Andrew Read

Senior Vice President for Research; Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology; Eberly Professor of Biotechnology

Andrew Read

Research Summary

The ecology and evolutionary genetics of infectious disease.

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Most Recent Publications

Comparative analysis of multiple consensus genomes of the same strain of Marek's disease virus reveals intrastrain variation

Alejandro Ortigas-Vasquez, Utsav Pandey, Daniel W. Renner, Chris D. Bowen, Susan J. Baigent, John Dunn, Hans Cheng, Yongxiu Yao, Andrew Fraser Read, Venugopal Nair, David A. Kennedy, Moriah L. Szpara, 2024, Virus Evolution

Combination antimicrobial therapy to manage resistance

Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, 2023, Evolution, Medicine and Public Health on p. 185-186

The evolution of antibiotic resistance in an incurable and ultimately fatal infection: A retrospective case study

Robert J. Woods, Camilo Barbosa, Laura Koepping, Juan A. Raygoza, Michael Mwangi, Andrew F. Read, 2023, Evolution, Medicine and Public Health on p. 163-173

Divergent Evolutionary Pathways of Myxoma Virus in Australia: Virulence Phenotypes in Susceptible and Partially Resistant Rabbits Indicate Possible Selection for Transmissibility

Peter J. Kerr, Isabella M. Cattadori, Derek Sim, June Liu, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew F. Read, 2022, Journal of Virology

Ion Exchange Biomaterials to Capture Daptomycin and Prevent Resistance Evolution in Off-Target Bacterial Populations

Shang Lin Yeh, Naveen Narasimhalu, Landon G. Vom Steeg, Joy Muthami, Sean Leconey, Zeming He, Mica Pitcher, Harrison Cassady, Valerie J. Morley, Sung Hyun Cho, Carol Bator, Roya Koshani, Robert J. Woods, Michael Hickner, Andrew F. Read, Amir Sheikhi, 2022, ACS applied materials & interfaces on p. 42864-42875

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmaceuticals in wastewater treated for beneficial reuse: Two case studies in central Pennsylvania

Kathryn Hayden, Matthew Jones, Kyle Elkin, Michael Shreve, William Clees, Shirley Clark, Michael L. Mashtare, Tamie Veith, Hershel Elliott, J Watson, Justin Silverman, Thomas L. Richard, Andrew F. Read, Heather E. Preisendanz, 2022, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 1066-1082

Pathogen evolution during vaccination campaigns

Troy Day, David Kennedy, Andrew F. Read, Sylvain Gandon, 2022, PLoS Biology on p. e3001804

A longitudinal study of the impact of university student return to campus on the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among the community members

Callum R.K. Arnold, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Sophie Rodriguez, Natalie Rydzak, Catherine M. Herzog, Abhinay Gontu, Nita Bharti, Meg Small, Connie J. Rogers, Margeaux M. Schade, Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Vivek Kapur, Andrew F. Read, Matthew J. Ferrari, 2022, Scientific Reports on p. 8586

An orally administered drug prevents selection for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut during daptomycin therapy

Valerie J. Morley, Derek G. Sim, Aline Penkevich, Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, 2022, Evolution, Medicine and Public Health on p. 439-446

The economics of managing evolution

Troy Day, David A. Kennedy, Andrew F. Read, David McAdams, 2021, PLoS Biology

Most-Cited Papers

Imperfect vaccination can enhance the transmission of highly virulent pathogens

Andrew F. Read, Susan J. Baigent, Claire Powers, Lydia B. Kgosana, Luke Blackwell, Lorraine P. Smith, David A. Kennedy, Stephen W. Walkden-Brown, Venugopal K. Nair, 2015, PLoS Biology on p. e1002198

Antibiotic resistance management

Andrew F. Read, Robert J. Woods, 2014, Evolution, Medicine and Public Health on p. 147

Malaria-induced changes in host odors enhance mosquito attraction

Consuelo M. De Moraes, Nina M. Stanczyk, Heike S. Betz, Hannier Pulido, Derek G. Sim, Andrew F. Read, Mark C. Mescher, 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 11079-11084

Antibiotic Resistance: A Primer and Call to Action

Rachel A. Smith, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Andrew F. Read, 2015, Health Communication on p. 309-314

Why does drug resistance readily evolve but vaccine resistance does not?

David A. Kennedy, Andrew F. Read, 2017, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Does High-Dose Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Prevent the Evolution of Resistance?

Troy Day, Andrew F. Read, 2016, PLoS Computational Biology

Potential drivers of virulence evolution in aquaculture

David A. Kennedy, Gael Kurath, Ilana L. Brito, Maureen K. Purcell, Andrew F. Read, James R. Winton, Andrew R. Wargo, 2016, Evolutionary Applications on p. 344-354

The importance of temperature fluctuations in understanding mosquito population dynamics and malaria risk

Lindsay M. Beck-Johnson, William A. Nelson, Krijn P. Paaijmans, Andrewf Read, Matthew B. Thomas, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, 2017, Royal Society Open Science

How to Use a Chemotherapeutic Agent When Resistance to It Threatens the Patient

Elsa Hansen, Robert J. Woods, Andrew F. Read, 2017, PLoS Biology

Myxoma virus and the leporipoxviruses: An evolutionary paradigm

Peter Kerr, June Liu, Isabella Cattadori, Elodie Ghedin, Andrew F. Read, E Holmes, 2015, Viruses on p. 1020-1061

News Articles Featuring Andrew Read

Dec 10, 2024

College of Ag Sciences celebrates faculty, staff achievements in research

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences celebrated another year of outstanding success and accomplishments in research during the 2024 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 19 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.

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Dec 10, 2024

Penn State ranks second in the US in 2025 QS sustainability rankings

University ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten, rises to No. 19 internationally in ranking’s third year.

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Nov 27, 2024

Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS

Reception celebrates new NSF-funded National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences at Penn State.

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Oct 18, 2024

Andrew Read leads conversation with community on research enterprise

On Oct. 14, Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a conversation with the community on the University’s research enterprise.

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Oct 18, 2024

Penn State’s research expenditures reach record $1.337 billion

The funding — from federal and state agencies, industry sponsors, private donors, the University and other sources — enables Penn State faculty, staff and students to conduct research to meet the world’s most urgent challenges

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Oct 02, 2024

Andrew Read to host town hall focused on Penn State’s research enterprise

The Penn State community is invited to attend an upcoming town hall conversation hosted by Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read and other leaders on Oct. 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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Sep 12, 2024

Penn State leaders outline priorities, including research

Penn State leaders spoke about the university’s plans for the future during a livestream presentation Thursday, outlining steps being taken across the campuses and colleges. Among the topics was a renewed focus on research.

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May 14, 2024

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research at Penn State hosted an open house for the “Research Art Collection” on April 25. The collection showcases the fine balance between art and research through various displays. From cassowary bird scans to bio-manufactured fashion to sustainable architecture, these works are featured in several different dimensional formats, including digital, print and 3D.

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Apr 25, 2024

$20M NSF grant to support center to study how complex biological processes arise

A $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will support the establishment and operation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) at Penn State.

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Apr 08, 2024

Podcast sheds light on the evolution of disease-causing pathogens

As the ever-growing number of Covid variants has made clear to the global public in recent years, disease-causing viruses can evolve incredibly fast. The same holds true for bacteria that cause many infectious diseases. Andrew Read was interviewed about his career as a prominent researcher in this field.

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Mar 27, 2024

Andrew Read named senior vice president for research

 Andrew Read, the former director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a faculty member in the departments of biology and entomology, has been selected to serve as Penn State’s senior vice president for research.

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Feb 15, 2024

Committee advances plan to rename Chemistry Building as 'Benkovic Building'

The Chemistry Building at the University Park campus will be renamed in honor of the careerlong scholarly impact of Stephen Benkovic, Atherton Professor of Chemistry

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Jan 25, 2024

Penn State, QIAGEN announce strategic partnership to advance microbiome sciences

Penn State, known for innovations in interdisciplinary research, and QIAGEN LLC, a leader in sample-to-insight solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster advancements in microbiome sciences

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Sep 28, 2023

Penn State rises in THE World University Rankings; places 20th among US publics

Penn State ranked 20th for U.S. public universities, and 42nd in the nation overall, in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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Sep 15, 2023

Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions

The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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Sep 07, 2023

Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic

Covid-19 numbers continue to rise and evolve but experts are optimistic

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Aug 24, 2023

Douglas Wolfe named AVP for Research, director of strategic initiatives

Douglas E. Wolfe has been named the new associate vice president for Research, director of strategic initiatives (AVPR-SI) within the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR) at Penn State, effective Sept. 18.

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Jun 27, 2023

Penn State Trustees Hear Plans to Boost Research Enterprise

Penn State achieved a record $1.03 billion in research expenditures in FY22 and is poised for continued growth as one of the nation's top research institutions, Lora G. Weiss, senior vice president for research, told the Board of Trustees' Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life on June 15.

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Jun 06, 2023

Lora Weiss selected to serve as CHIPS R&D director

Lora Weiss, senior vice president for research at Penn State, has been selected to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, pending final clearance. During Weiss’ assignment, Andrew Read, currently director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and Eberly Professor of Biotechnology, will serve as interim senior vice president for research.

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Jun 06, 2023

Andrew Read named interim senior vice president for research

Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State during the two-year appointment of Lora Weiss as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office. Read’s position will be effective July 1.

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May 16, 2023

PlantVillage receives $4.96 million grant to combat crop loss in Africa

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding a $4.96 million grant to Penn State's PlantVillage to help increase food production for smallholder farmers who face pests and disease of their crops across sub-Saharan Africa.

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May 15, 2023

Penn State's renamed One Health Microbiome Center affirms broad expertise

The Microbiome Center in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has announced its renaming to the One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC), the first center in the world to integrate "One Health" with the microbiome sciences.

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Apr 13, 2023

Seed grants to foster research collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions

Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has initiated a new grant program to seed collaborative, interdisciplinary projects that would bring together researchers from Penn State and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

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Jan 17, 2023

Crowley receives Huck Early Career Chair appointment

Nikki Crowley, assistant professor of biology and biomedical engineering, has been named the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

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Dec 03, 2022

Faye Flam: The real reasons your family is sick right now

The easy answer is what has been dubbed "immunity debt," incurred by past winter seasons with mask-wearing. But a more complete explanation may lie in a phenomenon called "viral interference."

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