Basic Science for Human Health
Foundational research in areas like biology, chemistry, and physics underpins human health. Penn Arts & Sciences faculty within these natural sciences and others are using their expertise to better understand and protect against neurodegenerative diseases, create new drugs, and develop technologies to enhance healthcare applications. They’re studying the health impacts of environmental change and using human senses like sight and smell to answer questions about the way people experience the world.
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Vijay Balasubramanian
Cathy and Marc Lasry Professor of Physics
Shelley Berger
Daniel S. Och University Professor
Nicholas Betley
Associate Professor of Biology
Nancy Bonini
Florence R.C. Murray Professor of Biology
Johannes Burge
Associate Professor of Psychology
David Christianson
Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Ivan Dmochowski
Professor of Chemistry
Marija Drndić
Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics
Zahra Fakhraai
Professor of Chemistry
Reto Gieré
Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Jay Gottfried
Arthur H. Rubenstein University Professor
Mark Goulian
Charles and William L. Day Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences
Wei Guo
Hirsch Family President’s Distinguished Professor of Biology
A.T. Charlie Johnson
Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Joseph Kable
Jean-Marie Kneeley President’s Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Michael Kahana
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Psychology
Junhyong Kim
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Biology
Arnold Mathijssen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Megan Matthews
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ileana Pérez-Rodriguez
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Philip A. Rea
Professor of Biology, Belldegrun Distinguished Director of the Vagelos Program in Life Sciences & Management
David Roos
E. Otis Kendall Professor of Biology
Andrew Santiago-Frangos
M. Jane Williams and Valerie Vargo Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology
Sarah Tishkoff
David and Lyn Silfen University Professor
Beans Velocci
Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science
Sergei Vinogradov
Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics