Faculty

Andrew Read

Senior Vice President for Research
Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology
Eberly Professor of Biotechnology

401 Huck Life Sciences
University Park, PA 16802

Email afr3@psu.edu
Phone 814-867-2396
Pronouns He/Him

Overview

The ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease.

Areas of Expertise

Parasite Immunology and Microbiology
Infection Immunology and Microbiology
Infectious Disease Immunology and Microbiology
Malaria Immunology and Microbiology
Plasmodium Immunology and Microbiology
Malaria Parasite Keyphrases
Infectious Agent Immunology and Microbiology
Plasmodium Chabaudi Keyphrases

Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in a dynamic university community
Matthew J. Jones, Rukayya Ibrahim, Shirley Clark, Yolanda M. Brooks, Heather E. Preisendanz, Thomas Lehman Richard, Andrew F. Read, Courtney J. Robinson, Samina Noorali, Michael J. Shreve, Nina L. Dennington, Justin D. Silverman, Camila Van Oost, Elizabeth A. McGraw, Oct 20 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment
Date: Oct 20 2025

A nano-enabled adjunctive therapy to prevent vancomycin resistance evolution
Roya Koshani, Shang Lin Yeh, Landon G. vom Steeg, Mica L. Pitcher, Joy Kirigo, Sean Leconey, Zeming He, Min Ju Park, Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, Amir Sheikhi, Jul 2025, In: Biomaterials
Date: Jul 2025

Zwitterionic Molecularly Imprinted Hairy Cellulose Nanocrystals Enable Selective Vancomycin Removal
Roya Koshani, Shang Lin Yeh, Sina Kheirabadi, Zeming He, Min Ju Park, Sean LeConey, Andrew F. Read, Amir Sheikhi, Apr 8 2025, In: Langmuir
Date: Apr 8 2025

Polymeric Anti-Antibiotic Microparticles to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance Evolution
Roya Koshani, Shang Lin Yeh, Zeming He, Naveen Narasimhalu, Landon G. vom Steeg, Derek G. Sim, Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, Amir Sheikhi, 2025, In: Small
Date: 2025

Combination antimicrobial therapy to manage resistance
Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, 2023, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health
Date: 2023

The evolution of antibiotic resistance in an incurable and ultimately fatal infection
Robert J. Woods, Camilo Barbosa, Laura Koepping, Juan A. Raygoza, Michael Mwangi, Andrew F. Read, 2023, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health
Date: 2023

A longitudinal study of the impact of university student return to campus on the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among the community members
Callum R.K. Arnold, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Sophie Rodriguez, Natalie Rydzak, Catherine M. Herzog, Abhinay Gontu, Nita Bharti, Meg Small, Connie J. Rogers, Margeaux M. Schade, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Vivek Kapur, Andrew F. Read, Matthew J. Ferrari, Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports
Date: Dec 2022

Divergent Evolutionary Pathways of Myxoma Virus in Australia
Peter J. Kerr, Isabella M. Cattadori, Derek Sim, June Liu, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew F. Read, Oct 2022, In: Journal of virology
Date: Oct 2022

Ion Exchange Biomaterials to Capture Daptomycin and Prevent Resistance Evolution in Off-Target Bacterial Populations
Shang Lin Yeh, Naveen Narasimhalu, Landon G. Vom Steeg, Joy Muthami, Sean Leconey, Zeming He, Mica Pitcher, Harrison Cassady, Valerie J. Morley, Sung Hyun Cho, Carol Bator, Roya Koshani, Robert J. Woods, Michael Hickner, Andrew F. Read, Amir Sheikhi, Sep 28 2022, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Date: Sep 28 2022

Pathogen evolution during vaccination campaigns
Troy Day, David A. Kennedy, Andrew F. Read, Sylvain Gandon, Sep 2022, In: PLoS biology
Date: Sep 2022

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Decomposing health
Lars Råberg, Andrea L. Graham, Andrew F. Read, 2009, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 714

Disentangling genetic variation for resistance and tolerance to infectious diseases in animals
Lars Råberg, Derek Sim, Andrew F. Read, Nov 2 2007, In: Science
Citations: 653

Imperfect vaccines and the evolution of pathogen virulence
S. Gandon, M. J. Mackinnon, S. Nee, A. F. Read, Dec 13 2001, In: Nature
Citations: 523

The ecology of genetically diverse infections
Andrew F. Read, Louise H. Taylor, May 11 2001, In: Science
Citations: 517

Host densities as determinants of abundance in parasite communities
P. Arneberg, A. Skorping, B. Grenfell, A. F. Read, Jul 22 1998, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 498

Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation
Krijn P. Paaijmans, Simon Blanford, Andrew S. Bell, Justine I. Blanford, Andrew F. Read, Matthew B. Thomas, Aug 24 2010, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 477

Understanding the link between malaria risk and climate
Krijn P. Paaijmans, Andrew F. Read, Matthew B. Thomas, Aug 18 2009, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 390

A pluralist approach to sex and recombination
S. A. West, C. M. Lively, A. F. Read, Nov 1999, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Citations: 370

Imperfect vaccination can enhance the transmission of highly virulent pathogens
Andrew F. Read, Susan J. Baigent, Claire Powers, Lydia B. Kgosana, Luke Blackwell, Lorraine P. Smith, David A. Kennedy, Stephen W. Walkden-Brown, Venugopal K. Nair, 2015, In: PLoS biology
Citations: 349

The evolution of virulence
Andrew F. Read, Mar 1994, In: Trends in Microbiology
Citations: 330

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