Conducted research in Australia, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Germany and Korea. 1994 Hovde Award of Excellence recipient. Was a visiting scientist at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Studies cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate growth and development of livestock. Has extensive international experience working with the swine industry in several countries and developed a Federal Feed Analysis Laboratory in South Vietnam.
Research primarily involves amino acid nutrients of animals.
Was elected president, American Society of Animal Sciences, 1993. Works with kindreds with rare lipid disorders. Co-chairs the National Poultry Database. Can speak about atherosclerosis and cholesterol. Research focuses on development and testing of basic population genetic theory, with applications in evolutionary biology and animal breeding.