Animal Science Faculty

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Nutrition
Areas of Interest: Hormonal regulation of metabolism, growth and development. Study of the leptin and growth hormone - IGF systems at the molecular , cellular and organismal levels.
Areas of Interest: Hormonal regulation of metabolism, growth and development. Study of the leptin and growth hormone - IGF systems at the molecular , cellular and organismal levels.

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Nutrition, Toxicology
Areas of Interest: nutritional toxicology, sustainable animal agriculture
Areas of Interest: nutritional toxicology, sustainable animal agriculture

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, International Agriculture & Rural Development
Areas of Interest: Forage utilization and quality, Animal bioethics
Areas of Interest: Forage utilization and quality, Animal bioethics

Graduate Fields: Animal Breeding, Immunology
Areas of Interest: Molecular biology, immunology
Areas of Interest: Molecular biology, immunology

Graduate Fields: Animal Science
Giordano Lab Website
Giordano Lab Website

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Molecular Genetics
Areas of Interest: Genetic Improvement of Animal Health and Production, Dairy Cattle Management and Genetic Evaluations, Population Structure and Adaptation, Genomic Tool Development, Wildlife and Indigenous Population Conservation, Canine Genetics
Huson Lab Website
Areas of Interest: Genetic Improvement of Animal Health and Production, Dairy Cattle Management and Genetic Evaluations, Population Structure and Adaptation, Genomic Tool Development, Wildlife and Indigenous Population Conservation, Canine Genetics
Huson Lab Website

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Areas of Interest: endocrinology, comparative reproductive physiology
Areas of Interest: endocrinology, comparative reproductive physiology

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Horticulture, Soil and crop Sciences
Areas of Interest: nutrient management for field crops, soil fertility, extension education, on-farm research, agricultural environmental management
NMSP Website
Areas of Interest: nutrient management for field crops, soil fertility, extension education, on-farm research, agricultural environmental management
NMSP Website

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Genomics
Areas of Interest: Functional genomics of antioxidant nutrients and enzymes; Developing novel hydrolytic enzymes for nutrition and environmental protection; Biofuel microalgal biomass as a new generation of feed and food; Global biofortification of staple crops to fight against “hidden” hunger
Areas of Interest: Functional genomics of antioxidant nutrients and enzymes; Developing novel hydrolytic enzymes for nutrition and environmental protection; Biofuel microalgal biomass as a new generation of feed and food; Global biofortification of staple crops to fight against “hidden” hunger

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Nutrition
Areas of Interest: dairy cattle nutrition; insulin action and nutrient partitioning; fatty liver disease; sphingolipid, glycerophospholipid, and methyl donor metabolism; gut health and endotoxemia during heat stress
McFadden Lab Website
Areas of Interest: dairy cattle nutrition; insulin action and nutrient partitioning; fatty liver disease; sphingolipid, glycerophospholipid, and methyl donor metabolism; gut health and endotoxemia during heat stress
McFadden Lab Website

Thomas Overton
Professor; Director, PRO-DAIRY; Associate Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Email:
tro2@cornell.edu
Graduate Fields: Animal Science
Areas of Interest: nutritional physiology, dairy cattle nutrition and management
PRO-DAIRY website
Areas of Interest: nutritional physiology, dairy cattle nutrition and management
PRO-DAIRY website

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Areas of Interest: physiology of the ovary and reproductive tract, molecular and cellular biology
Areas of Interest: physiology of the ovary and reproductive tract, molecular and cellular biology

Graduate Fields: TBD
Areas of Interest: Animal nutrition and systems modeling, environmental impacts of dairy production, ruminant protein nutrition, incorporation of uncertainty in decision tools
Areas of Interest: Animal nutrition and systems modeling, environmental impacts of dairy production, ruminant protein nutrition, incorporation of uncertainty in decision tools

Graduate Fields: Animal Science
Areas of Interest: Ovarian biology, integrative endocrinology, cell biology
Areas of Interest: Ovarian biology, integrative endocrinology, cell biology

Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Zoology and Wildlife Conservation
Areas of Interest: Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, Animal Biotechnology
Selvaraj Lab Website
Areas of Interest: Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, Animal Biotechnology
Selvaraj Lab Website
Graduate Fields: Animal Science, Nutrition
Areas of Interest: growth and development, ruminant nutrition, skeletal growth
Cornell Sheep Website
Areas of Interest: growth and development, ruminant nutrition, skeletal growth
Cornell Sheep Website

Graduate Fields: Animal Science
Areas of Interest: Ruminant nutrition, growth, lactation, nutritional physiology, modeling, dairy management
Areas of Interest: Ruminant nutrition, growth, lactation, nutritional physiology, modeling, dairy management