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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Khai Ang, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
Person: Academic
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Keith Cheng, MD, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Distinguished Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
- Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine - Distinguished Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
- Cancer Institute, Next-Generation Therapies
Person: Academic
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Neil Christensen, MSc, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
- Department of Cell and Biological Systems - Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP)
- Cancer Institute, Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
Person: Academic
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Mauricio Henriques Pontes, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
- Department of Cell and Biological Systems - Assistant Professor
- One Health Microbiome Center
Person: Academic
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Douglas Stairs, PhD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Experimental Pathology
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics - Associate Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Next-Generation Therapies
- Center for Cannabis and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals (CCNPP)
Person: Academic
Research output
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A web-based histology atlas for the freshwater sentinel species Daphnia magna
Ngu, M. S., Vanselow, D. J., Zaino, C. R., Lin, A. Y., Copper, J. E., Beaton, M. J., Orsini, L., Colbourne, J. K., Cheng, K. & Ang, K. C., Jan 1 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 958, 177930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building a framework for reproducibility: The case for standardized data reporting and metadata integration in zebrafish research
Ngu, M. S., Toro, S., Burger, A. & Ang, K. C., Nov 1 2025, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms. 18, 11, dmm052441.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Current challenges and potential opportunities for interception and prevention of head and neck cancer
El-Bayoumy, K., Christensen, N., Broach, J., Meyers, C., Stairs, D., Machtay, M., Hu, J., Bitzer, Z. T., Schell, T. D., Chen, K.-M., Sun, Y.-W., Desai, D., Walter, V. & Zhu, J., Feb 1 2025, In: Carcinogenesis. 46, 2, bgaf025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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DNA polymerase zeta can efficiently replicate structures formed by AT/TA repeat sequences and prevent their deletion
Das, M., Hile, S. E., Brewster, J., Boer, J. L., Bezalel-Buch, R., Guo, Q., Yang, W., Burgers, P. M., Eckert, K. A. & Freudenreich, C. H., Feb 10 2025, In: Nucleic acids research. 53, 3, gkae1254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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E2 Tyrosine 102 Regulates MmuPV1 Pathogenesis In Vivo
Gonzalez, J., DeSmet, M., Stoll, K., Jose, L., Christensen, N. & Androphy, E. J., Sep 2025, In: Pathogens. 14, 9, 913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Histological features indicate the risk of progression of patients with Barrett's esophagus
Chen, T., Ly, H., Stairs, D., Jackson, C. R. & Chen, G., Feb 1 2025, In: Pathology Research and Practice. 266, p. 155812 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraperitoneal delivery of cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydocannabinol (THC) promotes papillomavirus infections in athymic nude mice
Brendle, S. A., Li, J., Sun, D., Zhu, J., Henderson-Redmond, A. N., Morgan, D., Balogh, K. K., Covington, D., Shearer, D. A. & Hu, J., Jun 2025, In: Tumour Virus Research. 19, 200307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multimodal Integration of Genomic Data Reveals Regulatory Mechanisms at the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)-Associated 12q13.2 Locus
Harris, R. A., McAllister, J. M. & Strauss, J. F., Nov 2025, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 26, 22, 11184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Replicative DNA polymerase epsilon and delta holoenzymes show wide-ranging inhibition at G-quadruplexes in the human genome
Hile, S. E., Weissensteiner, M. H., Pytko, K. G., Dahl, J., Kejnovsky, E., Kejnovská, I., Hedglin, M., Georgakopoulos-Soares, I., Makova, K. D. & Eckert, K. A., May 8 2025, In: Nucleic acids research. 53, 8, gkaf352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of Co-exposure of tobacco smoke with Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene diol epoxide on molecular targets and immune cells in the mouse oral cavity
Schell, T. D., Bitzer, Z. T., Chen, K. M., Aliaga, C., Sun, Y. W., Desai, D., Lanza, M., Hu, J., Christensen, N. & El-Bayoumy, K., Oct 22 2025, In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 420, 111694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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A 3D zebrafish microanatomical and gene expression atlas for disease modeling
Ang, K. (PI) & Postlethwait, J. H. (CoPI)
8/15/25 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Penn State Research training in Oncology and Medicine to Inspire Student Engagement (PROMISE)
Eckert, K. (PI) & Matters, G. (CoPI)
9/1/22 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Regulation of Cell Intrinsic Immunity in Bladder Cancer
Degraff, D. (PI)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
1/1/20 → …
Project: Research project
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A co-infection model for papillomavirus associated infections and cancers
Hu, J. (PI) & Gilbert, N. N. M. (CoPI)
4/1/23 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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The role of bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria in papillomavirus persistence and cancers
Hu, J. (PI) & Murooka, T. T. T. (CoPI)
3/1/22 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
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Metabolic control of the second messenger cyclic diguanylate: implications to intracellular bacterial pathogens
Pontes, M. H. (PI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
5/21/20 → 4/30/22
Project: Research project
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The role of chronic cannabis and its two major psychoactive ingredients in papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal disease
Hu, J. (PI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
4/1/19 → 3/31/21
Project: Research project
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Pro-tumorigenic functions of human DNA polymerases eta and kappa during genome duplication under physiological replication stress conditions
Eckert, K. (PI)
4/1/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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Functional Analysis of PCOS Candidate Genes
McAllister, J. (PI) & Strauss, J. F. (CoPI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
8/1/16 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
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Role of estrous cycle and contraceptives in anogenital papillomavirus infection
Christensen, N. (PI) & Hu, J. (CoPI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
3/1/16 → 2/28/19
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Career Citation Milestone Award - D (500) Club
Bixler, E. (Recipient) & Cheng, K. (Recipient), 2016
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Career Citation Milestone Award - M (1000) Club
Carrel, L. (Recipient), Cheng, K. (Recipient) & Chin, T. (Recipient), 2020
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Distinguished Educator Award
Ghahramani, N. (Recipient), Eckert, K. (Recipient), Hennrikus, W. (Recipient) & Wojnar, M. (Recipient), 2015
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