Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor Carol A. Bagnell, Foran Hall, George H. Cook Campus (848-932-6334)

Website: http://animalsciences.rutgers.edu/graduate/index.html

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Juan P. Advis, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Southwestern Medical School (Dallas); D.V.M., Austral (Chile)
Neuroendocrine control of reproduction

Brandon L. Alderman, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Arizona State
Effects of exercise on cardiovascular and mental health

Tracy Anthony, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana)
Protein and amino acid metabolism; adaptation to cell stress by eIF2 and mTOR pathways; nutrition and exercise

Shawn M. Arent, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, SAS; Ph.D., Arizona State; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Exercise and the stress response; optimizing performance in athletes

Carol A. Bagnell, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia
Maternal programming of development; regulation of female reproductive tract growth and function; reproductive physiology

William J. Belden, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Chromatin-remodeling; circadian rhythms; noncoding RNA

Rocco V. Carsia, Associate Professor of  Neuroscience and Cell Biology, RWJMS; Ph.D., Rutgers
Adrenocortical cell biology

Wendie S. Cohick, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Cornell
Hormonal regulation of mammary gland biology and breast cancer; effect of fetal alcohol exposure on long-term breast cancer risk

Barry W. Jesse, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Michigan State
Nutritional biochemistry of ruminant livestock

Henry B. John-Alder, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Comparative and environmental physiology and endocrinology

Larry S. Katz, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Endocrine regulation of reproductive behavior and wildlife damage management

Karyn Malinowski, Extension Specialist and Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Director of Rutgers Equine Science Center; Ph.D., Rutgers
Equine endocrinology and physiology

Kenneth H. McKeever, Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Arizona; FACSM
Equine exercise physiology; comparative cardiovascular and renal physiology

Loredana Quadro, Associate Professor of Food Science, SEBS; Ph.D., Naples
Micronutrients and maternal-fetal health; use of genetically modified animal models

Troy A. Roepke, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Effects of hormones and environmental stresses on hypothalamic functions

Dipak K. Sarkar, Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Calcutta; D.Phil., Oxford
Cellular and molecular neuroendocrinology

Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS; Ph.D., McGill (Canada)
Vertebrate parasitology

Mehmet Uzumcu, Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; D.V.M., Ankara (Turkey); Ph.D., Ohio State
Ovary and testis development; endocrine disruptors in gonadal development

Malcolm Watford, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, SEBS; D.Phil., Oxford
Regulation of glutamine metabolism

Michael Westendorf, Extension Specialist and Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Kentucky
Ruminant nutrition; by-product utilization; waste management

Lori White, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Molecular mechanisms of xenobiotic-induced pathologies

Carey A. Williams, Associate Extension Specialist and Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic
Equine nutrition and exercise; antioxidant supplementation and oxidative stress

Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty

Nadka Boyadjieva, Visiting Professor of Animal Sciences, SEBS; Ph.D., Medical University (Bulgaria)
Neuroendocrine control of immune system; effect of alcohol