Zachary Bitzer, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Zachary Bitzer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Bascom, R, Kim, M, Royce, SG, Bitzer, Z, Borhan, S, Go, PH, Mahraj, RPM, Rassaei, N, Vogt, M, Ultman, JS, Bourke, JE & Borhan, A 2025, 'Patient-specific tracheal deformation, predicted toxicant uptake and histopathology in lung fibrosis', Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, vol. 13, 100117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heha.2024.100117
2024
Mocniak, L, Bitzer, ZT, Goel, R, Muscat, JE, Foulds, J, Elias, RJ & Richie, JP 2024, 'Free Radicals in Little Cigar Mainstream Smoke and the Potential Influence of Flavoring Chemicals on Free Radical Production', Chemical research in toxicology, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 1121-1128. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00044
2023
Bitzer, ZT, Mocniak, LE, Trushin, N, Smith, M & Richie, JP 2023, 'Influence of Tobacco Variety and Curing on Free Radical Production in Cigarette Smoke', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1400-1405. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad049
2022
Mocniak, LE, Bitzer, ZT, Trushin, N & Richie, J 2022, 'Effects of tobacco nitrate content on free radical levels in mainstream smoke', Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 190, pp. 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.006
Sinha, I, Goel, R, Bitzer, ZT, Trushin, N, Liao, J & Sinha, R 2022, 'Evaluating electronic cigarette cytotoxicity and inflammatory responses in vitro', Tobacco Induced Diseases, vol. 20, no. 5, 45. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/147200
Mocniak, LE, Trushin, N, Bitzer, ZT, Prabhu, P & Richie, JP 2023, 'Tobacco Nitrate and Free Radical Levels in the Mainstream Smoke of US Cigarette Brands', Chemical research in toxicology, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 653-659. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00355
2021
Hobkirk, AL, Houser, KR, Hoglen, B, Bitzer, ZT, Fendrich, A, Bordner, CR, Foulds, J, Wang, J, Mukherjee, D, Yingst, JM, Karunanayaka, P, Goel, R, Richie, JP, Elias, RJ & Yang, QX 2021, 'Evidence From an fMRI Study That Dessert-Flavored E-Cigarettes Engage Taste-Related, but Not Smoking-Related, Brain Circuitry for Female Daily Smokers', Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 947-958. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000488