Tom Porter
Tom Porter
Research Focus
- Neuroendocrine regulation of growth and reproduction
- Cellular differentiation of the anterior pituitary gland during embryonic development
- Global analysis of gene expression in the neuroendocrine system
Teaching
- ANSC452: Avian Physiology
- ANSC444: Domestic Animal Endocrinology
- ANSC644: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Awards and Honors
- 2023 Named Distinguished University Professor
- 2023 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty Research Award
- 2022 Elected President of the Poultry Science Association
- 2021 Elected Vice President of the Poultry Science Association
- 2021 Named Editor-in-Chief for World’s Poultry Science Journal
- 2020 University of Maryland Exemplary Researcher Award
- 2019 University of Minnesota Golden Alumni Award
- 2016 Named Fellow of the Poultry Science Association
- 2012 Embrex Fundamental Science Award from the Poultry Science Association
- 2010-2016 Named Editor-in-Chief for Poultry Science journal
- 2009 Dean Gordon Cairns Award for Distinguished Creative Work and Teaching in Agriculture
- 2007 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Excellence in Instruction Award
- 2001 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Excellence in Research Award
- 2000 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Junior Faculty Excellence Award
- 1996 Recipient of the Poultry Science Association Research Award
Other Accomplishments
- Author of 113 refereed scientific papers, 23 book chapters or reviews, and 167 abstracts
- Publications cited more than 3,800 times
- Author of 35,452 nucleotide sequence submissions to GenBank
- Author of five cDNA microarray platform submissions to GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus)
- Recipient of $29.6M in total funding from competitive federal grant support
- Research mentor to 6 postdoctoral fellows and 27 graduate students
BISI Concentration Areas
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and GenomicsMolecular and Cellular Biology
Physiological Systems
Latest Papers
Characterization of gene expression in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis during the preovulatory surge in the turkey hen.
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Poultry science
Author(s): Brady K, Porter TE, Liu HC, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Differences in in vitro responses of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal hormonal axis between low and high egg producing turkey hens
Author(s): Brady K, Long JA, Liu H, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Dynamics of transcriptome changes during subcutaneous preadipocyte differentiation in ducks.
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BMC genomics
Author(s): Wang Z, Yin ZT, Zhang F, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Delayed Feeding Alters Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Hepatic Metabolic Pathways in Peri-Hatch Broiler Chicks.
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Genes
Author(s): Hicks JA, Porter TE, Sunny NE, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Transcriptional profiling and pathway analysis reveal differences in pituitary gland function, morphology, and vascularization in chickens genetically selected for high or low body weight.
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BMC genomics
Author(s): Ellestad LE, Cogburn LA, Simon J, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Differential expression of hepatic genes with embryonic exposure to an environmentally relevant PCB mixture in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
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Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A
Author(s): Bohannon ME, Porter TE, Lavoie ET, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
In-ovo green light photostimulation during different embryonic stages affect somatotropic axis.
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Poultry science
Author(s): Dishon L, Avital-Cohen N, Zaguri S, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
The effects of replacing eggs with chicks on mesotocin, dopamine, and prolactin in the native Thai hen.
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General and comparative endocrinology
Author(s): Sinpru P, Sartsoongnoen N, Rozenboim I, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Insulin immuno-neutralization decreases food intake in chickens without altering hypothalamic transcripts involved in food intake and metabolism.
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Poultry science
Author(s): Proszkowiec-Weglarz M, Dupont J, Rideau N, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter
Distribution of mesotocin-immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the male native Thai chicken.
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Acta histochemica
Author(s): Kamkrathok B, Porter TE, El Halawani ME, et. al
UMD Author(s): Tom Porter