Former VERO Team Members
Bigelow, Rebecca
Rebecca Bigelow, MS
MS graduate
rabigelow1@buffs.wtamu.edu
Rebecca received her BS in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University and her MS degree 2023 from the Department of Agricultural Sciences at West Texas A&M and the VERO Partnership. Her research focused on evaluating effects of various antimicrobials on the whole blood transcriptome of commercial feedlot cattle when administered as a metaphylactic treatment for bovine respiratory disease. Rebecca is currently pursuing her PhD at Kansas State University.
Chung, Max
Max Chung
-- MS Student, Texas A&M University
-- Advisor: Dr. Robert Valeris-Chacin
Max received his BS in Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in 2021. He joined Dr. Valeris’s lab in 2022 and is currently a Masters - Thesis student in the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) program. Max’s research focuses on identifying virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella isolates from beef cattle in the Texas panhandle. By comparing the distribution of these pathogenicity-relevant genes among isolates, Max will advance the current knowledge on Salmonella ecology in cattle and significantly improve industry understanding of Salmonella capabilities to cause harm.
Green, Mollie
Mollie Green, MS
MS graduate
mmgreen2@buffs.wtamu.edu
Mollie received her Bachelor of Science degree from West Texas A&M University and her MS degree in 2023 from West Texas A&M University and the VERO Partnership. Her graduate research focuses on the overall use of genetic and genomic technologies for beef cattle systems for beef cattle health improvement. As Mollie continues her research in this field, she aims to support industry leaders with information that can be used to improve decision making in areas such as cattle health, production efficiency, and global sustainability.
McAtee, Taylor
Taylor McAtee, MS
MS graduate
taylormcatee@vet.k-state.edu
Taylor received her MS degree in Animal Science from West Texas A&M University in 2022. She evaluated the impact of different adminstration routes of respiratory vaccinations on the respiratory microbiome of high-risk feedlot cattle. She is currently a PhD student at Kansas State University studying commercial beef production systems to enable science-based management decisions.