RESEARCH FOCUS
- Neuroendocrine regulation of growth and reproduction
- Cellular differentiation of the anterior pituitary gland during embryonic development
- Global analysis of gene expression in the neuroendocrine system
Teaching
- ANSC452 Avian Physiology
- ANSC444 Domestic Animal Endocrinology
- ANSC644 Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Awards and Honors
- 2020 University of Maryland Exemplary Researcher Award
- 2019 University of Minnesota Golden Alumni Award
- 2016 Named Fellow of the Poultry Science Association
- 2012 Embrex Fundamental Science Award from the Poultry Science Association
- 2010-2016 Named Editor-in-Chief for Poultry Science journal
- 2009 Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
- 2007 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Excellence in Instruction Award
- 2001 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Excellence in Research Award
- 2000 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Junior Faculty Excellence Award
- 1996 Recipient of the Poultry Science Association Research Award
Other Accomplishments
- Author of 102 refereed scientific papers, 22 book chapters or reviews, and 155 abstracts
- Publications cited more than 3,000 times
- Author of 35,452 nucleotide sequence submissions to GenBank
- Author of five cDNA microarray platform submissions to GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus)
- Recipient of $27.8M in total funding from competitive federal grant support
- Research mentor to 7 postdoctoral fellows and 24 graduate students
Publications
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