Disease Biology and Ecology
We have a very strong research group in Disease Biology and Ecology with research teams focusing on infectious diseases, malaria, insect pathology and insect immunity. We recently hired Andrew Read and Matt Thomas to strengthen this core of excellent scientists.
Faculty
Mary Barbercheck, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
meb34@psu.edu
814-863-2982
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
Ottar Bjornstad, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology, Biology, and Statistics
onb1@psu.edu
814-863-2983
Population ecology and population dynamics with particular emphasis on mathematical and computational aspects
Diana Cox-Foster, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
dxc12@psu.edu
814-865-1022
Insect biochemistry and physiology; evolutionary development; molecular biology; host/pathogen interactions
Liwang Cui, Ph.D.
- Professor
luc2@psu.edu
814-863-7663
Molecular parasitology; medical entomology; host-parasite interactions
Kelli Hoover, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
kxh25@psu.edu
814-863-6369
Insect-plant-entomopathogen interactions of the gypsy moth
Mark Mescher, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Entomology
mcmescher@psu.edu
814-865-4208
Role of plant volatiles in mediating ecological and evolutionary interactions among plants, insects, and pathogens, co-evolution, and tritrophic interactions
Andrew Read, Ph.D.
- Professor of Biology & Entomology and
- Eberly College of Science Distinguished Senior Scholar
a.read@psu.edu
814-863-4444
Ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease (Center For Infectious Disease Dynamics)
Matt Thomas, Ph.D.
- Professor of Entomology
mbt13@psu.edu
814-865-2480
Ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions; invasive species; agrobiodiversity and natural pest control; biological control
