Kahina Ghanem

Assistant Professor in Avian Reproductive Physiology
495B AnSc/VetMed
1988 Fitch Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
kahina@umn.edu
+1 612 624 1771

Education

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, U.S.A. (2020)

Ph.D., Biomedical and Integrative Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, U.S.A. (2019)

B.A, with Distinction, Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, U.S.A (2013)

Kahina Ghanem

Research Interests

1) Elucidate the mechanisms of regulation and development of the ovarian follicle in laying hens and broiler breeders
2) Investigate female late fertility problems in turkey breeders
3) Develop a technique to sex-select eggs in layers before hatch

Teaching

ANSC 3511: Animal Growth and Development

Publications

Ghanem K & Johnson AL. 2019. Relationship Between Cyclic Follicle Recruitment and Ovulation in the Hen Ovary. Poultry Science.  Volume 98, Issue 7, 1 July 2019, Pages 3014-3021

Ghanem K & Johnson AL. 2019. Response of Hen Pre-recruitment Ovarian Follicles to Follicle Stimulating Hormone, In Vivo. General and Comparative Endocrinology. Volume 270, pp 41-47.

Horvat-Gordon M, Hadley JA, Ghanem K & Leach RM, Jr. 2019. Lack of a relationship between plasma fibroblast growth factor-23 and phosphate utilization in young chicks. Poultry Science. Volume 98(4), pp1762-1765

Ghanem K & Johnson AL. 2018. Follicle Dynamics and Granulosa Cell Differentiation in the Turkey Hen Ovary. Poultry Science. Volume 97, pp 3755–3761.

Ghanem K & Gary Laverty. 2013. Bicarbonate Transport in the Chick Renal Proximal Tubule Nbc1 as The Basolateral Transporter. Senior Thesis. 

Honors & Awards

Penn State Graduate Exhibition Award in Health & Life Sciences, Spring 2016

The Ruth Young Boucke Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2013

The James B. and Viola M. Bartoo Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2013

PNC Financial Corporation Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2013

The Stetson Award for Undergraduate Physiology Research, 2012/2013

Senior Thesis Winter Session Scholar Award, Winter 2013

University of Delaware Undergraduate Supply and Expense Grant Award, 2012-2013

Keith, M.T. Scholarship, 2011-2013