Experimental Therapeutics
Program Members

Adair, James, Ph.D.
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, UP
jadair@psu.edu

Bascom, Rebecca, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
rbascom@psu.edu

Bayerl, Michael, M.D.
Assistant Professor Pathology, HY
mbayerl@hmc.psu.edu

Belani, Chandra, M.D.
Professor & Deputy Director, Medicine, HY
cbelani@psu.edu

Bewley, Maria, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
mcb21@psu.edu

Bleznak, Aaron, M.D.
Staff, Surgery Oncology, LVH
arron.bleznak@lvh.com

Bond, Judith, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair, Biocehemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
jbond@psu.edu

Boulay, Richard, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, LVH
richard.boulay@lvh.com

Carrel, Laura, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
lcarrel@psu.edu

Chau, Vincent, Ph.D.
Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
vchau@psu.edu

Cheng, Hua, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, HY
huc11@psu.edu

Cheng, Keith, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology, HY
kcheng@psu.edu

Clarke, Loren, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Dermatology, HY
lclarke@hmc.psu.edu

Clawson, Gary, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Pathology, HY
gac4@psu.edu

Claxton, David, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
dclaxton@psu.edu

Coleman, Catherine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
csc6@psu.edu

Connor, James, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurosurgery, HY
jrc3@psu.edu

Derdel, Jerome, M.D.
Staff, Radiology, MTNTTNY
jderdel@mountnittany.org

Dixon, Richard, M.D.
Chair, Medicine, MTNTTNY
rdix@statecollege.com

Donahue, Henry, Ph.D.
Professor, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, HY
hdonahue@psu.edu

Dong, Cheng, Ph.D.
Professor, BioEngineering, UP
cxd23@psu.edu

Drabick, Joseph, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
jdrabick@psu.edu

Ehmann, W. Christopher, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
cehmann@psu.edu

Fedok, Fred, M.D.
Professor & Division Chief, Surgery, HY
ffedok@psu.edu

Feith, David, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
dfeith@psu.edu

Flanagan, John, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
jflanagan@psu.edu

Fonash, Stephen, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics, UP
sfonash@psu.edu

Ford, John, M.D.
Staff, Medical Oncology, MTNTTNY
jford@mountnittany.org

Freeman, Elliot, M.D.
Staff, Medicine, LVH
elliot.freeman@lvh.com

Freiberg, Andrew, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, HY
afreiberg@psu.edu

Goldenberg, David, M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery, HY
dgoldenberg@psu.edu

Grigoryev, Sergi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
sag17@psu.edu

Grimes, Craig, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering, UP
cag14@psu.edu

Gunther, Edward, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, HY
ejg12@psu.edu

Gusani, Niraj, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, HY
ngusani@hmc.psu.edu

Higgins, William, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics, UP
weh2@psu.edu

Jefferson, Leonard, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
jjefferson@psu.edu

Jiang, Yixing, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, HY
yjiang@hmc.psu.edu

Kanugula, Sreenivas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
sxk35@psu.edu

Keating, Christine, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UP
keating@chem.psu.edu

Kester, Mark, Ph.D.
Professor, Pharmacology, HY
mkester@psu.edu

Kimball, Scott, Ph.D.
Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
skimball@psu.edu

Koltun, Walter, M.D.
Professor, Surgery, HY
wkoltun@psu.edu

Lang, Charles, Ph.D.
Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
clang@psu.edu

Lee, Sang, Ph.D.
Instructor, Neurosurgery, HY
syl3@psu.edu

Liang, John, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology, HY
jliang1@hmc.psu.edu

Lipton, Allan, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
alipton@psu.edu

Liu, David, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neural & Behavioral Science, HY
dxl39@psu.edu

Loktionova, Natalia, Ph.D.
Instructor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
nxl3@psu.edu

Loughran, Thomas, M.D.
Professor & Director, Medicine & Penn State Cancer Institute, HY
tloughran@psu.edu

Lowe, Tao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, HY
tlowe@psu.edu

Mackley, Heath, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiology, HY
hmackley@hmc.psu.edu

Manni, Andrea, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
amanni@psu.edu

Martino, Martin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, LVH
martin.martino@lvh.com

Matters, Gail, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
glm14@psu.edu

Mayer, Theresa, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering, UP
tsm2@psu.edu

McCloskey, Diane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
dmccloskey@psu.edu

McKenna, Kevin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, HY
kmckenna@psu.edu

McLaughlin, Patricia, Ph.D.
Professor, Neural & Behavioral Science, HY
pxm9@psu.edu

Miller, Barbara, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics, HY
bmiller3@psu.edu

Mosca, Paul, M.D.,Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, LVH
paul.mosca@lvh.com

Mu, David, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology, HY
davidmu@hmc.psu.edu

Mulder, Kathleen, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, HY
kmm15@psu.edu

Nair, Suresh, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, LVH
suresh.nair@lvh.com

Neely, John, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics, HY
jneely@psu.edu

Neves, Rogerio, M.D.,Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery & Dermatology, HY
rneves@hmc.psu.edu

Nifong, Thomas, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pathology, HY
tnifong@psu.edu

Olt, George, M.D.
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, HY
golt@psu.edu

Pantano, Carlo, Ph.D.
Director, Materials Science & Engineering, UP
cgp1@psu.edu

Pegg, Anthony, Ph.D.
Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
apegg@psu.edu

Reese, Carl, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Urology, HY
creese@psu.edu

Reiter, G. Timothy, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, HY
greiter@psu.edu

Risch, Victor, M.D.
Staff, Medicine, LVH
victor.risch@lvh.com

Robertson, Gavin, Ph.D.
Associate, Professor Pharmacology, HY
gprobertson@psu.edu

Rybka, Witold, M.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
wrybka@psu.edu

Shalaby, Waleed, M.D.,Ph.D.
Staff, Obstetrics & Gynecology, LVH
waleed.shalaby@lvh.com

Shantz, Lisa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
lshantz@psu.edu

Sharma, Arati, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Pharmacology, HY
aks12@psu.edu

Sheehan, Jonas, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, HY
jms76@psu.edu

Siedlecki, Christopher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, HY
csiedlecki@psu.edu

Smith, Jill, M.D.,Ph.D.
Professor, Medicine, HY
jsmith2@psu.edu

Smith, J Stanley, M.D.
Professor, Surgery, HY
jssmith@psu.edu

Smith, Nadine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, BioEngineering, HY
nbs3@psu.edu

Staveley-O'Carroll, Kevin, M.D.,Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery, HY
ksoc@psu.edu

Vary, Thomas, Ph.D.
Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
tvary@psu.edu

Verderame, Michael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine, HY
mverdera@psu.edu

Vignesh, Shivakumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, HY
svignesh@hmc.psu.edu

Vrana, Kent, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Pharmacology, HY
kvrana@psu.edu

Wagner, Henry, M.D.
Professor, Radiology, HY
hwagner@psu.edu

Walker, Eric, M.D.
Assistant Professor Radiology, HY
ewalker@psu.edu

Williams, Mary, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UP
mew17@psu.edu

Yun, Jong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, HY
jky1@psu.edu

Zagon, Ian, Ph.D.
Professor, Neural & Behavioral Science, HY
isz1@psu.edu

Zhu, Jiyue, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, HY
joz1@psu.edu