Craig Meyers

Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

H107 Microbiology & Immunology
Hershey, PA

Email cmm10@psu.edu
Phone 717-531-6240

Overview

The differentiation-dependent life cycle of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-associated oncogenesis.

Areas of Expertise

Wart Virus Immunology and Microbiology
Human Papillomavirus Keyphrases
HPV16 Keyphrases
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Immunology and Microbiology
Infection Immunology and Microbiology
Human Papillomavirus Types Keyphrases
Infectious Disease Immunology and Microbiology
Keratinocyte Immunology and Microbiology

In Vitro Model Characterizing Carcinogenic Progression of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
Jesus Avila Tejeda, Sreejata Chatterjee, Craig Meyers, Feb 2026, In: Cancers
Date: Feb 2026

Human papillomavirus 16 mitigates Sneathia vaginalis-induced damage to cervical keratinocytes
Phoebe V. Bridy, Jasmine C. Cruz, Jada L. Covington, Taharah I. Islam, Catherine E. Hadley, Kayla Tran, Rachel Fry, Bradley A. Sheffield, Myrna Serrano, Gregory A. Buck, Jinlei Zhao, Katherine Y. Tossas, Craig Meyers, Iain M. Morgan, Claire D. James, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Jul 2025, In: mSphere
Date: Jul 2025

Comparing In Vitro Virucidal Efficacy of Commercially Available Mouthwashes Against Native High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and 18
Samina Alam, Jesus Avila, William Barrett, Craig Meyers, Apr 2025, In: Microorganisms
Date: Apr 2025

Current challenges and potential opportunities for interception and prevention of head and neck cancer
Karam El-Bayoumy, Neil Christensen, James Broach, Craig Meyers, Douglas Stairs, Mitchell Machtay, Jiafen Hu, Zachary T. Bitzer, Todd D. Schell, Kun-Ming Chen, Yuan-Wan Sun, Dhimant Desai, Vonn Walter, Junjia Zhu, Feb 1 2025, In: Carcinogenesis
Date: Feb 1 2025

Genome Instability Precedes Viral Integration in Human Papillomavirus–Transformed Tonsillar Keratinocytes
Kimberly Chan, Christopher Tseng, Emily Milarachi, David Goldrich, Lisa Schneper, Kathryn Sheldon, Cesar Aliaga, Samina Alam, Sreejata Chatterjee, Karam El-Bayoumy, Craig Meyers, David Goldenberg, James R. Broach, Feb 1 2025, In: Molecular Cancer Research
Date: Feb 1 2025

Dysregulation of FURIN and Other Proprotein Convertase Genes in the Progression from HPV Infection to Cancer
Gonzalo Izaguirre, Natalia Zirou, Craig Meyers, Jan 2025, In: International journal of molecular sciences
Date: Jan 2025

Diversity in Proprotein Convertase Reactivity among Human Papillomavirus Types
Gonzalo Izaguirre, Lam Minh Uyen Phan, Shaan Asif, Samina Alam, Craig Meyers, Lijun Rong, Jan 2024, In: Viruses
Date: Jan 2024

The Epstein-Barr Virus Glycoprotein BDLF2 Is Essential for Efficient Viral Spread in Stratified Epithelium
Joshua J. Walston, Ian R. Hayman, Mindy Gore, Mary Ferguson, Rachel M. Temple, Jason Liao, Samina Alam, Craig Meyers, Sharof M. Tugizov, Lindsey Hutt-Fletcher, Clare E. Sample, Feb 2023, In: Journal of virology
Date: Feb 2023

New insight into Epstein-Barr virus infection using models of stratified epithelium
Ian R. Hayman, Rachel M. Temple, Cole K. Burgess, Mary Ferguson, Jason Liao, Craig Meyers, Clare E. Sample, Jan 2023, In: PLoS pathogens
Date: Jan 2023

Hypochlorous acid as a disinfectant for high-risk HPV
Lori I. Robins, Andrew Clark, Philip R. Gafken, Samina Alam, Janice Milici, Reem Hassan, Che Yen Wang, Jeffrey Williams, Craig Meyers, 2022, In: Journal of Medical Virology
Date: 2022

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Aberrant expression of oncogenic and tumor-suppressive microRNAs in cervical cancer is required for cancer cell growth
Xiaohong Wang, Shuang Tang, Shu Yun Le, Robert Lu, Janet S. Rader, Craig Meyers, Zhi Ming Zheng, Jul 2 2008, In: PloS one
Citations: 668

Biosynthesis of human papillomavirus from a continuous cell line upon epithelial differentiation
Craig Meyers, Mark G. Frattini, John B. Hudson, Laimonis A. Laimins, 1992, In: Science
Citations: 407

Human keratinocytes are efficiently immortalized by a Rho kinase inhibitor
Sandra Chapman, Xuefeng Liu, Craig Meyers, Richard Schlegel, Alison A. McBride, Jul 1 2010, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Citations: 287

The E7 proteins of the nononcogenic human papillomavirus type 6b (HPV-6b) and of the oncogenic HPV-16 differ in retinoblastoma protein binding and other properties
Julia R. Gage, Craig Meyers, Felix O. Wettstein, Feb 1990, In: Journal of virology
Citations: 211

Oncogenic HPV infection interrupts the expression of tumor-suppressive miR-34a through viral oncoprotein E6
Xiaohong Wang, Hsu Kun Wang, J. Philip Mccoy, Nilam S. Banerjee, Janet S. Rader, Thomas R. Broker, Craig Meyers, Louise T. Chow, Zhi Ming Zheng, Apr 2009, In: RNA
Citations: 208

MicroRNAs are biomarkers of oncogenic human papillomavirus infections
Xiaohong Wang, Hsu Kun Wang, Yang Li, Markus Hafner, Nilam Sanjib Banerjee, Shuang Tang, Daniel Briskin, Craig Meyers, Louise T. Chow, Xing Xie, Thomas Tuschl, Zhi Ming Zheng, Mar 18 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 180

Synthesis of infectious human papillomavirus type 18 in differentiating epithelium transfected with viral DNA
Craig Meyers, Timothy J. Mayer, Michelle A. Ozbun, 1997, In: Journal of virology
Citations: 163

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Upregulates the Cellular Deubiquitinase UCHL1 to Suppress the Keratinocyte's Innate Immune Response
Rezaul Karim, Bart Tummers, Craig Meyers, Jennifer L. Biryukov, Samina Alam, Claude Backendorf, Veena Jha, Rienk Offringa, Gert Jan B. van Ommen, Cornelis J.M. Melief, Daniele Guardavaccaro, Judith M. Boer, Sjoerd H. van der Burg, May 2013, In: PLoS pathogens
Citations: 161

c-Myc induces the expression and activity ornithine decarboxylase
A. J. Wagner, Craig Meyers, L. A. Laimins, N. Hay, Nov 1993, In: Cell Growth and Differentiation
Citations: 158

Characterization of late gene transcripts expressed during vegetative replication of human papillomavirus type 31b
Michelle A. Ozbun, Craig Meyers, Jul 1997, In: Journal of virology
Citations: 144

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