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North Carolina State University
Animal Science
Graduate Student Association
Animal Science Graduate Faculty
These are the names and contact information for all of our current graduate faculty. |
| Name |
Alumni of |
Research interests |
Phone |
Email |
| Brenda Alston-Mills, Ph.D. Professor, Physiology |
Michigan State University |
Hormonal regulation of mammary gland development and functional differentiation; the role of milk proteins as regulatory factors for milk synthesis and secretion. |
(919) 515-4038 |
Brenda_Alston-Mills@ncsu.edu |
| Melissa Ashwell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal Science |
Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
Genetic control of disease and fertility; use of genomics to improve production, health and reproduction. | (919) 513-7488 | Melissa_Ashwell@ncsu.edu |
| Joseph Cassady, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal Science |
University of Nebraska |
Quantitative and molecular genetic applications to food animal production. |
(919) 513-0262 |
Joe_Cassady@ncsu.edu |
| Joan Eisemann, Ph.D. Professor, Nutrition |
Cornell University | Nutritional and hormonal regulation of protein accretion in growing animals; inter-organ metabolism. | (919) 515-4044 | Joan_Eisemann@ncsu.edu |
| Eugene Eisen, Ph.D. William Neal Reynolds Professor, Animal Science and Genetics |
Purdue University | Genetic selection of growth and maternal traits and physiological responses to selection; transgenic studies. | (919) 515-4017 | Gene_Eisen@ncsu.edu |
Charlotte Farin, Ph.D. Director of Graduate Programs |
Colorado State University | Molecular biology of oogenesis and embryonic development; improvement of in vitro embryo production systems for cattle. | (919) 515-4022 | Char_Farin@ncsu.edu |
| Vivek Fellner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
University of Missouri-Columbia | Microbial physiology and rumen function. | (919) 515-4018 | Vivek_Fellner@ncsu.edu |
| William Flowers, Ph.D. Professor, Physiology |
University of Missouri | Endocrine and neural regulation of follicular development; effects of environmental stress on reproductive processes; reproductive management systems for swine. | (919) 515-4003 | William_Flowers@ncsu.edu |
| Robert Harrell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
Cornell University | Associate Professor, Swine Nutrition Nutritional and hormonal regulation of growth and nutrient utilization in health-challenged swine. | (919) 513-1117 | Bob_Harrell@ncsu.edu |
| Mitch Hockett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Physiology |
University of Tennessee | Interactions between immune and reproductive systems in dairy cows. Endocrinology and embryology. Dairy management. |
(919) 513-4633 | Mitch_Hockett@ncsu.edu |
| Brinton Hopkins, Ph.D. University Professor, Nutrition |
North Carolina State | Dairy cattle nutrition; nutritional factors, including undegradable intake protein and specific amino acids that affect milk yield and milk composition; nutritional strategies to improve growth and productivity of dairy cattle. |
(919) 515-7592 |
Brinton_Hopkins@ncsu.edu |
| Gerald Huntington, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
University of Nebraska |
Beef nutrition, nitrogen metabolism, nutritional biochemistry. | (919) 513-1693 | Gerald_Huntington@ncsu.edu |
| Hsiao-Ching Liu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Animal Science, Genomics |
Michigan State University | Pathogen-host interaction; disease resistance. | (919) 515-4024 | HC_Liu@ncsu.edu |
| Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
North Carolina State University | Nutritional management and forage-based feeding systems for meat goats. | (919) 515-8743 | Jean-Marie_Luginbuhl@ncsu.edu |
| Roger McCraw, Ph.D. Professor, Genetics |
North Carolina State University | Beef cattle genetics and breeding; performance testing and genetic evaluation. | (919) 515-2755 | Roger_McCraw@ncsu.edu |
| Jeannette Moore, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
University of Arizona | Herbivore nutrition, especially by-product feed utilization by small ruminants and horses. | (919) 515-4010 | Jeannette_Moore@ncsu.edu |
| W. E. Morgan Morrow, Ph.D. B.V.Sc. Professor, Veterinary Medicine |
University of Minnesota | Epidemiology and economics of swine medicine. | (919) 515-4001 | Morgan_Morrow@ncsu.edu |
| Jack Odle, Ph.D. Professor, Nutrition and Biochemistry |
University of Wisconsin | Swine emphasis; development and regulation of lipid digestion and metabolism. Piglet model of infant nutrition. Intestinal development. |
(919) 515-4050 | Jack_Odle@ncsu.edu |
| Robert Petters, Ph.D. Professor, Biotechnology, Physiology and Genetics |
North Carolina State University | Gene transfer and embryo micromanipulation in swine and cattle. | (919) 515-4021 | Bob_Petters@ncsu.edu |
| Matthew Poore, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
University of Arizona | Nutritional management of beef cattle and small ruminants; interactions between forages and supplemental feeds. | (919) 515-7798 | Matt_Poore@ncsu.edu |
| Odis W. Robison, Ph.D. Professor, Genetics |
University of Wisconsin | Genetic control of developmental and physiological processes; effective genetic manipulation of populations. | (919) 515-4015 | OW_Robison@ncsu.edu |
| Jerry Spears, Ph.D. Professor, Nutrition |
University of Illinois | Mineral nutrition; ruminant nutrition; nutritional immunology. | (919) 515-4008 | Jerry_Spears@ncsu.edu |
| Eric van Heugten, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Nutrition |
North Carolina State University | Applied swine nutrition. | (919) 513-1116 | Eric_vanHeugten@ncsu.edu |
| Steven Washburn, Ph.D. Professor, Physiology |
West Virginia University | Applied reproductive management of cattle; estrous cycle control, pasture-based dairy production systems. | (919) 515-7726 | Steve_Washburn@ncsu.edu |
| Scott Whisnant, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Physiology |
University of Georgia | Neuroendocrinology, nutrition-reproduction interaction and heat stress in cattle. | (919) 513-1115 | Scott_Whisnant@ncsu.edu |
| Lon Whitlow, Ph.D. Professor, Nutrition |
University of Wisconsin | Applied dairy cattle nutrition and mycotoxins. | (919) 515-7602 | Lon_Whitlow@ncsu.edu |
| C. Mike Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor Director, Animal & Poultry Waste Management Center |
North Carolina State University |
Waste management, nutrient recycling and odor abatement; biodegradation of hazardous compounds. | (919) 515-5386 | Mike_Williams@ncsu.edu |