The Hanna Lab

Imtiaz Ali, Ph.D. Student in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics

Ph.D. Tentative Project title: Genomic control of facial pigmentation patterns in Hereford and Hereford-cross cattle

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Muhammad Anas, Ph.D. and M.S. Student in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics with focus in Molecular Genetics

M.S. Tentative Project title: Genome-wide association studies of reproductive, growth, and carcass attributes in admixed heifers using latent variables

Ph.D. Tentative Project title: One-carbon metabolite supplementation influences on maternal and fetal genomics

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Lydia Hansen, M.S. Student in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Beef Cow Herd Performance/Reproduction

Tentative Project title: Relationships between estrus and feeding attributes and cow performance differences of American Aberdeen with common beef breeds

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Josi Solsaa, M.S. Student in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Impact of experiential learning in Animal Sciences

Tentative Project title: TBD

Nayan Bhowmik, Ph.D. in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics with focus in Molecular Genetics

Project title: "Ancestral breed grouping for improving animal modeling in admixed populations and its use in Leptin (Genetic and Hormone) association studies with performance traits in commercial beef cow herd"

Completed: May 2021

Current Status: Post-Doctoral Scholar at Purdue University, 2021 - Current

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Elfren Celestino, Jr.,  Ph.D. in Animal Science, Fulbright Scholar

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics

Project title: "Genetic predictions using subjective methods of beef cattle temperament evaluation, genetic association between beef cattle temperament and production traits, and influence of sire and dam temperament on calf performance"

Completed: August 2021

Current Status: Resumed faculty role at home institution (Central Luzon State University, Philippines)

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Jordan Hieber, M.S. in Animal Science 

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics 

Project title: "Temperament evaluation in beef cattle: Understanding evaluator bias within subjective measurements of docility score, temperament score, and qualitative behavior assessment"

Completed: August 2016

PhD degree from Montana State University, 2020

Current Status: Quality Assurance Specialist at Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

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Samuel Olorunkoya, M.S. Student in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Beef Cow Herd Nutrition and Production

Project title: "Influence of plasma nuclear magnetic resonance profile, urea-nitrogen, glucose and non-esterified fatty acid on dry matter intake in developing heifers and mature cows"

Completed: August 2022

Current Status: Research technician at NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center

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Victor Oribamise, M.S. in Animal Science

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics with emphasis in computational genetics

Project title: "Estimating the impacts of litter size and non-additive genetic effects on ewe longevity and stayability in a U.S. western extensive range production system."

Completed: August 2021

Current Status: Chief Executive Officer at Kquika Inc.

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Haipeng Yu, M.S. in Animal Science 

Area of Focus: Animal Breeding & Genetics with emphasis in Statistical Genetics 

Project title: "The exploration of a four-platform standing scale in the application of measuring temperament in beef cattle" 

Completed: August 2016

PhD degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2020; Post-Doctoral Scholar at Iowa State University, 2020 - 2022

Current Status: Assistant Professor at University of Florida

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