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Left to Right: Yinka Olukosi, Layi Adeola, Josh Jendza, Pat Jaynes, Akin Akinmusire, Ernest Nyannor, and Nathan Horn
Layi Adeola
Pat Jaynes
Lab Manager
Pat Jaynes is a laboratory technician at Purdue University, West Lafayette. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Pat received a Bachelor degree in Biology at Purdue in 1986. Mrs. Jaynes earned a Master degree in Early Childhood Education in 1995. In 2000, she accepted her current position in Animal Sciences as lab manager of a monogastric nutrition lab with Dr. Todd Applegate and Dr. Layi Adeola. Previously, she worked with Dr. Bill Muir and Dr. John Patterson, both in Animal Sciences.
One of Mrs. Jaynes' greatest rewards in research is sharing joys and tribulations of animal research with graduate and undergraduate students. Mrs. Jaynes hopes to be a valuable resource in student's academic careers.
Mrs. Jaynes and her husband, Blair are blessed with one daughter, Madison.
Joshua Jendza
Graduate Student (PhD)
My earlier research in this lab is concerned with the evaluation of an Escherchia coli-derived exogenous-phytase enzyme. We determined the efficacy of the enzyme for replacing inorganic phosphorus supplementation and ascertained the impact of phytase supplementation on growth performance as well as the rate and form of phosphorus excretion in starter, grower, and finisher pigs. The equivalency of the phytase enzyme to a highly available inorganic phosphorus source was also determined in starter pigs and broilers.
My current research is focusing on amino acid nutrition. Specifically, the relative bioavailabilities of different amino acid forms such as DL-methionine and its hydroxy analogue, which can be converted to the amino form post absorption.
Ernest Nyannor
Graduate Students (MS)
My research primarily focused on reducing the use of inorganic phosphorus in animals' diets by phytase supplementation. I am evaluating the efficacy of microbial phytases expressed in diverse expression systems.
Oluyinka A. Olukosi
Graduate Student (PhD)
Phytase and xylanase are enzymes that have the potential to improve animal growth and reduce waste emanating from livestock to the environment. How the two enzymes work to produce these effects has been the subject of my investigations. In the near future I will be developing a holo-analysis model for determining metabolizable energy of meat and bone meal.
Left to right: Josh Jendza, Pat Jaynes, Akin Akinmusire, Yinka Olukosi, Nathan Horn, and Ernest Nyannor
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