Participating Labs

Labs participating in Virology@PSU

Faculty name Department Virus family E-mail Lab Website
Ganesh Anand Chemistry mass spectrometry of viral capsid dynamics E-mail
Marco Archetti Biology defective interfering viruses, game theory E-mail
Nita Bharti Biology modeling links between human behavior, movement, & viral infections E-mail
Ottar Bjørnstad Entomology & Biology modeling of influenza, paramyxovirus, Ebola virus & more E-mail
David Boehr Chemistry viral enzymes E-mail
Seth Bordenstein Biology microbiome, viruses of endosymbionts E-mail
Isabella Cattadori Biology myxomavirus (myxomatosis virus) E-mail
Jessica Conway Math human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
hepatitis C virus (HCV), influenza
E-mail
Melik Demirel Engineering Science and Mechanics virus detection E-mail
Matt Ferrari Biology modeling of measles virus, foot-and-mouth disease virus E-mail
Christina Grozinger Entomology bee viruses E-mail
Kelli Hoover Entomology lepidopteran viruses E-mail
Peter Hudson Biology virus ecology E-mail
David Hughes Entomology & Biology Plant Village (plant viral diseases),
viruses of fungi
E-mail
Bhushan Jayarao Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences bovine herpesvirus,
infectious pancreatic necrosis virus
E-mail
Joyce Jose Biochemistry & Molecular Biology flaviviruses (West Nile virus, Dengue, Zika) E-mail
David Kennedy Biology viral evolution, nematode & fish RNA viruses, Marek’s disease virus (MDV) E-mail
Mathias Martins Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Viral diagnostics, avian virology, viral vector-based vaccines E-mail
Siela Maximova Plant Science vectors of plant viruses E-mail
Beth McGraw Biology
virus vector biology; arboviruses, dengue virus E-mail
Ruth Nissly Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Zoonotic influenza and coronaviruses E-mail
Jason Rasgon Entomology virus vector biology; arboviruses (e.g. Mayaro, Zika) E-mail
Andrew Read Biology & Entomology
myxomavirus (myxomatosis virus), Marek’s disease virus (MDV) E-mail
Cristina Rosa Plant Pathology, and
Environmental Microbiology (PPEM)
virus systematics, plant viruses E-mail
Yana Safanova Computer Science & Engineering comparative immunogenomics, adaptive immunity E-mail
Tony Schmitt Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences paramxyoviruses E-mail
Katriona Shea Biology foot-and-mouth disease virus E-mail
Scott Showalter Chemistry viral protein folding E-mail
Andy Stephenson Biology plant viruses, viral resistance genes in plants E-mail
Troy Sutton Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Influenza virus, Coronavirus E-mail
Moriah Szpara Biology & Biochemistry & Molecular Biology viral genomics & evolution;  herpes simplex viruses (HSV), Marek’s disease virus (MDV) E-mail
Mauricio Terrones Physics, Chemistry,
and Materials Science & Engineering
virus detection E-mail

Please contact Moriah Szpara with additions or edits to this list.