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Jim Sanders, Guoyao Wu Receive Awards
August 17, 2009
Writer: Courtney Coufal, cacoufal@tamu.edu, 979-845-1542
COLLEGE STATION—Two professors in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have received awards for their research in animal genetics, breeding and nutrition.
Jim Sanders, Ph.D., professor of animal breeding and genetics in the Department of Animal Science, was presented the Rockefeller Prentice Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics by the American Society of Animal Science.
The award, the highest honor given by the society for animal breed and genetics research, is designed to stimulate research excellence these fields as well as recognize researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the field.
Since 1990, Sanders has been involved in research to identify genes with major effects on birth, growth and carcass traits in beef cattle; this research continues with emphasis on identifying genes with major effects on disposition and cow productivity.
He is author or coauthor of 46 breeding and genetics refereed papers, has trained 28 master students and 10 doctoral students, and has taught undergraduate animal breeding to more than 6,000 students.
Guoyao Wu, Ph.D., professor of animal science in the Department of Animal Science, was presented the New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award by the Federation of Animal Science Societies.
This award, which is similar to a lifetime achievement award, acknowledges pioneering and innovative research related to the nutrition of animals.
Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism. The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, and sheep.
Wu is a university faculty fellow, and AgriLife Research faculty fellow. He also holds appointments with the graduate faculty of nutrition, the departments of Medical Physiology and Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health.
Both awards were presented at the joint annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association, Canadian Society of Animal Science and American Society of Animal Science, held July 12-16 in Montreal.
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