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Dr. Michael E. White

Michael E. White
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of
Animal Growth Biology

Department of Animal Science
348 ABLMS
1354 Eckles Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108-6099
Telephone: 612-624-5370
Fax: 612-625-5272
Email: mwhite@umn.edu

Research Interests

  • Muscle Growth Biology
  • Muscle Cell Biology

Professional and Honorary Societies

  • Member, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Minnesota
  • Member, American Society of Animal Science
  • Member, Phi Kappa Phi
  • Member, Gamma Sigma Delta
  • Member, Sigma Xi
  • Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Member, The Ohio Academy of Science
  • Member, American Institute of Nutrition, past member
  • Member, Sterlings Who's Who
  • Member, Who's Who in Science and Engineering

Teaching

  • AGRO 4103: World Food Problems
  • ANSC/AGRO 3202: Global Food Production, Environment, and the Citizen
  • ANSC 3511: Animal Growth and Development
  • ANSC 4093: Independent Study
  • ANSC 4096: Professional  Experience Program - Internship
  • ANSC 4099: Sustainable Food Systems of Italy - Learning Abroad Global Seminar
  • Resource Teacher: Center for Teaching and Learning Early Career Faculty Learning Community

- Guest Lectures -

  • ANSC 1001: Orientation to Animal Science
  • ANSC 2401: Animal Nutrition

Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Supervision

- Current Advisees -

  • Ernest I. Kamanga-Sollo (co-supervise) Post-doc/scientist
  • Mary Pampusch (co-supervise) Post-doc/scientist
  • Melvin Pagan (co-supervise) Post-doc
  • Xi Gang (co-supervise) PhD. Candidate, Animal Sciences

Awards

  • Outstanding Professor, CFANS Student Board, 2009
  • Horace T. Morse Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, 2005
  • COAFES Outstanding Teacher, 2001

Publications (2004-2008)

- Refereed Articles -

Dayton, W.R. and M.E. White. 2008. Cellular and molecular regulation of muscle growth and development in meat animals. J. Anim. Sci. Apr;86(14 Suppl.):E217-25. Epub 2007 Aug. 20.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.E. White, K.Y. Chung, B.J. Johnson, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Potential role of G-protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) in estradiol-17beta-stimulated IGF-I mRNA expression in bovine satellite cell cultures. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. Oct.;35(3):254-62. Epub 2008 Jul. 11.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, K.Y. Chung, B.J. Johnson, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Roles of IGF-I and the estrogen, androgen and IGF-I receptors in estradiol-17beta- and trenbolone acetate-stimulated proliferation of cultured bovine satellite cells.  Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. Jul.;35(1):88097. Epub 2008 Mar. 24.

Pampusch, M.S., M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, T.J. Baxa, K.Y. Chung, S.L. Parr, B.J. Johnson, W.J. Weber, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Effects of implants of trenbolone acetate, estradiol, or both, on muscle insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor-I receptor, estrogen receptor-α, and androgen receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels in feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. Dec.;86(12):3418-23. Epub 2008 Aug. 1.

Xi, G., M.R. Hathaway, W.R. Dayton, and M.E. White. 2007. Growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid expression during differentiation of porcine embryonic myogenic cells. J. Anim. Sci. 85 143-150.

Xi, G., M.R. Hathaway, M.E. White, and W.R. Dayton. 2007. Localization of insulin-like growth factor (IGFBP)-3 in cultured porcine embryonic myogenic cells before and after TGF-beta(1) treatment. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. Nov.;33(4):422-9.

Xi, G., E. Kamanga-Sollo, M.R. Hathaway, W.R. Dayton, and M.E. White. 2006. Effect of constitutive expression of porcine IGFBP-3 on proliferation and differentiation of L6 myogenic cells. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 31(1):35-51.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.S. Pampusch, M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, and W.R. Dayton. 2005. Insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 and IGFBP-5 mediate TGF-beta- and myostatin-induced suppression of proliferation in porcine embryonic myogenic cell cultures. Exp. Cell Res. 311(1):167-76.

Pampusch, M.S., G. Xi, E. Kamanga-Sollo, K.J. Loseth, M.R. Hathaway, W.R. Dayton, and M.E. White. 2005. Production of recombinant porcine IGF-binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5) and its effect on proliferation of porcine embryonic myoblast cultures (PEMC) in the presence and absence of IGF-I and Long-R3-IGF-I. J. Endocrinol. Apr. 185(1):197-206.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.S. Pampusch, G. Xi, M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, and W.R. Dayton. 2004. IGF-I mRNA levels in bovine satellite cell cultures: Effects of fusion and anabolic steroid treatment. J. Cell. Physiol. 201:181-189.

Xi, G., E. Kamanga-Sollo, M.S. Pampusch, M.E. White, M. . Hathaway, and W.R. Dayton. 2004. Effect of recombinant porcine IGFBP-3 on IGF-I and Long-R3-IGF-I-stimulated proliferation and differentiation of L6 myogenic cells. J. Cell. Physiol. 200(3):387-394.

- Invited Papers, Conference Proceesings, Research Reports -

  • Faculty Keynote Speaker, Convocation 2008
  • Panel Speaker, Center for Teaching and Learning, Creative Assignments for Learning Abroad
  • Faculty Co-facilitator, Center for Teaching and Learning Seminar, Midterm Student Evaluations
  • Panel Speaker, Busch Excellence in Teaching Program, The New Professoriate, 2004

- Abstracts -

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, K.Y. Chung, B.J. Johnson, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Effects of androgen and estrogen (E2) receptor blockers and E2-conjugated BSA on estrogen and trenbolone acetate stimulated IGF-I expression in cultured bovine satellite cells. J. Anim. Sci. 86 E Suppl. 2: 428.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, K.Y. Chung, B.J. Johnson, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Roles of increased IGF-I expression and the estrogen 17β, androgen and IGF-I receptors in estradiol-17β and trenbolone acetate- stimulated proliferation of cultured bovine satellite cells. J. Anim. Sci. 86 E Suppl. 2: 427.

Pampusch, M.S., M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, K.Y. Chung, B.J. Johnson, and W.R. Dayton. 2008. Effects of trenbolone acetate (TBA), Estradiol (E2) and combined TBA/E2 implants on muscle IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA levels in feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 86 E Suppl. 2: 427.

Xi, G., E. Kamanga-Sollo, M.R. Hathaway, M.E. White, and W.R. Dayton. 2006. Localization of IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-5 in cultured porcine embryonic myogenic cells. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 84: 29 Suppl. 1.

Xi, G., M.R. Hathaway, M.E. White, E. I. Kamanga-Sollo, M.S. Pampusch, and W.R. Dayton. 2006. Use of RNA interference (RNAi) to silence IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-5 expression in porcine embryonic myogenic cell cultures. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 84: 29.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M. White, M. Hathaway, and W. Dayton. 2005.  Insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-3 and IGFBP-5 mediate TGF beta- and myostatin-induced suppression of proliferationin porcine embryonic myogenic cell cultures. J. Anim. Sci. 83(Suppl. 1): 281.

Xi, G., E. Kamanga-Sollo, M. Hathaway, M. White, and W. Dayton. 2005. Effects of constitutive expression of porcine IGFBP-3 on proliferation and differentiation of L6 myogenic cells.  J. Anim. Sci. 83(Suppl. 1):282.

Xi, G., M. White, M. Hathaway, and W. Dayton.  2005. Time course of growth factor mRNA expression during differentiation of porcine embryonic myogenic cells. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 83: 23  Suppl. 1.

Kamanga-Sollo, E., M.S. Pampusch, G. Xi, M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, and W.R. Dayton. 2004. IGF-I mRNA levels in bovine satellite cell cultures: Effects of fusion and anabolic steroid treatment. J. Anim. Sci. 82(Suppl. 2):201.

Pampusch, M., G. Xi, E. Kamanga-Sollo, M. White, M. Hathaway, and W. Dayton. 2004. Production of recombinant porcine IGF binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5) and its effect on proliferation of porcine embryonic myoblast cultures (PEMC) and L6 cells and on differentiation of L6 cells in the presence and absence of IGF-I . J. Anim. Sci. 82(Suppl. 2):201.

Xi, G., E.I. Kamanga-Sollo, M.S. Pampusch, M.E. White, M.R. Hathaway, and W.R. Dayton. 2004. Effect of recombinant porcine IGFBP-3 on IGF-I and Long-R3-IGF-I-stimulated proliferation and differentiation of L6 myogenic cells. J. Anim. Sci. 82(Suppl. 2):201.
 

Earlier Publications

 

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