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Reka Albert

  • Professor of Physics & Adjunct Professor of Biology
ralbert@phys.psu.edu

(814) 865-6123


Kevin Alloway

  • Adjunct professor of biology
kda1@psu.edu

(814) 867-6413




Charles Anderson

  • Assistant professor of biology
cta3@psu.edu

(814) 863-4736


Monica Arismendi

  • Administrative support assistant
mha15@psu.edu

(814) 863-6471


Sarah Assmann

  • Waller Professor of Biology
sma3@psu.edu

(814) 863-9579



Michael Axtell

  • Associate Professor of Biology
mja18@psu.edu

(814) 867-0241


Yuting Bai

  • Research assistant
yub111@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992



Iliana Baums

  • Assistant professor of biology
ibb3@psu.edu

(814) 867-0491







Ottar Bjornstad

  • Professor of entomology and biology
onb1@psu.edu

(814) 863-2983


Simon Blanford

  • Senior research associate
stb13@psu.edu

(814) 865-1024






Lloyd Breunig

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
lxb966@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752





Richard Burhans

  • Senior research programmer
rico@bx.psu.edu

(814) 865-4746



Dianne Burpee

  • Laboratory coordinator
dmb11@psu.edu

(814) 865-1714



Hongchen Cai

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
huc163@psu.edu

(814) 865-7043









Isabella Cattadori

  • Assistant professor of biology
imc3@psu.edu

(814) 865-9594


Douglas Cavener

  • Professor and head of biology
drc9@psu.edu

(814) 865-4562





Kuan-Bei Chen

  • Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. Program
kzc125@psu.edu

(814) 865-4749


Yuning Chen

  • Postdoctoral scholar
yuc27@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752


Sue Cherry

  • Accounting assistant
sbc2@psu.edu

(814) 865-9132



Tiffany Cloud

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
tlc28@psu.edu

(814) 865-6641


Ceyda Coruh

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
cxc709@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216


Daniel Cosgrove

  • Professor and Holder of the Eberly Chair in Biology
fsl+3@psu.edu

(814) 863-3892




Richard Cyr

  • Professor of biology, assistant department head for undergraduate affairs
rjc8@psu.edu

(814) 865-6416



Barbara DeHart

  • Undergraduate advisor and instructor
bzd2@psu.edu

(814) 865-2329




Cody DePew

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
cld5311@psu.edu

(814) 867-3340


Joshua Der

  • Research associate
jpd18@psu.edu

(814) 863-6413



Yiliang Ding

  • Postdoctoral scholar
yud12@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578






Paula Farwell

  • Administrative support assistant
pxf6@psu.edu

(814) 863-0278


Nina Fedoroff

  • Evan Pugh Professor of Biology, Willaman Professor of Life Science
nvf1@psu.edu

Matthew Ferrari

  • Assistant professor of biology
mjf283@psu.edu

(814) 865-6080



Howard Fescemyer

  • Senior research associate
hif1@psu.edu

(814) 863-2957


Charles Fisher

  • Professor of biology, assistant department head for graduate education
cfisher@psu.edu

(814) 865-3365


Deb Fisher

  • Senior research assistant
ddf4@psu.edu

(814) 865-6416


Thomas Fuchs

  • Postdoctoral scholar
tuf2@psu.edu

(814) 865-5563


Zach Fuller

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
zlf105@psu.edu

814-863-1650



Cindy Gates

  • Accounting assistant
clg35@psu.edu

(814) 867-2250



Rachel Glenn

  • Ecology, Ph.D. Program
rcg5108@psu.edu

(814) 863-8274



Stephanie Gookin

  • Department head secretary
sjg20@psu.edu

(814) 865-4562


Tim Gookin

  • Plant Physiology, Ph.D. Program
teg142@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578


Sean Graham

  • Postdoctoral scholar
szg170@psu.edu

(814) 867-2252


Mark Guiltinan

  • Professor of plant molecular biology & adjunct professor of biology
mjg9@psu.edu

(814) 863-7957


Yao Guo

  • Research assistant
yug3@psu.edu

(814) 865-4463


Ziyuan Guo

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
zyg5029@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992





Carla Hass

  • Associate professor of biology, instructor
cah19@psu.edu

(814) 863-4708



Blair Hedges

  • Professor of biology
sbh1 [at] psu [dot] edu

(814) 865-9991



Heather Hines

  • Assistant Professor of Biology and Entomology
hmh19@psu.edu

(814) 863-8830


Loren Honaas

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
lah338@psu.edu

(814) 863-6413




Jingjie Hu

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
juh252@psu.edu

(814) 865-1769


Yi Hu

  • Senior research technologist
yxh13@psu.edu

(814) 865-3438


Chen Huang

  • Research assistant
cuh20@psu.edu

(814) 865-2763



Peter Hudson

  • Willaman Professor of Biology, Director of Huck Institutes of Life Sciences
pjh18@psu.edu

(814) 865-0522


David Hughes

  • Assistant professor of entomology and biology
dph14@psu.edu

(814) 863-7344


Didem Ikis

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
dxi113@psu.edu

(814) 863-8162




Timothy Jegla

  • Assistant professor of biology
tjj3@psu.edu

(814) 865-1668



Dongyun Jiang

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
dxj5042@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992


Xiaofen Jin

  • Postdoctoral Scholar
xxj2@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578



Brooke Kanaskie

  • Senior research technologist
bzk2@psu.edu

(814) 863-2847


Fumiko Kawasaki

  • Assistant professor, research associate
fxk6@psu.edu

(814) 865-6863



Joseph Keller

  • Ecology, Ph.D. Program
jak573@psu.edu

(814) 863-0774




Sarah Kiemle

  • Postdoctoral scholar
snk3@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752




Tina Kushner

  • Administrative support assistant
tmm5084@psu.edu

(814) 863-7334


Zhi-Chun Lai

  • Professor of Biology and BMB
zcl1@psu.edu

(814) 863-0479


Todd LaJeunesse

  • Assistant professor of biology
tcl3@psu.edu

(814) 863-2038



Tracy Langkilde

  • Associate professor of biology
tll30@psu.edu

(814) 867-2251


Betsy Larcom

  • Biology, M.S. Program
eal166@psu.edu

(814) 863-8360


Allison Lewis

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
aml352@psu.edu

(814) 865-7246


Carrie Lewis

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
crl5066@psu.edu

(814) 865-1769


Ming Li

  • Research associate
mxl59@psu.edu

(814) 865-2762


Sheng Li

  • Postdoctoral scholar
sxl63@psu.edu

(814) 865-6080


Xiaofan Li

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
xil5078@psu.edu

(814) 865-2847


Aimin Liu

  • Associate professor of biology
axl25@psu.edu

(814) 865-7043


Hansi Liu

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
hxl5145@psu.edu

(814) 865-2847


Jinling Liu

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
jzl192@psu.edu

(814) 865-7043


Qikun Liu

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
qxl121@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216


Dihong Lu

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
dzl123@psu.edu

(814) 865-0072


Xin Luan

  • Postdoctoral scholar
xul17@psu.edu

(814) 865-7344


Bernhard Luscher

  • Professor of biology, biochemistry & molecular biology, and psychiatry
BXL25@psu.edu

(814) 865-5549


Hong Ma

  • Distinguished Professor of Biology
  • Professor and dean of life sciences at Fudan University
hxm16@psu.edu

(814) 863-6414


Zhaorong Ma

  • IBIOS (B G), Ph.D. Program
zum112@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216



Jennelle Malcos

  • Lecturer
jlh608@psu.edu

814-865-2329 (Advising Office)


Kezia Manlove

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
krm17@psu.edu

(814) 863-5895


Yingwei Mao

  • Assistant professor of biology
yzm1@psu.edu

814-867-4739



Julie Marin

  • Postdoctoral scholar
jum46@psu.edu

814-865-6441




Ronald Markle

  • Director, Pre-Med Program
ram29@psu.edu

(814) 865-7620


Yurika Matsui

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
yum111@psu.edu

(814) 863-3546



Thomas McCarthy

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
txm5136@psu.edu

814-863-4779



Daniel McClosky

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
ddm190@psu.edu

(814) 863-4779


Judy McCobin

  • Accounting assistant
jlm851@psu.edu

(814) 863-0278



Barb McGrath

  • Assistant professor of biology, Senior research associate
bcm5@psu.edu

(814) 865-9292


Amalie McKee

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
azm200@psu.edu

(814) 865-7912



Nicole Mideo

  • Postdoctoral scholar
nlm12@psu.edu

(814) 863-4572



Adam Miller

  • Postdoctoral scholar
adm4@psu.edu

(814) 865-7912


Joel Miller

  • Assistant professor of mathematics and biology
jcm38@psu.edu

(814) 863-4135


Webb Miller

  • Professor of biology and computer science and engineering
wcm2@psu.edu

(814) 865-4551



Pamela Mitchell

  • Associate professor of biology
pjm23@psu.edu

(814) 865-5802


Gabriele Monshausen

  • Assistant professor of biology
gbm10@psu.edu

(814) 867-3339


Elyse Munoz

  • Genetics, Ph.D. Program
eem199@psu.edu

(814) 865-1769



Masatoshi Nei

  • Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics
nxm2@psu.edu

(814) 863-7334



Chad Nihranz

  • Ecology, Ph.D. Program
ctn118@psu.edu

(814) 865-7540


Gang Ning

  • Director of Microscopy & Cytrometry Facility, senior research associate, biology
gxn7@psu.edu

(814) 863-0994



Richard Ordway

  • Professor of molecular neuroscience & genetics
rwo4@psu.edu

(814) 863-5693


Natali Ozber

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
nzo104@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578





George Perry

  • Assistant professor of anthropology & biology
ghp3@psu.edu

814-863-7654



Nick Polato

  • Postdoctoral Scholar
nrp146@psu.edu

(814) 867-0492



Scott Portman

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
slp280@psu.edu

(814) 863-2957


Mary Poss

  • Professor of biology
mposs@bx.psu.edu

(814) 867-1213


Eric Post

  • Professor of biology
esp10@psu.edu

(814) 865-1556


Debra Putt

  • Administrative assistant
dap3@psu.edu

(814) 863-8019



Paula Ralph

  • Senior research technologist
per125@psu.edu

(814) 863-6413



Andrew Read

  • Professor of biology and entomology and Alumni Professor in Biological Sciences
a.read@psu.edu

(814) 867-2396


Timothy Reluga

  • Assistant professor of mathematics & biology
tcr2@psu.edu

(814) 865-3883


Zhen Ren

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
zxr110@psu.edu

(814) 865-5563



Cathy Riemer

  • Applications designer/Developer
crr2@psu.edu

(814) 865-4748


Gina Riggio

  • Research technologist
gmr159@psu.edu

(814) 863-0130



Marilyn Roossinck

  • Professor of plant pathology and of environmental microbiology and biology
mjr25@psu.edu

(814) 865-2292




Dannise Ruiz

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
dvr116@psu.edu

(814) 867-0492


Laura Russo

  • Ecology, Ph.D. Program
lar322@psu.edu

(814) 865-7912


Alham Saadat

  • Senior research technologist
aus32@psu.edu

(814) 863-2847



Marcel Salathé

  • Assistant professor of biology
  • Adjunct faculty of computer sciences and engineering
salathe@psu.edu

(814) 867-4431


Miles Saunders

  • Senior research technologist
mgs190@psu.edu

(814) 863-8360



Rudolf Schilder

  • Research Associate Professor
rjs360@psu.edu

814-863-2154


Arunima Sen

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
axs1026@psu.edu

(814) 863-8360


Saima Shahid

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
sxs1102@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216





Han-Wei Shih

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
hxs273@psu.edu

(814) 867-3340


Derek Sim

  • Senior research assistant
dgs15@psu.edu

(814) 867-2397



Jo Ann Snyder

  • Senior research technologist
jaw21@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216



Andrew Stephenson

  • Distinguished Professor of Biology and associate dean for graduate studies
as4@psu.edu

(814) 863-1553





Zhao Su

  • Postdoctoral Scholar
zxs6@psu.edu

(814) 865-0072



Chicheng Sun

  • Cell and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. Program
cxs960@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992



Xin Tang

  • Biology, Ph.D. Program
xut102@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992


Yin Tang

  • IBIOS (B G), Ph.D. Program
yxt148@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578






Graham Thomas

  • Associate professor of biology and of biochemistry and molecular biology
gxt5@psu.edu

(814) 863-0716










Catherine Vandenberg

  • Lab Manager/Senior Research Technologist
cmv3@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578



Eric Wafula

  • Bioinformatics programmer
ekw10@psu.edu

(814) 863-6412


Ed Wagner

  • Senior research technician
erw105@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752




Feng Wang

  • Plant Biology, Ph.D. Program
fzw5016@psu.edu

(814) 867-1216


Qingyu Wang

  • Ph.D., IBIOS Program
qzw102@psu.edu

(814) 865-4749


Rong Wang

  • Ph.D., Genetics Program
rwz120@psu.edu

(814) 865-1769


Ying Wang

  • Ph.D., Plant Biology Program
yuw126@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752



David Watts

  • Ph.D., Ecology Program
daw300@psu.edu

(814) 863-8162


Drew Wham

  • Ph.D., Biology Program
fcw5014@psu.edu

(814) 865-7246



Luyi Wo

  • Ph.D., Genetics Program
lzw135@psu.edu

(814) 863-1650



Xia Wu

  • Ph.D., Biology Program
xxw128@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992


Zheng Wu

  • Postdoctoral scholar
zxw12@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992


Chao Wen Xiao

  • Postdoctoral scholar
cux2@psu.edu

(814) 863-4779



Xuan Ye

  • Ph.D., Biology Program
xxy114@psu.edu

(814) 865-7043


Tian Yu

  • Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology Program
txy136@psu.edu

(814) 863-3546


Yunqing Yu

  • Ph.D., Plant Biology Program
yxy151@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578




Liye Zhang

  • Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology Program
lxz151@psu.edu

(814) 865-0072


Ning Zhang

  • Postdoctoral scholar
nzz1@psu.edu

(814) 865-3438


Tian Zhang

  • Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology Program
tuz108@psu.edu

(814) 865-3752


Yeting Zhang

  • Ph.D., Genetics Program
yzz119@psu.edu

(814) 863-6413





Li Zhou

  • Postdoctoral scholar
luz19@psu.edu

(814) 863-2992


Mengmeng Zhu

  • Postdoctoral scholar
mxz22@psu.edu

(814) 863-9578


Siying Zhu

  • Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology Program
szz111@psu.edu

(814) 865-1769

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