The Department of Animal Science Graduate Program

 

E. J. Eisen, Director of Graduate Programs

 

Introduction

The graduate program in the Department of Animal Science consists of a talented group of 43 students pursuing advanced studies in nutrition (44%), physiology (35%) and genetics/genomics (21%).  Graduate students are recruited from many countries (e.g., Argentina, Jordan and China) and states (e.g., New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee and Maryland), as well as from North Carolina, to work on a PhD (30%), MS (63%) or Masters of Animal Science (7%).  The graduate students not only conduct their own research, but are actively involved in their faculty advisor’s research program.  As part of their degree requirements, the graduate students serve as teaching assistants in the department’s undergraduate classes.  Upon completion of their degree program, they will fill academia, industry, or postdoctoral positions.  Some who complete their MS at NCSU will continue their education toward a PhD or DVM elsewhere.

 

2004 Graduates, Mentors and Their Thesis Titles

 

MAS (Non-Thesis Professional Degree)

Amanda Catherine King                    (Dr. O. W. Robison)

Brandon Thomas Marshall               (Dr. Jeannette Moore)

Charles Arthur McRant                    (Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills)

Susan Marie Ulrich                            (Dr. Robert Petters)

 

Master of Science

Charlotte Dawn Blowe           (Drs. E. J. Eisen and Joseph Cassady)

“Characterization of Type I Molecular Markers in a Line of Pigs Selected for Increased Litter Size”

 

Heather Mary Glennon         (Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl)

“Effect of Copper Oxide Needles on Gastrointestinal Parasites in Grazing Meat Goats”

 

Ralph Lee House                   (Dr. Jack Odle)

“Functional Genomic Characterization of the Anti-Adipogenic Effects of trans 10, cis 12-Conjugated Linoleic Acid (t10c12-CLA) in a Polygenic Obese Line of Mice”

 

Kelly Jean Magee                 (Dr. Gerald Huntington)

“Nitrogen Metabolism in Steers Fed Either Gamagrass or Orchardgrass Hay With or Without Supplement”

 

Erinn Joyce Oliphant             (Dr. Matthew Poore)

“Performance of Beef Heifers Grazing Stockpiled Endophyte-Infected, Endophyte-Free or Non-Toxic Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue”

 

Kara Howes Roski                (Dr. William Flowers)

“Ovulatory and Reproductive characteristics of sows treated with an intravaginal GnRH agonist gel”

Heather Suzanne Stahlhut     (Dr. Jerry Spears)

“Effect of Supplemental Chromium and Copper Status on Glucose Metabolism, Performance, and Reproduction of Beef Cattle”

 

Ph.D.

 

Bradley Aaron Belstra          (Drs. William L. Flowers and Todd See)

“Investigations of Postpartum and Postweaning Factors that May Affect Subsequent Sow Reproductive Performance”

 

Nia Joyner Bullock                (Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills)

“Maternal Diabetes as it Affects Extracellular Matrix Deposition in the Embryonic Mouse Heart”

 

Pasha Ann Lyvers-Peffer      (Dr. Jack Odle)

“Unraveling the Pathway of Lipid Oxidation in the Young Pig: Assessment of Hepatic β-Oxidation and Characterization of Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I)”

 

Kenya Juanita Stokes           (Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills)

“Estrogen Response Element and the Promoter Context of the Human and Mouse Lactoferrin Genes Influence Estrogen Receptor a-Mediated Transactivation in Mammary Gland Cells”