Tae Hyun Kim
Huck Early Career Chair; Assistant Professor of Avian Biology
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317 Animal, Veterinary, and Biomedical Sciences
University Park, PA - taekim@psu.edu
- 814-867-3203
Research Summary
Improving poultry health by applying modern genetic approaches including gene editing. Particular focus on identifying key genes and regulatory elements associated with improved economic traits.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Bioinformatics and Genomics
- Center for Reproductive Biology and Health
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
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News Articles Featuring Tae Hyun Kim
May 07, 2025
Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs
Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed to humans, could be a game-changer for farms and food production, researchers said.
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Aug 01, 2024
Penn State researchers receive USDA-NIFA grant to study male cattle genetics
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant to a team of researchers in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences to study the genetic mechanisms underlying the development of the testis, the male organ that produces reproductive cells, in cattle and its role in sperm production.
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