Administration by Section
Director - Dr. Ernest Hovingh
Associate Director - Currently Vacant
Avian Pathology - Dr. Megan Lighty and Dr. Kayla Niel
Bacteriology/Mycology - Philma Glora Muthuraj
Genomics - Dr. Maurice Byukusenge
Histopathology - Dr. Dane Rahoi
Mammalian Pathology - Dr. Dane Rahoi and Dr. Andrew Thiel
Molecular Diagnostics - Dr. Mathias Martins
Parasitology - Dr. Ernest Hovingh
Receiving - Dr. Megan Lighty
Serology, Avian - Dr. Megan Lighty
Serology, Mammalian - Dr. Padmaja Jakka (interim)
Virology - Dr. Mathias Martins
Clinical/Diagnostic Residents:
Avian Pathology Resident - Dr. Emily Frye
Faculty
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies, Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
- Email jdb56@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4883
- Assistant Clinical Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Molecular Diagnostics – Infectious Diseases
- Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases – Study Design and Data analysis
- Clinical Professor & Extension Veterinarian
- Resident Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab
- Veterinary Extension Team Leader
Areas of Expertise
- Epidemiology
- Biosecurity and Infectious Disease Management
- Bovine Hoof Health, Mastitis, Milk Quality & Milking Equipment
- Johne's Disease
- On-farm Food Safety
- Associate Clinical Professor
- Avian Diagnostic and Outreach Veterinarian
Areas of Expertise
- Diagnostic pathology – avian species
- Field diagnostic investigations – chickens, turkeys, upland gamebirds, waterfowl, hatchery, and processing
- Emphasis on diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious diseases of commercial poultry
- Turkey production medicine, including clostridial diseases and reoviral hepatitis
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Virology/Molecular Diagnostics Section Head
Areas of Expertise
- Classic Virology
- Viral Diagnostics
- Viral Pathogenesis
- Virus-Host Interactions
- Viral Vector-Based Vaccines
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Bacteriology / Mammalian Serology Section Head
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Avian Diagnostic and Outreach Veterinarian
Areas of Expertise
- Diagnostic pathology - avian species
- Field diagnostic investigations
- Layer and layer breeder production medicine
- Poultry and egg food safety
- Email krn127@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3036
- Pronouns She/Her
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Mammalian Pathology
- Email dmr6597@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3728
- Pronouns He/Him
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Mammalian Diagnostic Pathologist
- Email ajt237@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0171
Staff
- Virology Services Manager
Areas of Expertise
- Virology- virus isolation and cell culture
- Serology- ELISAs and virus neutralization assays
- Molecular Diagnostics- Routine diagnostics as well as NAHLN regulatory testing assays
- Email rms347@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-5300
- Pronouns She/Her/Hers
- Research Technologist
- Email jyb5628@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist 2 / Receiving Tech
- Email rab5536@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4347
- Research Technologist - Histotechnician
- Necropsy Technician
- Email akw5528@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-5797
- Pronouns She/Her
- Virology Research Technologist
- Email rpg5411@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Mammalian Pathology Services Manager
- Email lah161@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Email jck5536@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Tech
- Email thl5122@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Research Technologist
- Email lma20@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-9639
- Pronouns She/Her
- Research Technologist
- Virology Research Technologist
- Email abr6218@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Pronouns She/Her
- Research Technologist
- Email npw5248@psu.edu
- Office (814) 865-3931
- Pronouns He/Him
- Research Technologist
- Email kjk149@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4347
Post-Doctoral Scholars
- Avian Resident
- Email exf5334@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Pronouns She/Her
- • Post-Doctoral Scholar
- • Immunology / PI, Dr. Ernest Hovingh
- Email pkj5121@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2391
- Pronouns She/Her
- Post-Doctoral Scholar
- ASI Genomics Lab / PI, Dr. Bhushan Jayarao
Areas of Expertise
- Bioinformatics, GWAS, RNA-Seq, variant calling, WGS, metagenomics, microbial genomics, environmental genomics, comparative genomics, functional genomics, molecular modeling, molecular docking, Protein-protein interaction networks, large data management and analysis.
Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. After-hours submission available daily.
- Email adlhelp@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Fax 814-865-3907
2025 Holiday Hours
- Memorial Day: May 26, CLOSED
- Juneteenth: June 19, CLOSED
- Independence Day: July 4, CLOSED
- Labor Day: September 1, CLOSED
- Thanksgiving Holiday: November 27-28, CLOSED
- Christmas Eve: December 24, OPEN 8 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
- Christmas Day: December 25, CLOSED
- Holiday Break: December 26, 29-31, OPEN 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- New Years Day: January 1, 2026 CLOSED
Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. After-hours submission available daily.
- Email adlhelp@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Fax 814-865-3907
2025 Holiday Hours
- Memorial Day: May 26, CLOSED
- Juneteenth: June 19, CLOSED
- Independence Day: July 4, CLOSED
- Labor Day: September 1, CLOSED
- Thanksgiving Holiday: November 27-28, CLOSED
- Christmas Eve: December 24, OPEN 8 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
- Christmas Day: December 25, CLOSED
- Holiday Break: December 26, 29-31, OPEN 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- New Years Day: January 1, 2026 CLOSED
