Steve Zinn

Professor

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About

Dr. Zinn grew up in Southern New York and received his BS in Animal Science from Cornell University. He then worked as the Research Coordinator at the Cornell Dairy Teaching and Research Unit for 2.5 years. After that, he then received his MS and PhD degrees in Animal Science from Michigan State University. Following completion of a post doc at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, he joined the faculty of Animal Science at the University of Connecticut in 1990.

Education

• PhD in Animal Science, Michigan State University, 1989
• MS in Animal Science, Michigan State University, 1984
• BS in Animal Science, Cornell University, 1978

Academics

Courses Taught

• ANSC 3316. Endocrinology of Farm Animals
• ANSC 3317W. Scientific Writing in Endocrinology of Farm Animals
• ANSC 3691. Professional Internship
• ANSC 5616. Endocrinology of Farm Animals
• UNIV 1810. Animal Science Learning Community

In the News

• UConn Honors Faculty, Staff, Students, and Community Partners at Provost’s Awards Ceremony – UConn Today, October 2024
• The Scoop on Connecticut’s Best Local Ice Cream Shops – Connecticut Public, May 2024
• Steve Zinn Named Animal Science King Visiting Scholar – University of Arkansas, February 2022
• Zinn Receives American Society of Animal Science Morrison Award – UConn Today, July 2021
• Maternal Nutrition Across Generations of Livestock – UConn Today, November 2019
• Career Program Taps Critical Faculty-Student Connection – UConn Today, October 2019
• College faculty to facilitate collaborations with Cuban researchers – UConn Today, January 2017

Research Interests

• Tissue-specific expression of growth factors during development in livestock and physiological mechanisms involved in efficiency of animal production
  • Understanding the role of endocrine and other metabolic factors in the growth process
• Effects of maternal feeding on the development of the offspring in sheep
• Investigation of the multi-generational effect of poor maternal nutrition and its impact on the feed efficiency of the offspring

Hobbies/Non-Academic Interests

• Auto racing
• Fishing