Department of Animal Sciences (Graduate)

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Website URL:

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

Department/School Head:

Interim Head: Dr. Paul Ebner

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
Ryan Cabot
Candace Croney
Paul Ebner
Marcos Fernandez
Yuan H. (Brad) Kim
Elizabeth Karcher
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

Tingting Ju
James Markworth
Heather Neave
Alex Pasternak
Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira

Research Faculty

Theresa Casey

Clinical Assistant Professor

Casie Bass
Stacy Zuelly

Adjunct Faculty

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

Programs

• Animal Science, PHD
• Animal Science/Cancer Research, PHD

• Animal Science, MS

Courses

• ANSC 51100 - Population Genetics
• ANSC 51300 - Design Of Animal Breeding Programs
• ANSC 51400 - Animal Biotechnology
• ANSC 51600 - Molecular Microbiome Analysis
• ANSC 52200 - Monogastric Nutrition
• ANSC 52400 - Ruminant Nutrition And Physiology
• ANSC 53400 - Advanced Reproductive Physiology
• ANSC 53500 - Avian Physiology
• ANSC 53700 - Adipocyte Biology
• ANSC 55200 - Advanced Meat Science
• ANSC 55500 - Animal Growth And Development
• ANSC 59500 - Special Topics In Animal Sciences
• ANSC 62000 - Proteins And Amino Acids In Nutrition
• ANSC 62500 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology I
• ANSC 62600 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology II
• ANSC 62700 - Nutritional Biochemistry And Physiology III
• ANSC 66000 - Intestinal Microbiology And Immunology
• ANSC 68100 - Animal Sciences Graduate Seminar
• ANSC 69100 - Topical Research Problems
• ANSC 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• ANSC 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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