Miller Summer Research Internships in Animal Sciences

The objective of the Miller Summer Research Internship program is to introduce students to animal sciences research, emphasizing food and fiber producing animals. Animal Sciences faculty research a variety of areas, including: ruminant and nonruminant nutrition; reproductive physiology; genetics and molecular biology; environmental physiology; and production and management. Each student will be working directly within a laboratory under the supervision of an internationally recognized researcher. The participant will gain an understanding of recent advances in basic science and applied animal sciences research.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants must meet the basic eligibility requirements.
• Students are expected to have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and have completed 2 years of college.
• Selection is partially based on the applicant’s potential and motivation for future graduate study (PhD level) in animal sciences.

Faculty Mentors and Research Interests — Department of Animal Sciences

Monogastric Nutrition: Gary Allee, Marcia Carlson Shannon, David Ledoux, Jeff Firman, George Jesse

Ruminant Nutrition: Ron Belyea, Monty Kerley, Jim Williams, Jim Spain, Barry Steevens

Nutritional Immunology: Kevin Fritsche

Meat Science and Muscle Biology: Carol Lorenzen

Genetics, Genomics and Animal Breeding: Tim Safranski, Bill Lamberson, Eric Antoniou, Jerry Taylor, Robert Weaber

Environmental Physiology: Don Spiers

Reproductive Physiology and Molecular Biology: Duane Keisler, Mike Smith, Peter Sutovsky, Allen Garverick, David Patterson, Randy Prather, Mike Roberts, Matt Lucy, Jonathan Green