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Porter, Tom

Porter, Tom

Professor
Brain and Behavior Institute
1413 Animal Sciences Building
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Dr. Porter moved to the University of Maryland in 1997 as an Assistant Professor. After subsequent promotions to Associate Professor and Full Professor, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences in 2007. More information on the department is available at http://ansc.umd.edu/

  • Neuroendocrine regulation of growth and metabolism
  • Cellular differentiation of the anterior pituitary gland during embryonic development
  • Study of global gene expression in the neuroendocrine system

NIH Awards $2M to UMD Entomologist Megan Fritz

Research into mosquitoes carrying West Nile will pinpoint the genes responsible for their attraction to humans.