Faculty in Animal Genomics
We are a collegial productive group of faculty, dedicated to graduate student education, with a wide diversity of research in animal genomics. Here is a little about who we are and what we do (name, department, areas of interest).
Danika Bannasch Associate Professor of Genetics - Department of Population Health & Reproduction (School of Vet Med)';
Canine and equine inherited diseases
Mary Delany Professor, Developmental Genetics and Chair of Department of Animal Science;
Avian genome: organization and cytogenetics; repetitive and non-repetitive coding and non-coding sequences.
Holly Ernest Assistant Professor in Residence, Genetics for Wildlife Population Health - Department of Population Health & Reproduction (Vet Med) and Veterinary Genetics Laboratory; Ecological genetics; wildlife diseases; threatened and endangered species; hummingbirds; raptors (birds of prey); corvids (magpies, crows, jays); wild mammals of California.
Thomas R. Famula Professor and Vice Chair of Department of Animal Science. Quantitative genetics and animal breeding, including the development of breeding programs for animals. Genetics of canine diseases, particularly deafness and epilepsy.
Russ Hovey Associate Professor. Department of Animal Science. Chair of GGG Animal Genomics Focus Group; Molecular and endocrine regulation of mammary gland growth and function as it relates to processes ranging from normal development and lactation to abnormal states such as breast cancer.
Sree Kanthaswamy Professional Researcher, Primate Center and Department of Anthropology; Forensic Genetics, Population Genetics and Genetic Management of Captive and Wild Primate Populations
Artyom Kopp Assistant Professor, Evolution and Ecology (College of Biological Sciences) and Center for Genetics and Development. Developmental and evolutionary genetics to understand the origin of new phenotypes and ecological adaptations.
Dietmar Kueltz Associate Professor of Physiological Genomics - Department of Animal Science; Environmental physiology and genomics of fishes and Daphnia; evolution of environmental stress-tolerance at the cellular level and in aquatic animals; molecular adaptations of mammalian kidney cells to osmotic stress
Leslie Lyons Associate Professor of Genetics - Department of Population Health & Reproduction (School of Vet Med); Genetic tools for companion animals and analyzing inherited diseases in cats, dogs, horses and primates
Bernie May Adjunct Professor - Department of Animal Science; Director, Genomic Variation Laboratory; Population genetics, conservation genetics, genomic manipulation, genomic mapping. Use of molecular markers to answer biological questions relative to population structure, linkage of molecular traits.
Juan F. Medrano Professor - Department of Animal Science; Study of the genetic architecture of growth and obesity traits in mice and domestic animals. Technologies used: congenic lines, eQTL gene expression analysis with microarrays and Real Time PCR, NMR metabolomics, high trhoughput genotyping and phenotyping. Genetic modification of the protein and fatty acid composition of milk. Technologies: SNP discovery, SNP analysis and association studies, and microarrays.
James D. Murray Professor - Department of Animal Science; Genetics of growth and development, controlling gene expression, gene mapping in the horse and comparative mammalian genomics, application of genetic engineering technology to improve livestock.
Anita M. Oberbauer Professor & Vice Chair of Department of Animal Science; Molecular and cellular regulation of bone growth. Hormonal control of growth. Molecular markers associated with genetic disorders.
Niels Pedersen Dintinguished Professor - Department of Medicine and Epidmiology (School of Vet Med); Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health and Director of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory. Infectious diseases of dogs and cats in shelter and multi-animal environments; applied canine and feline genetics.
Cecilia Penedo Associate Research Geneticist - Department of Population Health & Reproduction (School of Vet Med) and Veterinary Genetics Laboratory. Genomics of horses; comparative genomics.
Alison Van Eenennaam Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Cooperative Extension Specialist - Department of Animal Science; Transgenic modification of milk fatty acid composition and triglyceride structure; methods for biological containment of transgenic fish; applied use of biotechnology in animal agricultural systems
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