Steve Zinn

Professor

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*2023 University Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Award Recipient*
*2023 AAUP Service Award Recipient*

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.

Academics

Classes 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

• 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