Directors
Director of Operations
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Director of Research
School of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences; and College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty
School of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and College of Sciences
Area of Interest:
Nutrition, energetics, and ecology of grizzly bears and polar bears.
Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine
Area of Interest:
Physiology, genetics, and ecology of bear hibernation
School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Area of Interest:
Physiology, genetics, and evolution of bears
Staff
Animal Care and Facilities Manager
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Campus Veterinary Support Staff
Director & Attending Veterinarian
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Assistant Director – Campus Veterinary Services
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Veterinary Specialist II
Office of the Campus Veterinarian
Current Graduate Students
Project:
- Energetics of grizzly bears
Ellery Vincent
Project:
- The link between circadian gene rhythmicity and cellular metabolism during hibernation
Texas A&M University, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Science
Project:
- Nitrogen Metabolism and the Adaptive Capacity of Carnivorous Bears
Research Scientists
School of the Environment, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University
Nutrition, Energetics and Ecology of Polar Bears
School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Washington State University.
Functional genomics of hibernation and adaptation in bears
Graduate Student Alumni
Animal Care Facilities Manager
Animal Care Facilities Manager
Project:
- Seasonal changes in energy metabolism of adipocytes in grizzly bears
Projects:
- Genetic relatedness of brown bears in Katmai National Park
- Genetics of insulin resistance in hibernating grizzly bears
Bear Biologist, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
Prior Projects:
- Ecology of coastal brown bears in Katmai National Park
- Effects of increasing visitor use on the behavior of coastal brown bears
Prior Projects:
- Genetics of seasonal changes in grizzly bears
- Genetics of insulin resistance in the liver of hibernating grizzly bears
Prior Projects:
- Genetics of muscle atrophy resistance in hibernating brown bears
- Evolution of hibernation
Research Associate, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle, WA
Prior Projects:
- Development of a protocol for the isolation and cultivation of brown bear adipocytes
- Changes in seasonal regulation of insulin sensitivity, food intake and adipose biology in brown bears
Field Technician, Ecological Associates Inc.
Prior Projects:
- Development of a protocol for the isolation and cultivation of brown bear adipocytes
- Changes in seasonal regulation of insulin sensitivity, food intake and adipose biology in brown bears
University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. program
Studying drivers behind polar bear movement
Prior Project:
Examining grizzly bear heart function and the systemic effects of a high saturated fat diet
Grizzly Bear Biologist, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Faculty Affiliate, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana
Team Leader – Physiology & Nutrition
Grizzly Bear Biologist, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Research Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Science Center, USGS
Nutritional, physiological and population ecology of large mammals with particular focus on polar bears, black bears, grizzly bears, and Pacific walrus and anthropogenic effects on large mammals.
Polar Bear Biologist, Department of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, Canada
Regional Chief of Natural Resources, Anchorage, AK, National Park Service
Nutritionist, Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition
Director of Recruitment, Outreach, & Admissions
Hutton Honors College, University of Indiana
Wildlife Physiologist/Research Biologist, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Quality Control and Site Safety Manager, Verdesian Life Sciences
President, Bunch Grass Farm, Deary Idaho
Christy Welch, M.S.
Professor, Big Bend Community College
Biology and Botany