College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Animal Science

Faculty & Academic Staff

• Babatope Akinyemi

  Research Associate
  akinyem3@msu.edu
  

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  Denise Altemose, D.V.M.

  Academic Specialist
  altemose@msu.edu
  517-432-4302
  

• Mohammed Bedhane

  Research Associate
  bedhanem@msu.edu
  

• Hafedh Ben-Zaabza

  Research Associate
  benzaab1@msu.edu
  

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  Barry Bradford

  Professor, C. E. Meadows Endowed Chair in Dairy Management and Nutrition
  bjbrad@msu.edu
  517-432-5400
  

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  Daniel Buskirk

  Professor / Beef Extension Specialist
  Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management
  buskirk@msu.edu
  517-432-0400
  

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  Chen Chen

  Associate Professor
  Germ cell and RNA biology
  chen2@msu.edu
  517-353-3149
  

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  Karen Chou

  Associate Professor
  Toxicology
  chouk@msu.edu
  517-432-1392
  

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  Jose Cibelli

  Professor
  Animal Biotechnology
  cibelli@msu.edu
  517-432-9206
  

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  Paul Coussens

  Professor
  Molecular Biology and Molecular Virology
  coussens@msu.edu
  517-353-3158
  

• Francine Czerniawski

  Specialist - Poultry Outreach
  czerni10@msu.edu
  517-432-5402
  

• Jayasimharayalu Daddam

  Research Associate
  daddamj1@msu.edu
  

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  Joe Domecq

  Academic Specialist
  Ag Tech Dairy Management Program, Teaching and Advising, Extension Dairy Youth Specialist
  domecqjo@msu.edu
  517-353-7855
  

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  José Dos Santos Neto

  Assistant Professor
  dossan12@msu.edu
  517–505–9738
  

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  Richard Ehrhardt

  Senior Specialist-Small Ruminant Extension
  Small ruminants
  ehrhard5@msu.edu
  517-353-2906
  

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  Melissa Elischer

  Academic Specialist - Department of Animal Science
  Animal behavior, welfare, and ethics
  elischer@msu.edu
  517-353-9518
  

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  Catherine Ernst

  Chairperson
  Professor, Molecular Genetics
  ernstc@msu.edu
  

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  Ted Ferris

  Adjunct Professor
  ferris@msu.edu
  

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  Andrea Garmyn

  Academic Specialist, Teaching and Outreach
  Meat science
  517-884-9470
  

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  Andrea J. Garmyn

  Academic Specialist, Teaching and Outreach
  Meat science
  garmynan@msu.edu
  517-884-9470
  

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  Cedric Gondro

  Professor
  gondroce@msu.edu
  517-432-1387
  

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  Hanne Hoffmann

  Associate Professor
  hanne@msu.edu
  517-353-1415
  

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  Wen Huang

  Associate Professor
  Animal Genetics and Genomics
  huangw53@msu.edu
  517-353-9136
  

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  Jim Ireland

  Professor
  Reproductive Physiology
  ireland@msu.edu
  517-432-1384
  

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  Jacquelyn Jacobs

  Assistant Professor
  jacob175@msu.edu
  517-432-6165
  

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  Kaitlin Karl

  Research Associate
  karlkait@msu.edu
  

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  Tasia Kendrick

  Associate Professor
  taxistas@msu.edu
  517-432-2703
  

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  Jessica Kiesling O'Connor

  Advisor / Academic Specialist
  jessicak@msu.edu
  517-353-4570
  

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  Jongkyoo Kim

  Assistant Professor
  Muscle and Adipose Tissue Biology/ Meat Science
  kimjon48@msu.edu
  517-355-8415
  

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  Kwangwook Kim

  Assistant Professor
  Non-ruminant Nutrition, Health, and Physiology
  kkim@msu.edu
  517-353-7023
  

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  Jason Knott

  Professor
  Developmental Epigenetics & Reproductive Biology
  knottj@msu.edu
  517-432-5446
  

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  Keith Latham

  Professor
  lathamk1@msu.edu
  517-353-7750
  

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  Laurie Lobdell

  Advisor/Academic Specialist
  lobdell3@msu.edu
  

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  Adam Lock

  Professor, Associate Chair for Farm Operations
  Dairy Cattle Nutrition
  allock@msu.edu
  517-802-8124
  

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  Augusto Madureira

  Assistant Professor
  madurei2@msu.edu
  517-353-5102
  

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  Laman Mamedova

  Senior Research Scientist
  Molecular Biology
  lamankm@msu.edu
  517-353-4866
  

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  Brian Nielsen

  Professor
  Equine Exercise Physiology
  bdn@msu.edu
  517-432-1378
  

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  J. Richard Pursley

  Professor
  Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle
  pursleyr@msu.edu
  517-281-7289
  

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  Jason Rowntree

  Professor - Animal Science
  Beef Cattle and Forage Utilization
  rowntre1@msu.edu
  517-355-8443
  

• Efstathios Sarmikasoglou

  Research Associate
  sarmikas@msu.edu
  

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  Janice Siegford

  Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Research
  Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare
  siegford@msu.edu
  517-432-1388
  

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  Christine Skelly

  Equine Education
  Adult Equine Extension Program
  skellych@msu.edu
  810-338-8200
  

• Steven Suhr

  Assistant Professor-Fixed Term Adjunct
  suhrs@msu.edu
  517-432-7065
  

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  Robert Tempelman

  Professor
  Statistical Genetics and Animal Breeding
  tempelma@msu.edu
  517-355-8445
  

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  Roger Thomson

  Academic Specialist
  Dairy Challenge; Dairy Herd Management; Milk Quality; Dairy Herd Health
  thomso75@msu.edu
  517-432-1395
  

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  Trina VanAtta

  Outreach Specialist
  tvanatta@msu.edu
  

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  Mike VandeHaar

  Professor
  Dairy Nutrition & Metabolism
  mikevh@msu.edu
  517-355-8489
  

• Kendra Vanorder

  4-H Dairy Extension Educator
  vanorde4@msu.edu
  517-432-4306
  

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  Almudena Veiga-Lopez

  Associate Professor-Fixed Term Adjunct
  veiga@msu.edu
  

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  Karen Waite

  Academic Specialist, Director of Undergraduate Education
  kwaite@msu.edu
  517-432-0383
  

• Kangxu Wang

  Research Associate
  wangkan6@msu.edu
  

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  Yuan Wang

  Associate Professor
  Stem Cell Biology & Developmental Biology
  wangyu81@msu.edu
  517-353-1416
  

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  Miriam Weber Nielsen

  Associate Professor
  Dairy Management & Physiology
  msw@msu.edu
  517-432-5443
  

• Chao Wei

  Research Associate
  weichao2@msu.edu
  

• Katie Wilson

  Professional Aide
  wilso833@msu.edu
  517-353-7291
  

• Yilin Xie

  Research Associate
  xieyili1@msu.edu
  

• Xiaoyuan Yan

  Research Associate
  yanxiao4@msu.edu
  

• Alexandra Yaw

  Research Associate
  yawalexa@msu.edu
  

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  Zhaoran Zhang

  Research Associate
  zhan1149@msu.edu
  

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  Zheng Zhou

  Assistant Professor
  zhouzz@msu.edu
  517-432-0803