Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian

Professor

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About

Dr. Tian obtained her MS and PhD from Cornell University where she conducted research in early pregnancy recognition and regulation of steroidogenesis in ovarian tissues. She then received post-doctoral trainings as a recipient of a National Research Service Award from NIH in developmental genetics and molecular embryology at Cornell University and University of Connecticut.

Education

• PhD, Cornell University
• MS, Cornell University
• BS, China Agricultural University

Academics

Courses Taught

• ANSC 3194. Career Paths in Animal Science (2022-2024)
• ANSC 3323. Animal Embryology and Biotechnology
• ANSC 3324W. Scientific Writing in Embryo Biotechnology
• ANSC 5621. Frontiers in Animal Embryo Biotechnology

In the News

• New Preventative Treatment for Porcine Virus Could Save Billions for Farmers – UConn Today, July 2023
• Why UConn scientists are researching cultivated meat – Hartford Courant, July 2023
• Study casts doubt on cultivated meat’s low carbon promise – Royal Society of Chemistry, June 2023
• NIFA Grant Teaches Youth About Biotechnology, Develops Career Readiness – UConn Today, January 2022
• Lab to Table? Induced Pluripotent Bovine Stem Cells Overcome Decades-Long Challenges for Cultivated Meat – UConn Today, January 2022
• Food Labels Leaving You Lost in the Supermarket? This Game Can Help – UConn Today, September 2021
• Cindy Tian Named Interim Department Head of Animal Science – UConn Today, August 2021
• Faculty team and website provide science-based information on GMOs – UConn Today, October 2020
• A new life for an “old” technology – UConn Today August, 2020
• University Honors Memory of Research Great Jerry Yang – UConn Today, November 2017

Research Interests

• Pre-implantation embryo development
• Assisted reproductive technologies
• Genetic engineering in farm animals
• Nuclear reprogramming by somatic cell nuclear transfer
• Bovine embryonic stem cells

Hobbies/Non-Academic Interests

• Macroeconomics, geopolitics, world culture, ethnic cuisines
• Ballroom dancing, west coast swing, Salsa
• Resistance training, running, Yin yoga
• Cooking
• Gardening
• Self-help
• True crime solving shows