Amino Acids in Nutrition and Health

Guoyao Wu is a Distinguished Professor, University Faculty Fellow, and AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow in the Department of Animal Science. He also holds appointments with the Graduate Faculty of Nutrition, the Departments of Systems Biology and Translational Medicine and Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.

He earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, a master's degree in animal nutrition from Beijing Agricultural University, and a master's degree and doctorate in animal biochemistry from the University of Alberta in Canada. He received postdoctoral training in biochemistry and nutrition at McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada, and at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Medical School in St. John's, Canada.

Dr. Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism at molecular, cellular, and whole body levels . The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, and sheep

Prelims.- One-carbon metabolism and development of the conceptus during pregnancy: Lessons from studies with sheep and pigs.- Cell-specific expression of enzymes for serine biosynthesis and glutaminolysis in farm animals.- Amino acids in beef cattle nutrition and production (author to be identified).- Amino acid nutrition and reproductive performance in ruminants.- Amino acids in the nutrition and production of sheep and goats.- Amino acids in swine nutrition and production.- Amino acid nutrition and metabolism in chickens.- Nutrition and functions of amino acids in fish.- Nutrition and functions of amino acids in aquatic crustaceans.- Amino acids in dog nutrition and health.- Amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism, and health of domestic cats.- Amino acid nutrition for optimum growth, development, reproduction, and health of zoo animals.