Education
B.A., 1972, Albion College, Michigan
Ph.D., 1978, Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Postdoctoral Fellowships, 1978-1981, Institute of Clinical Immunology, University of Berne, Switzerland and University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor
Now, Faculty Excellence Professor of Comparative Genomics, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Research Interests
Functional genomics with an emphasis on optimizing intestinal function to promote animal health and productivity.
Ongoing studies: functional nutritional genomics project in collaboration with Professor George Fahey; to address the interaction of animal health and nutrition; to develop animal models based on functional genomics to study mucosal development.
Representative Publications
Paszek, A.A., P.J. Wilkie, G.H. Flickinger, G.A. Rohrer, L.J. Alexander, C.W. Beattie, and L.B. Schook. (2002) Mapping carcass composition and meat quality traits in swine. Animal Biotech. 12:155-166.
Gellin, J., S. Brown, J. Graves, M. Rothschild, L. Schook, J. Womack, and M. Yerle.(2000)
Comparative gene mapping workshop: progress in agriculturally important animals.
Mammal.Gen. 11:140-144.
Paszek, A.A., P.J. Wilkie, G.H. Flickinger, G.A. Rohrer, L.J. Alexander, C.W. Beattie, and
L.B.
Schook. (1999) Interval mapping of growth in divergent swine cross. Mammal. Gen.
10:117-122.
Tumbleson, M. and L.B. Schook (Eds). (1996) Swine in Biomedical Research. Plenum
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