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- Distinguished Professor of Molecular Immunology
Areas of Expertise
- Host resistance to infection
- Immune-mediated diseases: multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease
- T cells
- Gastrointestinal microbiota; Gnotobiotics
- Vitamins A & D regulation of immune function
- Edible mushrooms
- Selenium
- Director of E. coli Reference Center
- Professor of Food Science
Areas of Expertise
- Microbiology
- Microbial pathogens
- Molecular microbiology
- Microbial genomics
- Food Safety
- Food Microbiology
Areas of Expertise
- Computational analysis and prediction of biological interactions.
- 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
- Assistant Professor of Immunology
Areas of Expertise
- Immunology of infectious parasitic diseases: schistosomiasis and malaria
- Signaling through immune system receptors
- Host-pathogen interactions
Areas of Expertise
- Immunologic mechanisms of Bordetella
- Pathogenesis of Francisella tularensis
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Development of BSL-3 research programs
- Director, Flow Cytometry Facility
- Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences;
- C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences;
- Director, Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station
Areas of Expertise
- Reproductive Biology
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Animal Science
- Dairy production
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Agricultural Sustainability
- Graduate Training
- Undergraduate Instruction
- John T. and Paige S. Smith Professorship
- Professor of Molecular Toxicology
- Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Areas of Expertise
- Metabolomics
- Microbiome
- Drug Metabolism
- Metabolism
- Environmental Contaminants
- Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Hematology
- Erythropoiesis
- Anemia Research
- Leukemia
- Department Head
- Professor of Immunology and Molecular Toxicology
Areas of Expertise
- Redox biology with an emphasis on selenium and selenoproteins
- Macrophage biology- emphasis on inflammation and resolution
- Endogenous bioactive lipid mediators
- Cancer (leukemia) and leukemia stem cells
- Redox control of stress erythropoiesis during inflammation
- Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Physiology
Areas of Expertise
- Cancer prevention
- Metabolic and tumor-related effects of obesity, exercise, calorie restriction
- Cancer vaccines and immunotherapy
- Immune suppressive cells (MDSCs, Tregs)
- Professor of Nutritional Science
Areas of Expertise
- Vitamin A metabolism; hepatic retinoid function and gene expression; vitamin A in infection and immunity.
- Professor of Molecular Virology
- Director, Pathobiology Graduate Program
Areas of Expertise
- Virology
- Infectious Disease
- Viral Budding
- Cellular Trafficking
- Virus-like Particles
- Zoonoses
- Associate Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Animal models of influenza
- Airborne transmission of influenza viruses
- Evolution of pandemic influenza viruses
- Highly pathogenic avian influenza
- Development of live-attenuated influenza vaccine platforms
- High containment BSL3+ research
- Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Areas of Expertise
- Neurovirology, genomics of pathogen variation, neuron-virus relationships.
