Award:
H. Allen Tucker Appreciation Club Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
Univeristy:
Oregon State University
Year:
2010
Section Awarded:
National
Katherine May, H. Allen Tucker Appreciation Club Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
Katherine May is a June 2010 graduate with a MS from the Animal Science Department at Oregon State University. Her work, "Conjugated Linoleic Acid Decreases Prostaglandin Synthesis in Bovine Luteal Cells," evaluated the effect of conjugated linoleic acid on the production of progesterone, prostaglandin F2alpha;, and prostaglandin E2 in cultured bovine luteal cells. She plans to eventually work in the area of dairy cattle nutrition through research, teaching, sales, or consulting.