Dr. Brenda M. Murdoch is an Associate Professor at the Department of Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences, University of Idaho. She holds a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. from University of Alberta. Her research focuses on characterizing the relationship between genetic variation in mammals and traits that are valued and important to society. She exploits a number of molecular and genetic tools to further improve our understanding of how these variations affect biological processes of both undesirable and desirable phenotypic traits. She has authored/co-authored more than 70 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Holly L. Neibergs is a Professor of Animal Science at Washington State University and the Assistant Director of the Agricultural Research Center and College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences Office of Research. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Animal Science (reproductive endocrinology) degrees at Washington State University, and her PhD in genetics at Texas A&M University. She received postdoctoral training at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA where she conducted research on genetic susceptibility to disease. Her research focuses on livestock genomics to investigate the role of genetics in economically important traits. These traits include susceptibility of cattle to bovine respiratory disease and paratuberculosis, fertility in beef and dairy cattle and feed efficiency in beef cattle. Her research is supported by USDA and NIH grant funding. She received the Early Career Research Excellence Award from the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University and the Teaching Award of Merit from the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
