Paul A. Bartell, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), Associate Professor of Avian Biology. 316 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building, 814-867-2365, pab43@psu.edu. The neurobiology of biological clocks and their role in timing avian reproduction, migration, and sleep/wake cycles.
John W. Boney, Ph.D. (West Virginia University), Vernon E. Norris Faculty Fellow of Poultry Nutrition, Associate Professor of Poultry Science. 318 ASI Bldg., 814-863-8934, jxb2002@psu.edu. Applied poultry nutrition and feed quality.
Dervan D.S.L. Bryan, Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan). Assistant Professor of Poultry Science, 319 ASI Bldg., 814-863-5540, dfb5707@psu.edu. Egg production and quality, Poultry management and welfare, Avian nutritional physiology.
Melissa Cantor, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky), Assistant Professor of Precision Dairy Science. 345 ASI Bldg. mmc7081@psu.edu. Applied precision dairy science, and calf and heifer management.
Enrico Casella, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky), Assistant Professor. 303 ASI Bldg. casella@psu.edu. Data Science for Animal Systems.
Chad D. Dechow, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), Professor of Dairy Cattle Genetics. 109 Almquist Research Center. 814-863-3659, cdechow@psu.edu. Dairy cattle genetics
Francisco J. Diaz, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), Associate Professor of Reproductive Biology. 310 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building, 814-865-1499, fjd10@psu.edu. Development of mammalian and avian transgenic model systems to study ovarian biology, molecular and cellular interactions between female germ cells and somatic cells of the ovary.
Thomas Dobbins, Ph.D. (Texas Tech University), Assistant Professor of Animal Growth and Muscle Biology. 304 AVBS Bldg. 814-865-0586, tdobbins@psu.edu. Investigation of pre- and postnatal growth on meat quality
Nancy A. Dreschel, DVM (Cornell University), PhD (The Pennsylvania State University), Associate Teaching Professor of Animal Science. 312 ASI Building, 814-863-4197, nad5@psu.edu. Companion animal behavior and welfare. Human-animal interactions.
Tara L. Felix, Ph.D. (Ohio State University), Associate Professor of Animal Science. 351 ASI Bldg., 814-865-0065, tfelix@psu.edu. Beef cattle nutrition and management, novel feedstuffs for ruminants, and ruminant metabolism.
Erika Ganda, BVSc, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes. 308 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Bldg., 814-865-4084, ganda@psu.edu, Microbiome, Epidemiology, and Antimicrobial Resistance.
Kevin J. Harvatine, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Professor of Nutritional Physiology. 321 ASI Bldg., 814-865-6334, kjh182@psu.edu. Investigation of dietary factors that modify ruminal fatty acid biohydrogenation, regulation of synthesis of milk components, and basic regulation of lipid synthesis with the continual goal of developing feeding strategies to improve the efficiency and performance of dairy cows.
Lisa A. Holden, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University), Associate Professor of Dairy Science. 321 ASI Bldg., 814-863-3672, LHolden@psu.edu. Dairy management.
Alexander N. Hristov, Ph.D. (Sofia University, Bulgaria) Professor of Dairy Nutrition. 352 ASI Bldg., 814-863-3669, anh13@psu.edu. Nitrogen metabolism in the rumen and reducing losses from dairy operations.
Camilla Hughes, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology. 306 AVBS Bldg., 814-865-7024, chkh@psu.edu. Ovarian development and physiology, including follicular and luteal formation and function; reproductive immunology; mechanisms of transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation in the ovary.
Vivek Kapur, B.V.Sc., Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University), Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Huck Distinguished Chair in Global Health. 205 Wartik Lab, 814-865-9788, vkapur@psu.edu. Microbial genomics of animal pathogens; Host-pathogen interactions; Zoonotic infections; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Molecular Epidemiology; Microbial pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Vaccines, Global Health, One Health.
Tae Hyun Kim, Ph.D. (University of California, Davis), Assistant Professor of Avian Transgenic Biology. 317 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Bldg., 814-867-3203, taekim@psu.edu. Application of Functional Genomics, Gene Editing, and Avian Transgenesis to understand and improve the health and production traits of poultry (e.g., disease resistance, reproduction, etc.).
Rebecca Krisher,Ph.D. (Virginia Tech), Department Head and Professor of Reproductive Biology, 109H AVBS Bldg., 814-865-9169, rlk5688@psu.edu. Oocyte and embryo metabolism, embryo culture, assisted reproductive technologies/IVF, embryonic stem cells.
Wansheng Liu, Ph.D. (Northwest Agricultural University, China), Professor of Genomics. 311 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Bldg., 814-867-1673, wul12@psu.edu. Animal genetics, structural, functional and comparative genomics, mammalian Y-chromosome, and male fertility
Gino Lorenzoni, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Arkansas), Assistant Professor of Poultry Science and Avian Health. 306 ASI Bldg., 814-863-7302, agl20@psu.edu. Poultry enteritis.
Leoni F. Martins, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University), Assistant Clinical Professor of Precision Dairy Nutrition. 343 ASI Bldg., 814-863-1690, leonimartins@psu.edu. Precision nutrition and nutrient use efficiency in dairy cattle
Troy L. Ott, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences. Professor of Reproductive Physiology. tlo12@psu.edu. Uterine biology, reproductive immunology, fertility, mucosal immunity.
Ramesh Ramachandran, B.V.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., M.S. (University of Maryland), Professor of Endocrinology, Walther H. Ott Professor in Avian Biology. 306 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Bldg., 814-865-5202. Molecular and cellular mechanisms in neuroendocrine control of growth and reproduction in birds. RameshR@psu.edu.
Danielle Smarsh, Ph.D. (Rutgers University), Associate Professor of Equine Science. 309 ASI Bldg., 814-865-7810, dxs1172@psu.edu. Equine exercise physiology, specifically oxidative stress, age, and training.
Kathy Soder, Ph.D. (Penn State University), Research Animal Scientist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit Bldg. 3702 Curtin Rd. 814-865-3158. Kathy.Soder@usda.gov. Grazing dairy management.
Burton Staniar, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Associate Professor of Equine Science. 316 ASI Bldg., 814-865-0698, wstaniar@psu.edu. Relationships of nutrition with metabolism in the horse. Specific areas: nutrition's influence on skeletal development, animal and feed factors that affect glycemic and insulinemic response, and implications of glycemic and insulinemic responses on growth hormone and IGF-I.
Claire Stenhouse, Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh), Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology. 309 AVBS Building 814-865-7110, cms9086@psu.edu. Research interests include uterine and placental biology, nutrient support and metabolism during pregnancy, and mechanisms regulating the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy.
Robert J. Van Saun, D.V.M. (Michigan State), Ph.D. (Cornell University), Professor of Veterinary Science and Extension Veterinarian. 109C AVBS Bldg., 814-867-2038, rjv10@psu.edu. Ruminant nutrition, health, and reproduction interactions.
Samuel C. Watson, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska – Lincoln), Assistant Professor of Meat Science. 307 ASI Building, 814-863-2741, scw186@psu.edu. Meat industry training and development, and meat safety microbiology.
