Graduate Research Programs:
Molecular Biology & Physiology
Molecular Biology
Offered within the Animal Sciences graduate program is the University of Florida’s Animal Molecular and Cell Biology (AMCB) program. It is designed to provide graduate students with an understanding of the principles of molecular and cell biology and their applications to animal health and production in preparation for careers in research and teaching.
This philosophy is expressed and achieved through a multidisciplinary faculty whose teaching and research orientations promote the elucidation of biological mechanisms of growth, and development, reproduction, animal diseases and control of gene expression.
Eight faculty in our department are members of this group and many students contribute to its activities. Other faculty are welcome to participate in this concentration as needs dictate.
Graduates are granted M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in their respective home department with specialization in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology (latter is noted on the transcript and program).
Physiology Research
Physiology research is conducted within the Department of Animal Sciences cooperatively with other departments in the Interdisciplinary Reproductive Physiology Program. These departments include Microbiology and Cell Science in the College of Agriculture, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anatomy, Pharmacology and Biochemistry in the Medical Center, and Departments of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Physiological Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
The diversity of this program permits graduate students to be exposed to a cross section of a number of reproductive areas. These areas involve ovulation control, uterine function, placental-fetal growth and metabolism, and lactation. Species studied include beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, rats, mice, chickens, quail, and ostrich.
Physiology Faculty:
Michael J. Fields, Ph.D.- beef
Peter J. Hansen, Ph.D. - dairy
Daniel C. Sharp, Ph.D. - equine
Joel V. Yelich, Ph.D. - beef
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Ph.D. student Andres Kowalski loads a gel to verify a PCR reaction for cloning purposes.
M.S. student Charles Krininger examines embryos under a microscope.