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  1. Research
  2. Instructional
  3. Research Personnel
  4. Adjunct
  5. Emeritus
  6. Staff
  7. Grad Students

Research

Sarah Ades

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Signal transduction and antibiotic induced stress responses in bacteria.

408 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-1088

Istvan Albert

  • Associate Professor, Bioinformatics
502B Wartik Building
(814) 865-2281

Paul Babitzke

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Graduate Education Co-Director
  • Co-director, Center for RNA Molecular Biology

Regulation of gene expression by RNA structure and RNA-binding proteins

203 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-0002

Lu Bai

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Assistant Professor of Physics

Single cell / single molecule study of chromatin and gene regulation

206B Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-4824

J. Martin Bollinger

  • Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mechanisms of metalloenzymes and metallofactor assembly

336 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5707

Squire Booker

  • Associate Professor of Chemistry and
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mechanisms of cofactor action in enymatic reactions

302 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8793

Donald Bryant

  • Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and genomics of photosynthetic bacteria

235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1992

Craig Cameron

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Eberly Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

RNA polymerases and RNA-binding proteins in viral infection and mitochondrial disease

201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8705

Paul Cremer

  • Professor of Chemistry and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Multidisciplinary field of biological surface and interface science

107 Chemistry Building

Frank Dorman

  • Forensic Science Program
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
107 Whitmore Laboratory
(814) 863-6805

J. Gregory Ferry

  • Stanley Person Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
205 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-5721

Richard Frisque

  • Professor of Molecular Virology,
  • Associate Department Head for Equity and Diversity

Molecular approaches to the unique biology of JC virus

103B Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-3523

David Gilmour

  • Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Graduate Education Co-Director

Transcriptional regulation of the hsp70 heat shock gene in Drosophila

465A North Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-8905

Santhosh Girirajan

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders

205 A Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-0674

John Golbeck

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics Professor of Chemistry
328 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1163

Ying Gu

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mechanism of cellulose biosynthesis in arabidopsis

262 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 867-3827

Wendy Hanna-Rose

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
  • Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies

Molecular Genetics of Metabolism and Development in C. elegans

104D Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-7904

Ross Hardison

  • T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Genomics and gene regulation

304 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-0113

Mitchell Holland

  • Director, Forensic Science
  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
107 Whitmore Laboratory
(814) 865-5286

Teh-hui Kao

  • Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemical and molecular bases of self/non-self recognition during plant reproduction

333 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-1042

Kenneth Keiler

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Small RNAs and protein localization in bacterial development and antimicrobial drug discovery

401 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0787

Andrey Krasilnikov

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Structural biology of RNA and RNA-protein complexes

106 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5050

Maria Krasilnikova

  • Research Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
108 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5555

Carsten Krebs

  • Professor of Chemistry and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Bioinorganic chemistry- spectroscopic and kinetic studies on the mechanisms of iron-containing enzymes

332 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-6089

Zhi-Chun Lai

  • Professor of Biology and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Growth control and cancer genetics

127 Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-0479

Arthur Lesk

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Protein structure, function and evolution

203 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-4743

Bernhard Lüscher

  • Professor of Biology and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Understanding of the role and function of GABAergic transmission in health and disease

221 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-5549

Shaun Mahony

  • Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Computational biology and regulatory genomics

450 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3008

Thomas E. Mallouk

  • Evan Pugh Professor of Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • Associate Head, Chemistry Department
  • Professor of Chemistry
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Inorganic and analytical chemistry; synthesis of new materials; chemical applications of solid state materials: surface chemistry, layered materials, self-assembly, artificial photosynthesis, catalysis, environmental chemistry.

224 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-9637

Andrea Mastro

  • Professor of Microbiology and Cell Biology

Breast cancer and immune system

308 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0152

Paul Medvedev

  • Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Computational Genomics

343J Information Science & Technology Building and 517 Wartik Lab Wartik Phone: (814) 865-2733
(814) 865-0193

Tim Miyashiro

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  Bacterial gene expression within natural host environments; Host-microbe symbioses

219 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-1916

Katsuhiko Murakami

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Structural biology of RNA polymerase

006 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2758

Michael Mwangi

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Antibiotic resistance, Metagenomics, Development of Bioinformatic Tools

W206 Millennium Science Complex
(814) 863-8806

Anton Nekrutenko

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Comparative genome analysis

505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4752

Tracy Nixon

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1. Functional bases of signal transduction and gene regulation by AAA+ATPases in bacteria. 2. Degradation of lignocellulose by cellulases. 3. Synthesis of cellulose.

332 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-4904

Ronald Porter

  • Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
206 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-4903

Kathleen Postle

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Signal transduction and iron transport in bacteria

301 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7568

Frank Pugh

  • Willaman Chair in Molecular Biology and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and genomics and eukaryotic transcription regulation

456A North Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-8252

Joseph Reese

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Chromatin structure and gene expression, DNA damage resistance pathways

463A North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1976

Marylyn D. Ritchie

  • Director, Center for Systems Genomics
  • Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Bioinformatics, Computational Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits

512 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-5107

Melissa Rolls

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Graduate Program Liaison Officer

Subcellular compartmentalization of neurons

118 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-1395

Reena Roy

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
  • Forensic Science
325 Whitmore Laboratory
(814) 867-2054

Lorraine Santy

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Small GTPase regulation of epithelial cell motility

208 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-6813

Stephan Schuster

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Genome evolution in host-adapted bacteria

310 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-9278

Scott B. Selleck

  • Professor and Head,
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Regulation of growth factor signaling, proteogylcan modulation of morphogen function, nervous system assembly and synapse development

206D Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-3274

Moriah L. Szpara

  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Neurovirology, genomics of pathogen variation, neuron-virus relationships

W-208 Millennium Science Complex
(814) 867-0008

Song Tan

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Structural biology of eukaryotic gene regulation

468A North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3355

Graham Thomas

  • Associate Professor of Biology
  • and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Roles of the cytoskeleton in Drosophila development: molecular and genetic approaches

607A Mueller Lab Mail to: 208 Mueller
(814) 863-0716

Ming Tien

  • Professor of Biochemistry

Characterization and biochemical analysis of cellulose synthesis in a variety of organisms. Mechanism and regulation of fungal degradation of lignin. Dissimilatory Iron reduction

305 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-1165

C.P. David Tu

  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
203A North Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-2096

Yanming Wang

  • Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Epigenetic histone modifications in cell differentiation and cancer

454 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3775

Thomas K. Wood

  • Endowed Biotechnology Chair
  • Professor of Chemical Engineering and
  • Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Discovering the genetic basis of biofilm formation with E. coli and P. aeruginosa Discerning the role of toxin/antitoxin systems and cryptic prophages Evolving biofilm regulators to control biofilm formation for biorefineries Evolving bidirectional hudrogenases for hydrogen production Understanding interkingdom cell communication

161 Fenske Laboratory
(814) 863-4811

Instructional

Anjuli Datta

  • Undergraduate Program Adviser and Instructor
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
124 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-4825

Meredith Defelice

  • Senior Lecturer I of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
153 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 867-3365

James Endres Howell

  • Lecturer and
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies
202 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-7736

Loida Escote-Carlson

  • Director, Master of Biotechnology Degree Program
  • Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
211 Life Science Building
(814) 863-5751

Heather Giebink

  • Lecturer
  • Graduate Student Administrator
125 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-0366

Jennifer Intelicato-Young

108 Althouse Lab
(814) 865-5497

Steve Keating

  • Senior Lecturer II Microbiology
119 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-4533

Gregory Kothe

  • Instructor
116W South Frear Laboratory
(814) 867-3554

Melissa Mason

  • Instructor
106 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-6751

V. Reddy Padala

  • Senior Lecturer I of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
167 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-0919

Carl Sillman

  • Senior Lecturer II Microbiology
123 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-0502

Beatrice Sirakaya

  • Instructor and Program Technologist, Biotech Training Program
201 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-8192

Ola Sodeinde

  • Senior Lecturer II Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
S002 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-0004

Michael Troyan

  • Instructor Microbiology
116E South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-2638

Hemant Yennawar

  • Instructor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
8A Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-8383

Research Personnel

Reema Bansal Agarwal

  • Post Doctoral (Tien)
408 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-0658

Justin Allshouse

  • Research Technologist (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

John Alumasa

  • Post Doctoral (Keiler)
401 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-0801

Peggy Anthony

  • Technical Communications Specialist 1 (Schuster)
310 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-5900

Gretta Armstrong

  • IT Project Manager (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-7569

Jamie Arnold

  • Research Associate (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-8053

Vinod Babbarwal

  • Post Doctoral (Reese)
463 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1977

Carol Baker

  • Senior Research Associate (Golbeck)
309 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1162

Sarah Barchinger

  • Post Doctoral (Golbeck)
309 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1162

Alain Bataille

  • Post Doctoral (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Igor Berezin

  • Research Assistant (Krasilnikov)
106 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5051

Daniel Blankenberg

  • Research Associate (Nekrutenko)
505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4753

Nagagireesh Bojanala

  • Post Doctoral (Hanna-Rose)
104 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-7905

Brigitte Bollag

  • Research Associate (Frisque)
103 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-8977

Deborah Brunke-Reese

  • Project Assistant (Reese)
462 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1977

Giovanna Carpi

  • Research Associate (Schuster)
311 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-6053

Anna Chan

  • Research Assistant (Pugh)
456A Frear North Building
(814) 863-8594

Gurangad Chandok

  • Research Technologist (Tan)
469 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3354

Gue Su Chang

  • Post Doctoral Scholar (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Yu-Chi Chen

  • Post Doctoral (Mastro)
308B Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-2434

Jane Choi-Doan

  • Research Technologist, Staff (Miyashiro)
211 Wartik Lab
(814) 865-6911

Wen-Yu Chung

  • Research Assistant (Nekrutenko)
505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4753

Sherry Coven

  • Research Technologist (Hanna-Rose)
104 Life Sciences
(814) 865-7905

Matthew Crook

  • Post Doctoral (Hanna-Rose)
104D Life Science Building
(814) 865-7905

Ying Deng

  • Post Doctoral (Kao/Tien)
322 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-7513

Benjamin Dickins

  • Post Doctoral (Nekrutenko)
505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4793

Ryan Donaghy

  • Research Technologist (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Christine Dorman

  • Project Associate (Hardison)
303 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-3150

Juan Du

  • Post Doctoral (Nixon)
S2 South Frear Building
(814) 865-3679

Scott Dudek

  • Programmer / Analyst (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Laboratory

J. Allen Easton

  • Post Doctoral (Krebs)
318 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5685

Robert Fagerlund

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (Krasilnikov)
106 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5051

James Fisher

  • Research Technologist, Staff (Postle)
301 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-7667

Dorine Francheteau

  • Research Assistant (Nekrutenko)
505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4753

Alexander Frase

  • Programmer/Analyst (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Building
(814) 867-1519

John Gajewski

  • Senior Research Technologist (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Kyle Gheres

  • Research Tehnologist (Rolls)
118 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-1395

Belinda Giardine

  • Programmer/Analyst, Staff (Hardison)
303 Wartik Lab
(814) 863-3150

Tavarekere Girish

  • Post Doctoral (Tan)
468A North Frear Building
(814) 865-3354

Yao Guo

  • Research Assistant (Lüscher)
217 Life Science Building
(814) 863-2997

Kang Han

  • Research Technologist (Pugh)
454 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Bryn Hanlon

  • Research Technologist (Schuster)
311 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-6053

Meredith Hanlon

  • Research Technologist (Kao)
403 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7513

Ruth Helmus

  • Post Doctoral (Tien)
408 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-0658

Jiehuan Huang

  • Postdoctoral (Tan)
468 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3354

Janani Iyer

  • Post Doctoral (Girirajan)
205 Life Sciences Building

Wei Jiang

  • Post Doctoral (Bollinger)
318 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5685

Sung-Hoon Jun

  • Post Doctoral (Murakami)
006 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2974

Ana Carolina Junqueira

  • Research Associate (Schuster)
311 Wartik Labortory
(814) 863-6053

Cheryl Keller Capone

  • Research Associate (Hardison)
304 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-3150

Elena Khanova

  • Post Doctoral (Krasilnikov)
106 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5051

Do Kyoon Kim

  • Post Doctoral (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-4467

Hielim Kim

  • Post Doctoral (Schuster)
312 Wartik Lab
(814) 863-6118

Vikas Koundal

  • Post Doctoral (Mwangi)
W213 Millennium Science Complex
(814) 863-8806

Vasily Kurashov

  • Post Doctoral (Golbeck)
309 South Frear Lab
(814) 865-1162

Michael Lanz

  • Research Technologist (Rolls)
118 Life Science Building
(814) 867-1396

Hyun-Gwan Lee

  • Post Doctroal (Selleck)
204 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-3889

Kyung Hoon Lee

  • Research Assistant (Booker)
327 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8794

Shundai Li

  • Research Assistant (Gu)
255 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 867-3828

Zhongkui Li

  • Post Doctoral (Bryant)
230 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Bodo Linz

  • Research Associate (Schuster)
310 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-6118

Zhenfeng Liu

  • Post Doctoral Scholar (Bryant)
S2 South Frear Building
(814) 863-7405

Maria Fernanda Lodeiro Merlo

  • Research Associate (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Maria Long

  • Research Technologist (Hardison)
304 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-3150

Xin Luan

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (Kao)
322 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-7513

Marcus Ludwig

  • Post Doctoral (Bryant)
232 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Thomas McCrory

  • Postdoctoral Scholar (Cameron)
201 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-8703

Robert McGinty

  • Post Doctoral (Tan)
468 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3354

John McGraw

  • Research Technologist (Schuster)
310 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-5900

Allen Minns

  • Research Technologist (Tan)
469 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3354

Anamika Missra

  • Research Assistant (Gilmour)
465 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3795

Vanya Miteva

  • Senior Research Associate (Brenchley)
211 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3330

Vadim Molodtsov

  • Post Doctoral (Murakami)
006 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2974

Michael Moore

  • Research Technologist (Tan)
468 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3354

Ibrahim Moustafa

  • Research Associate (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8705

Nyiramugisha Niyibizi

  • Research Technologist, Staff (Cameron)
201 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-8703

Hyung Suk Oh

  • Post Doctoral (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Bongsoo Park

  • Research Associate (Pugh)
450 North Frear Building
(814) 441-3861

Sarah Pendergrass

  • Research Associate (Ritchie)
503 Wartik Building
(814) 865-4745

Anna Perederina

  • Research Associate (Krasilnikov)
106 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5051

Katherine Peterson

  • Research Technologist (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Venkata Giridhar Poosarla

  • Post Doctoral (Nixon)
S2 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3679

Siva Sai Kumar Ratnakaram

  • Post Doctoral (Ferry)
207 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-5688

Marta Reviriego-Mendoza

  • Post Doctoral Scholar (Santy)
208 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-5867

Kaitlyn Rinehold

  • Research Technologist, Staff (Miteva)
211 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-3330

Matthew Rossi

  • Post Doctoral (Pugh)
456A North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Allison Saunders

  • Post-Doctoral (Bryant)
235 South Frear Building
(814) 863-7405

Shefali Setia

  • Research Assistant (Ritchie)
508 Wartik Building
(814) 867-1519

Suresh Sharma

  • Research Associate (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Gaozhong Shen

  • Senior Research Associate (Bryant)
235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Eric Smidansky

  • Research Associate (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Donna Sosnoski

  • Senior Research Support Associate (Mastro)
432 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-2434

Michelle Stone

  • Senior Research Technician (Rolls)
114 Life Science Building
(814) 867-1396

Yan Sun

  • Post Doctoral (Miyashiro)
211 Wartik Lab
(814) 865-6911

Marcus Tank

  • Post Doctoral (Bryant)
235 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-7405

Vera Thiel

  • Post Doctoral (Bryant)
225 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-7405

Lynn Tomsho

  • Research Technician (Schuster)
311 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-6053

Akira Uchida

  • Post Doctoral (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Anurag Verma

  • Research Assistant (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Building
(814) 867-1519

Subhash Chandra Verma

  • Post Doctoral (Miyashiro)
211 Wartik Lab
(814) 865-6911

Vinesh Vinayachandran

  • Post-Doctoral (Pugh)
453 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

John Wallace

  • IT Programmer / Analyst (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Building
(814) 867-1519

Douglas Warui

  • Post Doctoral (Booker)
323 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8794

Chunli Wu

  • Research Technologist (Bryant)
230 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Weisheng Wu

  • Post Doctoral (Hardison)
303 Wartik
(814) 863-3150

Jie Xu

  • Research Assistant (Selleck)
204 Life Science Building
(814) 867-3889

Alexander Yakhnin

  • Research Associate (Babitzke)
203 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-5820

Helen Yakhnin

  • Research Assistant (Babitkze)
203 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-5820

Kuangyu Yen

  • Research Associate (Pugh)
453 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-8594

Neela Yennawar

  • Huck Institute,
  • Director Macromolecular X-Ray Facility
008B Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-9387

Youngdae Yoon

  • Post Doctoral (Bai)
206 Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-4824

Qian Zhang

  • Research Technologist (Bai)
206B Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-4824

Kristin Zorn

  • Research Technologist 1 (Ades)
408 Althouse
(814) 863-1075

Adjunct

Jean Buchenhorst

  • Program Director of School of Medical Technology
  • Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania Health System 1136 Waverly Street
(215) 829-7634

Margaret (Meg) Pruss

  • MT (ASCP)
  • Program Director,
  • Mount Nittany Medical Center School of Clinical Laboratory Science
Mount Nittany Medical Center 1800 East Park Avenue
(814) 231-7279

Emeritus

Robert W. Bernlohr

  • Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry
(814) 234-1556

Jean Brenchley

  • Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Biotechnology
106 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7794

Roy Hammerstedt

  • Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
2701 Carolean Industrial Drive, Suite 2
(814) 234-4835

Allen Phillips

  • Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
208 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1247

Robert A. Schlegel

  • Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
108 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-6974

William D. Taylor

  • Professor Emeritus, Biophysics
(814) 238-8817

Richard F. Unz

  • Professor Emeritus, Environmental Microbiology
(814) 237-2686

Staff

Robert Boor

  • Facilities Coordinator
303A South Frear
(814) 863-5244

Emil Bouvier

  • Programmer / Analyst (Nekrutenko)
505 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 865-4753

Jean Brooks

  • Administrative Coordinator
107J Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-4620

Rebecca Falsone

  • Prep-Room Supervisor
104 South Frear Building
(814) 863-0803

Marcella Fickes

  • Administrative Coordinator
107J Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-4620

Joyce Greslick

  • Staff Assistant Business Office
107D Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7747

Tamara Housel

  • Coordinator, BMB Seminars
107F Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-3072

Linda Kunes

  • Graduate Program Coordinator
107B Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2538

Melissa Lachat

  • Staff Assistant Business Office
107C Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0599

Lorraine Lewis

  • Coordinator, Student Studies
107L Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5497

Amanda Lynch

  • Administrative Support Assistant
107 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-5497

Dennis Marince

  • Stockroom Inventory Clerk
125 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-6171

Linda M. Price

  • Biochemistry Prep Room Technician
Microbiology Prep Room 110 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-2708

Edie Rudy

  • Staff Assistant Business Office
107E Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-9472

Traci Shimmel

  • Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
206B Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-4373

Eileen Swales

  • Coordinator, Faculty Affairs
107G Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-4655

Susan Unger

  • Administrative Support Assistant for
  • Center for Systems Genomics
  • (Ritchie)
508 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 867-1519

Nancy J. Wilson

  • Summer Symposium Director,
  • Web Content Manager
107B Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-1918

Grad Students

Mohammad Almishwat

  • Graduate Student (Murakami)
006 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2538

Arthur Arcinas

  • Graduate Student (Booker)
327 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8794

Sravani Banerjee

  • Graduate Student (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0801

Logan Bashline

  • Graduate Student (Gu)
262 North Frear Building
(814) 867-3828

Ritwika Basu

  • Graduate Student (Murakami)
006 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2974

Douglas G. Baumann

  • Graduate Student (Gilmour)
465 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3795

Anthony Blaszczyk

  • Graduate Student (Booker)
323 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8794

Kristen Browder

  • Graduate Student (Thomas)
607 Mueller Laboratory
(814) 863-0718

J. Brooks Crickard

  • Graduate Student (Reese)
463 North Frear Building
(814) 865-1977

Tayler Croom

  • Graduate Student (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Laura M. Dassama

  • Graduate Student (Bollinger)
322 Chemistry Building
(814) 867-1215

Yaoting Deng

  • Graduate Student (Lai)
127 Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-3546

Emily Diekema

  • Graduate Student (Santy)
208 Althouse Lab
(814) 863-5867

Nergiz Dogan

  • Graduate Student (Hardison)
303 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-3150

Shaima Elmowafi

  • Graduate Student (Keiler)
401 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0801

Heather Feaga

  • Graduate Student (Harvill)
124 Ag Science Industries Building
(814) 865-9134

Bryan Ferlez

  • Graduate Student (Golbeck)
303 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-1162

Michael Fisher

  • Graduate Student (Gilmour)
465 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3795

Fei Gan

  • Graduate Student (Bryant)
235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Nate G. Girer

  • Graduate Student (Perdew)
309 Life Sciences
(814) 865-2538

Michael Gresock

  • Graduate Student (Postle)
301 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7667

Molly A. Hall (Henderson)

  • Graduate Student (Ritchie)
512 Wartik Lab
(814) 867-1519

Sijie Hao

  • Graduate Student (Golbeck)
325 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1162

Ashley Hill

  • Graduate Student (Tien)
305 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-0568

Joseph Hill

  • Graduate Student (Tien)
305 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-0658

Jing Hu

  • Graduate Student (Wang)
453 North Frear Building
(814) 863-3680

Troy Hubbard

  • Graduate Student (Perdew)
309A Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-7610

Deepti Jain

  • Graduate Student (Hardison)
303 Wartik Laboratory
(814) 863-3150

Matthew Jennings

  • Graduate Student (Tan)
469 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3354

Casey Kilpatrick

  • Graduate Student (Lüscher)
221 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-5563

Sang A. Kim

  • Graduate Student (Tan)
468 North Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-2538

R. Tom Koerber

  • Graduate Student (Pugh)
469 North Frear Building
(814) 863-3354

Dale Kopp

  • Graduate Student (Postle)
301 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7667

Stephanie Lange

  • Graduate Student (Hanna-Rose)
103 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-7905

Nicholas Lanz

  • Graduate Student (Booker)
323 Chemistry Building
(814) 865-8794

Cheri A. Lee

  • Graduate Student (Cameron)
201 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-8703

Mahesh Lingaraju

  • Graduate Student (Boal)
318 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5685

John McManus

  • Graduate Student (Tien)
305 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-0658

Melanie R. McReynolds

  • Graduate Student (Hanna-Rose)
103 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-7905

Jason Miller

  • Graduate Student (Reese)
462 North Frear Building
(814) 865-1977

Smarajit Mondal

  • Graduate Student (Babitzke)
203 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-5820

Sarah Muse

  • Graduate Student (Harvill)
124 Ag Science Industries Building
(814) 865-9134

Michelle M. Nguyen

  • Graduate Student (Rolls)
114 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-1396

Kari L. Organtini

  • Graduate Student (Dorman)
107 Whitmore Laboratory
(814) 863-6805

Matthew Pagel

  • Graduate Student (Bryant)
235 South Frear Lab
(814) 863-7405

Adam Perez

  • Graduate Student (Bryant)
235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Karla Piedl

  • Graduate Student (Golbeck)
328 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-1152

Bede Portz

  • Graduate Student (Gilmour)
465 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3795

Yijun Qiu

  • Graduate Student (Gilmour)
462 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3795

Lauren Rajakovich

  • Graduate Student (Bollinger/Krebs)
318 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5685

Nitya Ramadoss

  • Graduate Student (Keiler)
401 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-0801

Kavitha Rao

  • Graduate Student (Rolls)
118 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-1396

Claire E. Reynolds

  • Graduate Student (Selleck)
204 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-3889

Joseph Salem

  • Graduate Student (Santy)
208 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-5867

Djoshkun (JOJO) Shengjuler, M.Sc.

  • Graduate Student (Cameron Lab)
206 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-2538

Matthew Shorey

  • Graduate Student (Lüscher)
221 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-5563

Kayla Smith

  • Graduate Student (Perdew)
309 Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-7610

Abhinaya Srikanth

  • Graduate Student (Reese)
462 North Frear Building
(814) 865-1977

Junlei Sun

  • Graduate Student (Golbeck)
303 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 865-1162

Juan Tao

  • Graduate Student (Rolls)
114 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-1396

Jennifer L. Thweatt

  • Graduate Student (Bryant)
235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 865-2538

Megha Wal

  • Graduate Student (Pugh)
453 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594

Chen Wang

  • Graduate Student (Bollinger)
318 Chemistry Building
(814) 863-5685

Shu Wang

  • Graduate Student (Wang)
454 North Frear Building
(814) 865-3775

Wenqing Wang

  • Graduate Student (Hanna-Rose)
103 Life Sciences Building
(814) 865-7905

Justin Williams

  • Graduate Student (Kao)
403 Althouse Laboratory
(814) 863-7513

Chao Yan

  • Graduate Student (Bai)
206B Life Sciences Building
(814) 863-4824

Shuyi Zhang

  • Graduate Student (Bryant)
235 South Frear Laboratory
(814) 863-7405

Na Zhao

  • Graduate Student (Selleck)
205 Life Sciences Building
(814) 867-3889

Han Zheng

  • Graduate Student (Pugh)
456 North Frear Building
(814) 863-8594