Meet the Scholars
Undergraduate Students
Taryn Chima
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Mentors: Dr. Celina Phillips and Dr. Kasey DeAtley
Project: Protocol Development for Sheep and Beef Semen Extender
Estefania Cuevas Leyva
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with a Chemistry and Biological Sciences minor.
Research Area: Beef cattle production
Mentors: Dr. Kasey DeAtley and Dr. Logan Smith
Project: Blood and Trace Element Analysis of Beef Cattle supplemented with olive pomace.
Jeffrey Dominguez
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Research Area: Reproductive Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Project: Evaluation of the haptoglobin acute phase protein in response to endotoxin immune challenge.
Hunter Lindsey
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science (Industry)
Research Area: Reproductive Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Project: Evaluating the effects of crude glycerol supplementation on growing lambs.
Jesus Alberto Lopez Gerardo
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Research Area: Ruminant nutrition
Mentor: Kasey L. DeAtey, P.h.D
Project: Effect of Olive Pomace Supplementation on growth and carcass performance of Charolais X Red Angus feeder heifers
Karime Loris Luna
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Research Area: Reproductive Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Project: Efficacy of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins on early pregnancy determination in mature Rambouillet ewes
Yulianna Alexandra Salas
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Research Area: Reproductive Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Project: Evaluation of immune gene expression in response to endotoxin challenge
Riley Taylor
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Business
Research Area: Bull Development and Forage Production
Mentor: Kasey DeAtley
Project: To be determined
Bryan Vallejo
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
Research Area: Sheep Production
Mentor: Dr. Celina Phillips
Project: Effect of Commercially Available Essential Oil on Pregnancy Rates and Heat Stress in Summer Bred Ewes
Graduate Students
Vinicio Carrera
Degree: Master's in Animal Science
Research Area: Ruminant Nutrition
Mentor: Dr. Sergio Soto-Navarro
Project: Effects Of Crude Glycerin Supplementation On In-Vitro digestibility Of Wheat Pasture Masticates Collected From Grazing Rumen Cannulated Beef Cows
Sara Gurule
Degree: PhD in Animal Science
Research Area: Reproductive Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Project: Evaluating low-dose endotoxin bacterial exposure on bovine ovarian function
Naomi Lucero
Degree: Master's in Animal Science with a Minor in Applied Statistics
Research Area: Ruminant Nutrition
Mentor:Dr. Sergio Soto-Navarro
Project: The Effects of Crude Glycerol Supplementation of Beef Cattle Grazing Wheat Pasture on Forage Intake and Characteristics of Rumen Fermentation
This project is sponsored by the USDA/NIFA Hispanic Serving Institution Education Grant Program (grant no. 2022-77040-37622)
