Animal sciences spotlights

Every month, Purdue Animal Sciences will feature undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni and faculty.

Graduate Students

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Sierra Garrett

Graduate student Sierra Garrett combines poultry research with community outreach and education.

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Harliqueen Jacinto

Harliqueen Jacinto studies animal welfare at Purdue, transitioning from fisheries to expand her...

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Gideon Ajibola

Gideon Ajibola is a Ph.D. student in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and he also received...

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Lester Nolasco

Lester Nolasco is a Ph.D. student in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and he is under the...

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Hui Wen

Hui Wen successfully defended her dissertation on November 27th, earning a Ph.D. from Purdue...

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Opeadura Osunbami

Opeadura Osunbami is a Ph.D. candidate in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and she also...

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Undergraduate Students

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Megan Ashby

Megan Ashby studies abroad in Australia while exploring careers in animal research and vet med.

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Kent Hamstra

Kent Hamstra, a Purdue junior, pursues dairy nutrition with hands-on research, internships and...

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Sophia Bollenbacher

Sophia Bollenbacher, a junior studying animal sciences, grew up on Bolle-Acres Jersey Farm in...

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Serena Wesley

Serena Wesley is in her third year as a Purdue Animal Sciences student, and she will be...

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Cheyenne Tate

Cheyenne Tate is a senior in animal sciences with a concentration in biosciences.

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Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Jeremiah Geise

Jeremiah Geise is a senior in animal sciences, and he comes from a family farm in Arlington,...

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Alumni

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Alumni Spotlight: John Baugh

It was December in the Indiana Statehouse, and legislators rushed around, preparing to discuss...

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Alumni Spotlight: Jeffrey Veenhuizen

Jeffrey Veenhuizen turned a love for animals and science into a lifelong journey of impact and...

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Alumni Spotlight: Allie Rieth

Allie Rieth, Agriculture Affairs Manager for the American Dairy Association Indiana Inc.,...

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Alumni Spotlight: Malcolm DeKryger

Malcolm DeKryger is President and co-owner of Belstra Milling Company, an independent livestock...

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Alumni Spotlight: Bailey Graham

Bailey Graham, a Food Safety Marketing Advisor at Elanco Animal Health, is a 2015 graduate of the...

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Alumni Spotlight: Bret Marsh, DVM

Bret Marsh earned his bachelor's degree in animal sciences from Purdue University in 1981,...

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Faculty

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Faculty Spotlight: Emily Ford and Laura Kerr

Emily Ford and Laura Kerr lead hands-on student learning at Purdue’s Boilermaker Butcher...

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Faculty Spotlight: Olayiwola Adeola

Professor Olayiwola Adeola reflects on 33 years of research, teaching, and mentoring in animal...

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Faculty Spotlight: Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira

Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Genomics and Animal Breeding at Purdue...

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Faculty Spotlight: Kola Ajuwon

Kola Ajuwon, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and a two-time graduate...

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Faculty Spotlight: Allan Schinckel

Allan Schinckel, PhD, is a professor in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, retiring after...

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Faculty Spotlight: Gregory S. Fraley

Gregory S. Fraley, Ph.D., is the Terry and Sandra Tucker Chair of Poultry Science and Associate...

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