The Meat and Muscle Biology Program at the Department of Animal and Food Science seeks self-motivated MS or PhD students starting in fall 2025. Students interested in meat quality research with a focus on meat color are encouraged to apply. There will be flexibility in choosing research topics (applied or basic). The graduate students in our program have opportunities to participate in industry, federal, and commodity group projects. In addition, students can serve as teaching assistants, mentor students, present research at national/international conferences, and be involved in various clubs. Students with strong backgrounds will be offered a highly competitive stipend. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Ranjith.ramanathan@okstate.edu.
OSU is a comprehensive, land-grant research university that is nationally known for its teaching, research and outreach programs. Enrollment systemwide is about 30,500 students including students from all 50 states and 115 different nations. As for the Animal Science Department it houses in excess of 750 undergraduate students making it the largest single department on the entire OSU campus. Excellent harvest, fabrication, processing and laboratory facilities are available in the Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center. The Department of Animal Science has state of the art laboratories and classrooms, large animal populations, and excellent research support facilities including the Noble Research Center, Recombinant DNA/Protein Resource and Microarray Core Facilities.
