Josephine Wee

Assistant Professor of Food Science

Josephine Wee

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

Aflatoxins Aspergillus Genes Reactive Oxygen Species Aflatoxin Oxidative Stress Fermentation Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors Strain Interleukin 1 Genome Biosynthesis Virulence Macrophages Reactive Oxygen Metabolite Silicon Dioxide Vitis Wine Secondary Metabolism Inflammasomes Yeasts Pathogens Transcription Factors Cytokines Zinc

Most Recent Publications

Salivary α-amylase activity and flow rate explain differences in temporal flavor perception in a chewing gum matrix comprising starch-limonene inclusion complexes

Jennifer L. Goza, Gregory R. Ziegler, Josephine Wee, John E. Hayes, Helene Hopfer, 2022, Food Research International

Dietary Postbiotics Reduce Cytotoxicity and Inflammation Induced by Crystalline Silica in an In Vitro RAW 264.7 Macrophage Model

Xue Du, Jessica Rodriguez, Josephine Wee, 2022, Foods

Microbial and chemical analysis of non-saccharomyces yeasts from chambourcin hybrid grapes for potential use in winemaking

Chun Tang Feng, Xue Du, Josephine Wee, 2021, Fermentation

A Digital Fluency Framework to Support 21st-Century Skills

E Fleming, Jenay Robert, Jennifer Sparrow, Josephine Wee, P Dudas, M Slattery, 2021, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning on p. 41-48

Characterization of Microbial Dynamics and Volatile Metabolome Changes During Fermentation of Chambourcin Hybrid Grapes From Two Pennsylvania Regions

Hung Li Wang, Helene Hopfer, Darrell W. Cockburn, Josephine Wee, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology on p. 3454

Docosahexaenoic Acid Suppresses Silica-Induced Inflammasome Activation and IL-1 Cytokine Release by Interfering With Priming Signal

Kathryn A. Wierenga, Josephine Wee, Kristen N. Gilley, Lichchavi D. Rajasinghe, Melissa A. Bates, Mikhail A. Gavrilin, Andrij Holian, James J. Pestka, 2019, Frontiers in Immunology

Novel insights into global translational regulation through Pumilio family RNA-binding protein Puf3p revealed by ribosomal profiling

Zhe Wang, Xuepeng Sun, Josephine Wee, Xiaoxian Guo, Zhenglong Gu, 2019, Current Genetics on p. 201-212

Understand the genomic diversity and evolution of fungal pathogen Candida glabrata by genome-wide analysis of genetic variations

Xiaoxian Guo, Ruoyu Zhang, Yudong Li, Zhe Wang, Olena P. Ishchuk, Khadija M. Ahmad, Josephine Wee, Jure Piskur, Joshua A. Shapiro, Zhenglong Gu, 2019, ImmunoMethods

Activation of aflatoxin biosynthesis alleviates total ROS in Aspergillus parasiticus

Gabriel J. Kenne, Phani M. Gummadidala, Mayomi H. Omebeyinje, Ananda M. Mondal, Dominic K. Bett, Sandra McFadden, Sydney Bromfield, Nora Banaszek, Michelle Velez-Martinez, Chandrani Mitra, Isabelle Mikell, Saurabh Chatterjee, Josephine Wee, Anindya Chanda, 2018, Toxins

The fungal bZIP transcription factor AtfB controls virulence-associated processes in Aspergillus parasiticus

Josephine Wee, Sung Yong Hong, Ludmila V. Roze, Devin M. Day, Anindya Chanda, John E. Linz, 2017, Toxins

Most-Cited Papers

Evidence that a transcription factor regulatory network coordinates oxidative stress response and secondary metabolism in aspergilli

Sung Yong Hong, Ludmila V. Roze, Josephine Wee, John E. Linz, 2013, MicrobiologyOpen on p. 144-160

Aflatoxin biosynthesis is a novel source of reactive oxygen species—a potential redox signal to initiate resistance to oxidative stress?

Ludmila V. Roze, Maris Laivenieks, Sung Yong Hong, Josephine Wee, Shu Shyan Wong, Benjamin Vanos, Deena Awad, Kenneth C. Ehrlich, John E. Linz, 2015, Toxins on p. 1411-1430

Aspergillus parasiticus SU-1 genome sequence, predicted chromosome structure, and comparative gene expression under aflatoxin-inducing conditions

John E. Linz, Josephine Wee, Ludmila V. Roze, 2014, Eukaryotic Cell on p. 1113-1123

Activation of aflatoxin biosynthesis alleviates total ROS in Aspergillus parasiticus

Gabriel J. Kenne, Phani M. Gummadidala, Mayomi H. Omebeyinje, Ananda M. Mondal, Dominic K. Bett, Sandra McFadden, Sydney Bromfield, Nora Banaszek, Michelle Velez-Martinez, Chandrani Mitra, Isabelle Mikell, Saurabh Chatterjee, Josephine Wee, Anindya Chanda, 2018, Toxins

The fungal bZIP transcription factor AtfB controls virulence-associated processes in Aspergillus parasiticus

Josephine Wee, Sung Yong Hong, Ludmila V. Roze, Devin M. Day, Anindya Chanda, John E. Linz, 2017, Toxins

Docosahexaenoic Acid Suppresses Silica-Induced Inflammasome Activation and IL-1 Cytokine Release by Interfering With Priming Signal

Kathryn A. Wierenga, Josephine Wee, Kristen N. Gilley, Lichchavi D. Rajasinghe, Melissa A. Bates, Mikhail A. Gavrilin, Andrij Holian, James J. Pestka, 2019, Frontiers in Immunology

Novel insights into global translational regulation through Pumilio family RNA-binding protein Puf3p revealed by ribosomal profiling

Zhe Wang, Xuepeng Sun, Josephine Wee, Xiaoxian Guo, Zhenglong Gu, 2019, Current Genetics on p. 201-212

Understand the genomic diversity and evolution of fungal pathogen Candida glabrata by genome-wide analysis of genetic variations

Xiaoxian Guo, Ruoyu Zhang, Yudong Li, Zhe Wang, Olena P. Ishchuk, Khadija M. Ahmad, Josephine Wee, Jure Piskur, Joshua A. Shapiro, Zhenglong Gu, 2019, ImmunoMethods

Effects of zinc chelators on aflatoxin production in Aspergillus parasiticus

Josephine Wee, Devin M. Day, John E. Linz, 2016, Toxins

Characterization of Microbial Dynamics and Volatile Metabolome Changes During Fermentation of Chambourcin Hybrid Grapes From Two Pennsylvania Regions

Hung Li Wang, Helene Hopfer, Darrell W. Cockburn, Josephine Wee, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology on p. 3454