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Department of Animal Sciences (Graduate)


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Website URL:

https://ag.purdue.edu/ansc/Pages/GradProgram.aspx

Department/School Head:

John Blanton Jr.

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

Research conducted by graduate students in our department spans a continuum encompassing basic and applied approaches in the discovery that impact both agricultural and biomedical sciences.

M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the field of Animal Sciences
Ph.D. programs in the area of Interdisciplinary Genetics (IGNT)

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

Graduate study toward the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the field of Animal Sciences may be pursued in the areas of Animal Behavior and Welfare, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Management, Meat Science and Food Safety, Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Physiology. In addition, Ph.D. programs are offered in the area of Interdisciplinary Genetics (IGNT).

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Layi Adeola
Kolapo Ajuwon
John Blanton Jr.
Ryan Cabot
Candace Croney
Paul Ebner
Marcos Fernandez
Yuan H. (Brad) Kim
Elizabeth Karcher
Shihuan Kuang
Ronald Lemenager
Zoltan Machaty
Karen Plaut
Allan Schinckel

Associate Professor:

Rodney Allrich
Jacquelyn Boerman
Luiz Brito
Marisa Erasmus
Dale Forsyth
Greg Fraley
Timothy Johnson
Darrin Karcher
Brian Richert
Jon Schoonmaker
 

Assistant Professor


James Markworth
Alex Pasternak
Stacy Zuelly

Research Faculty


Theresa Casey
 

Adjunct Faculty

Colleen Brady
Heng-wei Cheng
Aaron Cowieson
Shawn Donkin
Nathan Horn
Jay Johnson
Kara Stewart

 

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      Animal Sciences

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