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
2026
Das, S, Omondi, EC, Hinson, PO, Nguyen, KD, Olson, R, Beelman, R, Bitzer, Z, Sun, D, Zinati, G, Smith, A & Fagan, J 2026, 'Ergothioneine dynamics in a long-term farming systems trial: Effects of tillage, management, and oxidative stress on grain and soil ergothioneine', Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, vol. 26, 102661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2026.102661
Lin, W, Bitzer, ZT, Zhang, L, Foulds, J & Muscat, JE 2026, 'Serum Vitamin C Levels in Users of Electronic Cigarettes, Cigarette Smokers and Nonsmokers', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 836-840. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf244
Yingst, JM, Krebs, NM, Dahal, S, Allen, SI, Livelsberger, C, Peters, V, Salkin, A, Bordner, C, Mazhar, L, Reinhart, L, Trushin, N, Zimmerman, C, Hassan, K, Bitzer, Z, Sciamanna, C, Zhu, J & Foulds, J 2026, 'Toxicant Exposures After Switching From Cigarettes to a Pod-Based Electronic Cigarette: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA network open, vol. 9, no. 5, e2613292. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13292
2025
Lichtner, KE, Dziubek, JK, Joseph, NA, Chapman, SE, Chace, TJ, Sun, D, Bitzer, ZT, Stier, A, Mauck, RA, Jones, PL & Haussmann, MF 2025, 'Corticosterone and Mitochondrial Efficiency Are Associated With Changes in DNA Oxidative Damage During an Acute Stress Response in Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous)', Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2917
El-Bayoumy, K, Christensen, N, Broach, J, Meyers, C, Stairs, D, Machtay, M, Hu, J, Bitzer, ZT, Schell, TD, Chen, K-M, Sun, Y-W, Desai, D, Walter, V & Zhu, J 2025, 'Current challenges and potential opportunities for interception and prevention of head and neck cancer', Carcinogenesis, vol. 46, no. 2, bgaf025. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgaf025
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
Sinha, I, Bitzer, Z, Barnett, S, Reinhart, L, Umstead, TM, Chroneos, ZC, Lanza, M, Sun, D, Zhu, J, Richie, JP & Sinha, R 2025, 'Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on Mouse Lungs Following Nose-Only Exposures', Chemical research in toxicology, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1019-1036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00525
Schell, TD, Bitzer, ZT, Chen, KM, Aliaga, C, Sun, YW, Desai, D, Lanza, M, Hu, J, Christensen, N & El-Bayoumy, K 2025, 'The effects of Co-exposure of tobacco smoke with Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene diol epoxide on molecular targets and immune cells in the mouse oral cavity', Chemico-Biological Interactions, vol. 420, 111694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2025.111694
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