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Jhamal McKee

August 24, 2022

Jhamal McKee joined CDCB in January 2022 as Junior Systems Administrator. In this role, Jhamal provides systems administration support to further ensure the integrity and…

Xiao-Lin (Nick) Wu, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Xiao-Lin (Nick) Wu is product development manager at CDCB, with primary role to evaluate existing tools and develop new statistical methods and products beneficial to…

Cindy Ferrier

July 9, 2021

Cindy Ferrier joined CDCB in February 2020 as the Office Manager. Cindy has an MBA in Human Resources Management and brings 15 years of administrative…

Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D., has served as Geneticist at CDCB since October 2016. Kristen studied at North Carolina State University, where she received her Bachelors…

Gerald Jansen, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Gerald Jansen, Ph.D., provides consultancy on software development and data analytics for CDCB. Gerald is an animal breeder and software developer with tremendous experience in…

Jay Megonigal

July 9, 2021

Jay Megonigal began his career with the USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory (AIPL) after being asked by a former employee to come in and help…

Rodrigo Mota, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Rodrigo Mota joined CDCB as an Applied Geneticist in September 2020. He is a Brazilian Animal Scientist who graduated in 2009 from UFES. In 2012…

Frank Ross

July 9, 2021

Frank Ross joined the CDCB team in March 2018 to lead web administration, coming from USDA Agricultural Research Service with deep knowledge of both the…

H. Duane Norman, Ph.D.

July 9, 2021

Duane Norman has served the dairy industry for over 50 years, including his current role at CDCB. Duane grew up in Liberty, Penn., and majored…

Kaori Tokuhisa, MSC

July 9, 2021

In 2015, Kaori Tokuhisa joined CDCB as a genomic data analyst with main responsibilities in quality control, customer service, data loads to the database and…