Alexa Johnson
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Alexa Johnson
Assistant Professor, Animal Science
302-831-0152
Office location:
531 S. College Avenue
022 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Education and licensure
- University of Pennsylvania Provost Postdoctoral Fellow - Agricultural Systems & Microbiology and Genomics - University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
- PhD, Animal and Food Sciences - University of Delaware
- PAS, Equine - American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
- MS, Animal Biology - University of California, Davis
- BS, Animal Sciences with an Equine Emphasis, University of California, Davis
Current courses
- ANFS 101 Honors, Animals, Science and Society
- ANFS 112, Animal Handling
- AGRI 224: One Health
- ANFS 100: Animals and Human Culture
Research
- Utilizing dairy cattle and equine phenotypes to identify unique gastrointestinal microbial populations and microbial activities by combining classical anaerobic culture methods with next generation sequencing technologies.
- Comparative sample handling and data analysis in microbiome research for sample preservation and integrity.
- Investigate the potential of novel probiotics to improve animal welfare and establish microbial infrastructure within the early-life microbiome to improve animal welfare and productivity through the gut-brain axis.
Professional activities
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Dairy Science
- Equine Science Symposium
- National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics
- American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists