Faculty
Aug. 14, 2017
Peter Sutovsky
Peter Sutovsky is a Professor of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, also appointed as Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health System. Since the early 90’s, Sutovsky has studied mammalian gametogenesis, fertilization, and pre-implantation embryonic development with special emphasis on the gamete and zygotic ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), publishing his work in Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Medicine, PNAS and other prestigious journals. He was the first to describe the role of UPS in the regulation of mitochondrial inheritance and introduced a novel concept…
Aug. 14, 2017
Trista Strauch-Safranski
Educational background Ph.D., 2002, Texas A&M University Courses Taught Captive Wild Animal Management…
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James Spain
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Marcia Shannon
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Robert Schnabel
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Timothy Safranski
Educational background Ph.D., 1994, University of Missouri M.S., 1990, University of Missouri B.S., 1987, Oregon State University Courses taught Animal Science 4978/7978: Swine Production Farrowing Management (as part of the Swine Science Online program)…
Aug. 9, 2017
Wyatt Thompson
Wyatt Thompson is a professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He joined the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri in 2006 to work on biofuel markets and policies, agricultural policies, and trade. Before joining the team, he worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France, analyzing export competition policies, measuring agricultural policy support, and assessing market impacts of policies, particularly those of the European Union, Mexico, and the United States. He also worked on similar topics at the Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in Tokyo,…
Aug. 9, 2017
Harvey S. James, Jr.
Harvey S. James, Jr., Ph.D., is Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri. James’s research focuses on applied ethics and the economic foundations of trust, happiness, and ethical behavior. He is currently conducting research on how the structure of agricultural networks affects perceptions of fairness and how cognitive biases contribute to problems of foodborne illness outbreaks. His edited book, Handbook on the Human Impact of Agriculture, which explores the effects of agriculture and the agrifood system on farmers and non-farmers, was published in 2021. His previous edited books include…
Aug. 9, 2017
Michael Sykuta
Sykuta’s research interests span the fields of organizational economics and law and economics, with a focus on political economy and the role of formal and informal institutions in shaping economic behavior. This includes such topics as contract design, organizational governance, and value chain coordination; as well as market structure and performance, antitrust regulation, and energy market regulation and policy. Educational background Ph.D., Economics, Washington University, 1994 M.A., Economics, Washington University, 1990 B.S., Economics, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1989 Courses taught AG_EC 4971: Agribusiness Management Strategy AG_EC 4990: Economic Analysis of Policy and Regulation AG_EC 8520: Economics of Transactions & Contracting…
Aug. 9, 2017
Jere Gilles
Educational background BA, Political Science and French, University of Montana, 1970 MSc, Rural Sociology, Cornell University, 1974 PhD, Development Sociology, Cornell University, 1978…