Affiliated with the DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND BIOMEDICAL MEDICINE in the COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Laboratory Members

Meet the Director

Jeff Peters

Professor of Environmental Toxicology
312 Life Sciences Building
Telephone: 814-863-1387
FAX: 814-863-1696
Email: jmp21@psu.edu
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences faculty webpage

Current Members

  • Michael Borland (Ph.D. candidate - BMMB); Email: mgb149@psu.edu
  • Jennifer Foreman (Postdoc); Email: jef214@psu.edu
  • Prajakta Palkar (Postdoc); Email: psp11@psu.edu
  • Bokai Zhu (Ph.D. candidate - IBIOS Molecular Medicine); Email: bxz133@psu.edu
  • Cherie Anderson (Research Technologist); Email: cra5036@psu.edu
  • Tina Lee (Schreyer's Honor Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • Christina Ferry (Schreyer's Honor Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • Robert Bai (Undergraduate, Premed)

Former Graduate Students (Degree, Major, Years, Current position)

  • Dae Joon Kim, Ph.D. IBIOS Molecular Toxicology (2000-2004), Postdoc, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Fred Harman, M.S. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (2001-2004), Unknown
  • Meghann Devlin-Durante, M.S. IBIOS Molecular Medicine (2003-2005), Research Associate, Penn State
  • Holly (Marin) Hollingshead, Ph.D. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (2003-2007), Stay at home mom
  • Weiwei Shan, Ph.D. Genetics (2003-2007), Postdoc, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Moses Bility, Ph.D.  (2004-2009) Postdoc, University of North Carolina

Former Postdoctoral fellows (Years, Current position)

  • Andrew Burdick, Ph.D. (2004-2006), Research Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
  • Marjorie Peraza, Ph.D. (2004-2006), Study director, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  • Pengfei He, Ph.D. (2007-2009), Research Scientist

Former Sabbatical Scholars

  • Boo-Hyon Kang, D.V.M., Ph.D., Korea Institute of Toxicology

Former Undergraduate Students

  • Kathleen McGinnis, Schreyer's Honor Student, Animal BioScience
  • Joe Sorg, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Kelly Gerschultz, Schreyer's Honor Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Kathleen Rhoads, Schreyer's Honor Student, Animal BioScience
  • Tom Hays, Schreyer's Honor Student, Environmental Resource Management
  • Michael Borland, Schreyer's Honor Student, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Carrie Ellis, Animal BioScience
  • Moses Bility, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Former Research Technicians

  • Camilla Hendrych
  • Shelly Galasinski
  • Amanda Burns
  • Rebecca Cramer
  • Stacey Balownski
  • Elizabeth Girroir