Avian Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program at Purdue University
Applications are invited from exceptional students wishing to pursue a Ph. D. degree in avian biotechnology. Our common research theme is to improve the well-being of poultry through the prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases, genetic manipulation, improved nutrition, environment, and reproductive capacity. Graduate students will be located in one of the following departments in either the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) or the School of Agriculture (SA): Basic Medical Sciences (SVM), Veterinary Pathobiology (SVM), Animal Sciences (SA), Food Sciences (SA) or the USDA-ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit. Following a sequential rotation through several research laboratories of their choice, the students will then select one of the following individuals listed below as their major professor:
Faculty
Member and Area of Expertise:
Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab, School of Veterinary Medicine
Tsang Long Lin, Pathology
Ching Ching Wu, Microbiology/Immunology
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
A. Mahdi Saeed, Microbiology/Epidemiology
Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Eli Asem, Reproductive Physiology
Kevin Hannon, Growth/ Developmental Biology
Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture
Patricia Y. Hester, Physiology
Mickey Latour,* Physiology/Lipid Metabolism
William Muir, Genomics
Department of Food Sciences, School of Agriculture
Bruce Watkins, Lipid and Molecular Biology
For more information: Contact one of the following individuals: Dr. P.Y. Hester or Dr. C.C. Wu
Research conducted at Purdue University
has a long history in cooperating and sharing information. For instance, Stacey Newman
(shown on the right) recently completed an Avian Biotechnology Graduate Fellowship and
is now an employee at Embrex.