Administration by Section
Director -Dr. Bhushan Jayarao
Avian Pathology - Dr. Patty Dunn, Dr. Megan Lighty and Dr. Eva Wallner-Pendleton
Bacteriology/Mycology - Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi
Histopathology -
Mammalian Pathology - Dr. Kathleen Kelly and Dr. Erin Luley
Molecular Diagnostics - Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi
Parasitology -
Receiving - Dr. Bhushan Jayarao
Serology, Avian - Dr. Patty Dunn
Serology, Mammalian - Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi
Virology, Avian - Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi and Dr. Huaguang Lu
Virology, Mammalian - Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi
Faculty
- Associate Clinical Professor
- Avian Pathologist and Field Investigator
Areas of Expertise
- Emphasis on diagnosis and control of infectious diseases of poultry, waterfowl, gamebirds.
- Board certification in the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.
- Director, Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
- Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Coordinator, One Health Minor
Areas of Expertise
- Diagnostic Microbiology
- Veterinary Public Health
- Food Safety
- Epidemiology
- New and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Professor and Head of Microbiology Section
- Associate Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab
Areas of Expertise
- Infectious diseases
- Pathogen-host interactions
- Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses
- Vaccines and therapeutic development
- Immune responses to viruses
- Viral pathogenesis
- Diagnostic assay development
- 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
- Clinical Professor
- Avian Virologist
- Section Head, Avian Virology
Areas of Expertise
- Avian Virology- Isolation/Identification of Various Avian Viruses
- Animal Models for Pathogenicity and Vaccine-Challenge Studies
- Avian Influenza Virus Monoclonal Antibodies & Assays Development
- Avian Reovirus Genotyping and Full Genomic Characterizations
- NGS-Next Generation Sequencing in Diagnostic Virology
- Molecular & Monoclonal-based Virology Assays Development
- Biosensor and Nanotechnology Assays in Virus Detection
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Resident in Pathology
Areas of Expertise
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Public Health
- Email ehl5008@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-9981
- Assistant Clinical Professor
- Resident in Veterinary Microbiology
- Senior Research Associate
- Associate Clinical Professor, Avian Pathologist and Field Investigator
Areas of Expertise
- Biosecurity and disease prevention in backyard and small commercial Flocks
- Poultry diseases and management interactions
- Avian toxicology
- Diseases of game birds,pigeons, exotic and pet birds
- Poultry Handling and Transportation Animal Welfare
Staff
- Research Technologist
- Email rms347@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-5300
- Research Technologist
- Email nzc247@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Email lnm5020@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4347
- Research Data Management Specialist
- Email elg103@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-4137
- Research Technologist
- Email dig5276@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Administrative Support Assistant
- Email wxc7@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0836
- Research Technologist
- Serology Services Technican
- Email pam331@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Email vjn5090@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Email kap9@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-5793
- Research Technologist
- Research Technologist
- Email tah114@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0548
- Administrative Support Assistant
- Email srr5132@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0837
- Research Technologist
- Email jlw175@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-5793
- Research Technologist
- Email kjk149@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4347
Post-Doctoral Scholars
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
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
