students in the Molecular Toxicology graduate program.
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