Craig Meyers

Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Craig Meyers

Research Summary

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

Most Recent Publications

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, 2025, Cell Growth and Differentiation on p. 119-127

Dysregulation of FURIN and Other Proprotein Convertase Genes in the Progression from HPV Infection to Cancer

Gonzalo Izaguirre, Natalia Zirou, Craig Meyers, 2025, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Diversity in Proprotein Convertase Reactivity among Human Papillomavirus Types

Gonzalo Izaguirre, Lam Minh Uyen Phan, Shaan Asif, Samina Alam, Craig Meyers, Lijun Rong, 2024, Viruses

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, 2023, Journal of Virology

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, 2023, PLoS Pathogens

Assessing nonsexual transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV): Do our current cleaning methods work?

J Tucker, J Milici, Samina Alam, Ashley P.O.Connell Ferster, Ferster APO, David Goldenberg, Craig Meyers, Neerav Goyal, 2022, Journal of Medical Virology on p. 3956-3961

Hypochlorous acid as a disinfectant for high-risk HPV: Insight into the mechanism of action

Lori I. Robins, Andrew Clark, Philip R. Gafken, Samina Alam, Janice Milici, Reem Hassan, Che Yen Wang, Jeffrey Williams, Craig Meyers, 2022, Journal of Medical Virology

Allobetulone rearrangement to l8αH,19βH-ursane triterpenoids with antiviral activity

Marat Babaev, Elmira Khusnutdinova, Alexander Lobov, Zarema Galimova, Anastasiya Petrova, Tatyana Rybalova, Ha Thi Thu Nguyen, Craig Meyers, Mark Prichard, Oxana Kazakova, 2022, Natural Product Research on p. 3286-3296

A comparative study on delivery of externally attached dna by papillomavirus vlps and pseudoviruses

Sarah Brendle, Nancy Cladel, Karla Balogh, Samina Alam, Neil Christensen, Craig Meyers, Jiafen Hu, 2021, Vaccines

Human Papillomavirus G-Rich Regions as Potential Antiviral Drug Targets

Josué Carvalho, Jéssica Lopes-Nunes, Maria Paula Cabral Campello, António Paulo, Janice Milici, Craig Meyers, Jean Louis Mergny, Gilmar F. Salgado, João A. Queiroz, Carla Cruz, 2021, Oligonucleotides on p. 68-81

Most-Cited Papers

The human papillomavirus E6 oncoprotein targets USP15 and TRIM25 to suppress RIG-I-mediated innate immune signaling

Cindy Chiang, Eva Katharina Pauli, Jennifer Biryukov, Katharina F. Feister, Melissa Meng, Elizabeth A. White, Karl Münger, Peter M. Howley, Craig Meyers, Michaela U. Gack, 2018, Journal of Virology

The use of nanoparticulates to treat breast cancer

Xiaomeng Tang, Welley Loc, Cheng Dong, Gail L. Matters, Peter Butler, M Kester, Craig Meyers, Yixing Jiang, James H. Adair, 2017, Nanomedicine on p. 2367--2388

The interferon-related developmental regulator 1 is used by human papillomavirus to suppress NFκB activation

Bart Tummers, Renske Goedemans, Laetitia P.L. Pelascini, Ekaterina S. Jordanova, Edith M.G. Van Esch, Craig Meyers, Cornelis J.M. Melief, Judith M. Boer, Sjoerd H. Van Der Burg, 2015, Nature Communications

Lowering the transmission and spread of human coronavirus

Craig Meyers, Richard Robison, Janice Milici, Samina Alam, David Quillen, David Goldenberg, Rena Kass, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology

Genome-wide profiling of cervical rna-binding proteins identifies human papillomavirus regulation of rnaseh2a expression by viral e7 and e2f1

Junfen Xu, Habin Liu, Yanqin Yang, Xiaohong Wang, Poching Liu, Yang Li, Craig Meyers, Nilam Sanjib Banerjee, Hsu Kun Wang, Maggie Cam, Weiguo Lu, Louise T. Chow, Xing Xie, Jun Zhu, Zhi Ming Zheng, 2019, mBio

Ethanol and isopropanol inactivation of human coronavirus on hard surfaces

C. Meyers, R. Kass, D. Goldenberg, J. Milici, S. Alam, R. Robison, 2021, Journal of Hospital Infection on p. 45-49

Susceptibility of HPV16 and 18 to high level disinfectants indicated for semi-critical ultrasound probes

Eric Ryndock, Richard Robison, Craig Meyers, 2016, Journal of Medical Virology on p. 1076-1080

Oncogenic HPV promotes the expression of the long noncoding RNA lnc-FANCI-2 through E7 and YY1

Haibin Liu, Junfen Xu, Yanqin Yang, Xiaohong Wang, Ethan Wu, Vladimir Majerciak, Tingting Zhang, Renske D.M. Steenbergen, Hsu Kun Wang, Nilam S. Banerjee, Yang Li, Weiguo Lu, Craig Meyers, Jun Zhu, Xing Xie, Louise T. Chow, Zhi Ming Zheng, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Superinfection exclusion between two highrisk human papillomavirus types during a coinfection

Jennifer Biryukov, Craig Meyers, 2018, Journal of Virology

Papillomavirus infectious pathways: A comparison of systems

Jennifer Biryukov, Craig Meyers, 2015, Viruses on p. 4303-4325

News Articles Featuring Craig Meyers

Oct 22, 2020

Penn State study: Mouthwashes, oral rinses could lessen COVID-19 transmission

A new Penn State College of Medicine study has found that certain mouthwashes and oral antiseptics could inactivate human coronaviruses.

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Oct 21, 2020

Penn State study says mouthwash can kill coronavirus — in lab dishes. Human trials are next.

Simple solutions to complicated problems have huge appeal, so it’s no wonder that squelching the coronavirus with mouthwash is being studied. Penn State College of Medicine is the latest to show that mouthwashes, nasal rinses, and even very diluted baby shampoo can kill coronaviruses by rupturing the microbes' fatty shells.

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Oct 21, 2020

Penn State study finds mouthwashes, oral rinses may ‘inactivate’ coronavirus

According to a recent Penn State College of Medicine research study, the human coronavirus may be “inactivated” by specific oral rinses and antiseptics.

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Oct 21, 2020

Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses

Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study.

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Oct 20, 2020

Oral Antiseptics and Mouthwashes May Reduce Spread of Coronavirus: Study

In a fight against the novel coronavirus, scientists have found that certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses.

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May 11, 2020

Researcher explores disinfectant strength, contact time against viruses

Cleaning products, alcohol-based sanitizers and other common chemicals are all being used on surfaces to try to kill the virus that causes COVID-19, but knowing how much to use and how long to use it for is unknown, according to Craig Meyers, distinguished professor of microbiology and immunology and obstetrics and gynecology, College of Medicine, Penn State, who is looking at testing these chemicals to find out.

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