Tasia Taxis
taxistas@msu.edu
Telephone: 517-432-2703
Department of Animal Science
Assistant Professor
1250C Anthony HallDegree:
BS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (USA)
MS, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (USA)
PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (USA)
Postdoctoral Research, USDA/ARS National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa (USA)
Research
Animal Breeding, Statistical Genetics & Molecular Genetics
Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics
Education Research
Laboratory: Lab 3315 Anthony Hall
My research program includes both education and genetics specific research. My education research interests include student knowledge transfer (what concepts students retain from year to year and/or what techniques can be used to better transfer) and overall curriculum development/alignment. I am a trained geneticist and focus on genetic variations and small-noncoding RNAs associated with disease in production animals.
Teaching
ANS 314 – Genetic Improvement of Domestic Animals
ANS 210 (new course coming Fall 2019)
Grants
Education Research
2018-2019 Online Instructional Resources for Genetic Improvement of Domestic Animals (ANS 314). (MSU Microgrant)
Genetics Research
2018-2020 Removal of the Most Highly Infectious Dairy Cattle to Control Transmission of Bovine Leukemia Virus in Michigan Dairy Herds. (M-AAA Award)