Graduate Students
Cameron Hayden
(Cassopolis, MI, USA)
MSc, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2022)
BS, Kansas State University, KS, USA (2018)
AS, Lansing Community College, MI, USA (2016)
Research: My research is focused on reproductive strategies used to optimize ovarian superstimulation prior to ovum pick-up and in vitro fertilization in pregnant donor cattle.
Current position: Veterinary liaison and field-based scientific expert, EmGenisys
Sarah E. Battista
(Akron, OH, USA)
MSc, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019)
BS, West Virginia University, WV, USA (2017)
Research: Associations between Morphometric Characteristics of the Reproductive Tract and Fertility in Beef Cattle
Current position: Embryologist at Reproductive Diagnostics Inc. Columbus Ohio
Undergraduate Students
Alexandra Incarnato
(West Lafayette, OH, USA)
BS student, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
Research: Assessment of changes in circulating AMH during pregnancy in beef cattle.
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Chloe Englehart
(Powell, OH, USA)
BS student, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
Research: Evaluation of AMH in ewes and its association with fertility
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Daniela Saade
(San Juan, PR, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2022)
Research: My research focuses on bovine AMH determination in whole blood, plasma, and serum under different incubation periods and temperatures
Current position: DVM student, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Elizabeth Ohl
(Alexandria, OH, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2022)
Research: Evaluation of endometrial thickness in embryo transfer recipients and its association with fertility
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Cassidy Ficker
(Cincinnati, OH, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2022)
Research: Evaluation of granulosa cell proliferation and abundance of SMAD6 in preantral follicles of cattle carrying Trio allele.
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
McKayla Raines
(Seaman, OH, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2021)
AS, Southern State Community College, OH, USA (2018)
Research: Evaluation of different presynchronization strategies for fixed time artificial insemination in yearling beef heifers
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Amanda Nall
(Tarzana, CA, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2021)
Research: Prevalence of subclinical endometritis and its effect on beef cow fertility.
Current position: DVM student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
James Constantino
(Poughkeepsie, NY, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2020)
Honors Research: Preantral Follicle Numbers and Size in Heifers Carrying the Bovine High Fecundity Allele Trio.
Current position: DVM student, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Lauryn Cooper
(West Chester, PA, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2020)
Honors Research: Circulating AMH, antral follicle count and ovulation rate after unilateral ovariectomy in cattle: influence of the bovine fecundity allele Trio
Current position: DVM student, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Andrew Harris
(Columbus, OH, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019)
Research: Cow Level Factors Associated with Conceptus Size in Pregnant Beef Cows.
Current position: PhD student, Texas A&M University, College Sation, TX, USA
Jenna McCartin
(New York, NY, USA)
BS, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019)
Current position: DVM student, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
Postdoctoral researchers
Eber Rojas Cañadas
(L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain)
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019-2021)
PhD, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (2018)
MSc, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain (2013)
BVM, Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (2005)
Research: Strategies to improve ovulation to the initial GnRH of CO-Synch protocols for FTAI in beef cattle.
Current position: María Zambrano Fellow at Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Ana Carranza
(Tanti, Cordoba, Argentina)
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2021-2022)
PhD, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016)
DVM, Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina (2011)
Research: Effect of the bovine Trio allele on preantral folliculogenesis.
Current position: Assistant researcher, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Genética Veterinaria “Ing. Fernando N Dulout”, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina.
Visiting Scholars
Guilherme Machado Zanatta
(Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019)
MSc, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2019)
DVM, Universidade Federal Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2016)
Research: Resynchronization strategies using color Doppler ultrasonography in beef cattle.
Current position: Practitioner, Santiago, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Anita Chang
(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
PhD, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia (2021)
Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2019)
Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (2017)
Research: My research is centered around the detection of calving and calf loss using on-animal sensing systems (smart tags).
Current position: Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Precision Livestock Management) at Central Queensland University.
Interns
Brayan Amado Valenzuela
(Las Tres Rosas, Morazan, Honduras)
Internship , The Ohio State University, OH, USA (2020)
BS student, Zamorano University, Tegucigalpa, Honduras