Dr. Du and the Faculty of Animal Science of the University of Hasanuddin will collaborate through the Fulbright Specialist program from  November 28 – December 11, 2016. Dr. Du will give lectures on fetal programming knowledge from basic to most advanced to the students.

Dr. Min Du earned his bachelor’s degree in Food Science from Zhejiang University in 1990, a master’s in Meat Science from China Agricultural University in 1993, and a PhD in Meat Science from Iowa State University in 2001. He pursued post-doctoral studies in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Canada, focusing on cell signaling events controlling skeletal muscle growth. He joined the Faculty of Animal Science Department, University of Wyoming, in 2013. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts and has made multiple invited presentations. He is the section editor for the Journal of Animal Science and Journal of Muscle Foods and is a reviewer for nearly 20 scientific journals and funding agencies.