Alexa Johnson

Department of Animal and Food Sciences

Alexa Johnson

Assistant Professor, Animal Science
 302-831-0152

Office location:

531 S. College Avenue听
022 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716

Education and licensure

  • University of Pennsylvania Provost Postdoctoral Fellow - Agricultural Systems 听& Microbiology and Genomics - University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • PhD, Animal and Food Sciences - 91原创
  • PAS, Equine - American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists听
  • MS, Animal Biology - University of California, Davis
  • BS, Animal Sciences with an Equine Emphasis, University of California, Davis听

Current courses

  • ANFS 101 Honors, Animals, Science and Society听
  • ANFS 112, Animal Handling听
  • AGRI 224: One Health
  • ANFS 100: Animals and Human Culture听

Research

  • Utilizing dairy cattle and equine phenotypes to identify unique gastrointestinal microbial populations and microbial activities by combining classical anaerobic culture methods with next generation sequencing technologies.听
  • Comparative sample handling and data analysis in microbiome research for sample preservation and integrity.听
  • Investigate the potential of novel probiotics to improve animal welfare and establish microbial infrastructure within the early-life microbiome to improve animal welfare and productivity through the gut-brain axis.听

Professional activities

  • American Society of Animal Science
  • American Society of Dairy Science
  • Equine Science Symposium听
  • National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics
  • American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists