Education

PhD--1994, Cornell University

MS--1987, University of Florida

BS--1984, University of Illinois

Professional Experience

1995-present: Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho

1993-1995: Post-doctoral Associate, Animal Sciences, Cornell University

Position

Associate Professor in Mammary Gland Biology

Research interests

Lactation in cows and women              

Dairy nutrition              

Human nutrition

Milk synthesis                                     

Milk fat synthesis         

Milk protein synthesis

Role of dairy products in the human diet

Mastitis

Functional genomics of lactation

Selected publications                                                     Complete publication list

Mosley, E.E., A.L. Wright, M.K. McGuire, and M.A. McGuire.  2005.  Documentation of trans fatty acid concentration and isomeric distribution in U.S. human milk samples.  Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. (In press).

Jenkins, T.C., and M. A. McGuire.  2005.  Major advances in nutrition: Impact on milk composition.  J. Dairy Sci. (In press).

McGuire, M.A., E.E. Mosley, S.A. Mosley, A. Nudda, and A. Corato.  2005.  Using conjugated linoleic acids for healthier animal products and as a management tool.  Proceedings of the 12^th International Conference on Production Disease in Farm Animals (T.H. Herdt, ed.). Wageningen Academic Publishers (In press).

Nudda, A.,  M.A. McGuire, G. Battacone, and G. Pulina.  2005.  Seasonal variation in conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid in milk fat of sheep and its transfer to cheese and ricotta.  J. Dairy Sci. 88:1311-1319.

Anderson, N.K., K.A. Beerman, M.A. McGuire, N. Dasgupta, J.M. Griinari, J. Williams, and M.K. McGuire.  2005.  Dietary fat type influences total milk fat content in lean women. J. Nutr. 135:416-421.

Ritzenthaler, K.L., M.K. McGuire, M.A. McGuire, T.D. Shultz, A.E. Koepp, L.O.  Luedecke, T.W. Hanson, N. Dasgupta and B.P. Chew.  2005. Consumption of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) from CLA-enriched cheese does not alter milk fat or immunity in lactating women. J. Nutr. 135:422-430.

Annen, E.L., R. J. Collier, M. A. McGuire, J. L. Vicini, J.M. Ballam and M.J. Lormore.  2004.  Effect of POSILACÒ (bST) and dry period management strategy on milk yield.  J. Dairy Sci. 87:3746-3761.

Current funding                                                                   All previous funding

United States Department of Agriculture, NRICGP, "Metabolism of nutritionally significant fatty acids in lactating cows," starts January 2006.

National Institutes of Health, Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), "The impact of lipid metabolism on Staphylococcal mastitis," August, 2005 to August, 2010. NIH-P20 RR15587.

United Dairymen of Idaho, "Plasma lipid analysis to determine the kinetic relationship of the D⁹-desaturase enzyme production of healthy fatty acids, including conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and oleic acid."

United States Department of Agriculture, NRICGP, "Bovine functional genomics in lactation, food safety, and mastitis."  USDA-NRI 2005-35206-15295

Courses

AVS 305         Principles of Animal Nutrition

AVS 472         Dairy Cattle Management

AVS 404/504  Lactation

Degrees

PhD     Animal Sciences           1994    Cornell University

MS      Dairy Science               1987    University of Florida

BS       Dairy Science               1984    University of Illinois

Awards

Agway Inc. Young Scientist Award, American Dairy Science Association, 2001

Finalist, International Life Sciences Institute North America Future Leader Award, 1996

National Milk Producers Federation Richard M. Hoyt Award, American Dairy Science Association, 1995