Josephine Wee

Assistant Professor of Food Science

Josephine Wee

Huck Affiliations

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Fermentation Aflatoxins Genes Aspergillus Yeasts Strain Oxidative Stress Reactive Oxygen Species Interleukin 1 Vitis Genome Ethanol Wine Hanseniaspora Macrophages Aflatoxin Silicon Dioxide Inflammasomes Flavor Cytokines Pathogens Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors Chewing Gum Candida Inflammation

Most Recent Publications

Evaluation of public submissions to the USDA for labeling of cell-cultured meat in the United States

Morgan Failla, Helene Hopfer, Josephine Wee, 2023, Frontiers in Nutrition

Evaluation of Kluyveromyces spp. for conversion of lactose in different types of whey from dairy processing waste into ethanol

Ashley Mae Ohstrom, Autumn Elizabeth Buck, Xue Du, Josephine Wee, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology

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

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

Jennifer Goza, Gregory Ziegler, Josephine Wee, John Hayes, Helene Hopfer, 2022, Food Research International on p. 111573

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

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

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

Aspergillus parasiticus SU-1 genome sequence, predicted chromosome structure, and comparative gene expression under aflatoxin-inducing conditions: Evidence that differential expression contributes to species phenotype

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

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

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

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

News Articles Featuring Josephine Wee

Sep 01, 2023

'Growing Impact' podcast discusses fungi as a possible plastic waste solution

Season 4 of the "Growing Impact" podcast opens with an episode that dives into plastic waste, specifically plastic film, and a potential biological solution to help upcycle the material.

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Aug 22, 2023

One Health Microbiome Center's 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellows

The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has named five recipients for its 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships (IIF) program.

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Jun 07, 2023

Pa. winemakers uncork new possibilities with help of Penn State researchers

Pennsylvania winemakers are uncorking new possibilities with the help of Penn State Extension and the College of Agricultural Sciences. Their expertise serves as a vital ingredient in elevating wine quality and diversity, while fueling the growth of the state’s $1.4 billion wine industry.

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May 02, 2023

Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams

Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023.

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Nov 01, 2022

'Growing Impact' podcast probes world of cellular agriculture, meat production

The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast features Josephine Wee, an assistant professor of food science in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. On the podcast, Wee discusses her work with cellular agriculture and explains how lab-grown meat may be a better alternative to large-scale commercial meat production.

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Sep 13, 2022

Microbiome Center announces inaugural Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellows

The Penn State Microbiome Center has named six recipients for its inaugural Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships (IIF) program, which aims to promote collaborative training opportunities for center members.

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