University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Jill Henning, PhD

  • Professor of Biology
  • Undergraduate Research Coordinator

Courses taught:

  • BIOL 0080 - Life Sciences
  • BIOL 0950 - Anatomy and Physiology 1
  • BIOL 0950 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 1
  • BIOL 0970 - Anatomy and Physiology 2
  • BIOL 0970 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 2
  • BIOL 0980 - Medical Microbiology
  • BIOL 1185 - Microbiology
  • BIOL 1186 - Immunology
  • BIOL 1188 – Laboratory Techniques in Immunology
  • BIOL 1197 - Ecology of Infectious Disease

Education & Training

  • BA Washington and Jefferson College
  • PhD (2008) University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests

Jill D. Henning, PhD is a Professor of Biology at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Campus. She has a broad background in immunology, infectious diseases, and cancer biology. In general, her research examines how infectious disease affect humans and animals—a concept referred to as “One Health.” She has divided her research into two specific categories: viral influences on immune function associated with cancer and zoonotic infectious diseases and their vectors. She completed her Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases Microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health in 2008. She was a post-doctoral fellow in biobehavioral medicine for a year and joined the faculty here at Pitt-Johnstown in 2009. 

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