RECENT UPDATES

PEOPLE PAGE: January, 2008 Dr. Manish Mukesh, Scientist from the National Bureau of Animal Genetics Resources (NBAGR), Karnal, India, joined the lab for a period of 1 year.

PUBLICATIONS PAGE: June, 2008
"Gene expression ratio stability evaluation in prepubertal bovine mammary tissue from calves fed different milk replacers reveals novel internal controls for quantitative polymerase chain reaction."J. Nutr.

"ACSL1, AGPAT6, FABP3, LPIN1, and SLC27A6 are the most abundant isoforms in bovine mammary tissue and their expression is affected by stage of lactation." J. Nutr.

RESOURCES PAGE: June, 2008 Primers for quantitative real-time PCR designed in our laboratory and used in several publications have been tabulated: LINK

OVERVIEW

Welcome to the Mammalian NutriPhysioGenomics Laboratory at the University of Illinois !! we developed this site to propagate information about our research program and provide access to training opportunities in Animal Nutrition, Physiology, and Animal Genomics. Our program focuses on the study of tissue genomic adaptations due to nutrition and/or physiological state using beef, dairy, and swine as primary models. Major topics of study include regulation of bovine milk fat and protein synthesis, skeletal muscle growth and development in beef cattle, bovine and swine mammary development, bovine hepatic patophysiology, and periparturient immune function.

We hope this information is useful and welcome your input.

SCIENTIST PROFILES

Juan Loor - Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences

Massimo Bionaz - Post-doctoral Research Associate

 

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