Chromosomes, meet Coding

Inspired by nature, applying the knowledge of genomics, for the purpose of bettering the world.

New graduate student, Mridula Gupta

Welcome to new PhD student, Ms. Mridula Gupta who joins us from India. She received her […]

New pub on chicken gut microbiota

Our latest article on chicken gut microbiota was published in the journal Animals. In this work, […]

Genomics course, coming 2020

I will be teaching my population genomics and bioinformatics course once again in Spring 2020. The […]

Shawna Hubert, Ph.D

Congratulations to Shawna Hubert, as she received her Ph.D degree today during the Summer 2019 commencement […]

Travis wins awards at PSA

After returning from PSA Montreal, I heard that Travis Williams won two awards this year – […]

PSA Montreal

Just returned from the Poultry Science Association annual meeting in Montreal, Canada. We had a strong […]

Athrey lab receives federal award to survey Golden-cheeked Warbler genetics

We received a an grant from the Department of Defense – US Army Corps of Engineers […]

Shawna Hubert defends Ph.D thesis

Shawna Marie Hubert, first graduate student of the Athrey Lab successfully defended her Ph.D thesis today. […]

Athrey lab receives USDA grant to investigate the genomic basis of Wooden breast

Yes! We received a USDA-NIFA award for three years to investigate the genomic and functional basis […]

Chicken circadian-microbiota paper published

Our first paper on circadian rhythms and microbiota acquisition under extended photoperiods is now published. Circadian […]