Department of Animal Science

Faculty

	Lloyd L. Anderson Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University 2356 Kildee Hall Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-5540 Fax: 515-294-4471 Email: llanders@iastate.edu
Education Iowa State University, Animal Science BS, 1957 Iowa State University, Animal Reproduction PhD, 1961 Georgian Academy of Sciences, Physiology Hon. D.Sc., 2003
Awards 2008 Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture Award, Gamma Sigma Delta 2007 F.B. Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award, Iowa State University Alumni Association 2004 Gamma Sigma Delta Alumni Award of Merit 2004 Animal Growth and Development Award, ASAS 2003 Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award, Iowa State University 2003 Faculty Citation, Iowa State University Alumni Association Endocrinology Cover Story, March 2002 2002 Gamma Sigma Delta - Mission Award for Research 2001 Outstanding Achievement in Research 1995 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1989 Honor Lecturer, Mid-America State Universities Association 1988 Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award, ASAS 1987 Fellow, American Society of Animal Science
Instruction Dr. Anderson teaches: AnS 332 - Laboratory Methods in Animal Reproduction AnS 533 - Physiology and Endocrinology of Animal Reproduction AnS 590F - Special Topics - Physiology of Reproduction AnS 633 - Seminar in Animal Reproduction AnS 699F - Research in Animal Reproduction
Research Dr. Anderson's areas of research are mechanisms regulating relaxin and progesterone secretion and their effects, effects of antiprogesterone, and neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating growth and reproduction in farm animals.
Professional Affiliations National Institutes of Health, Reproductive Biology Study Section and Reviewers Reserve American Association of Anatomists Endocrine Society American Physiological Society Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Society for the Study of Reproduction British Society for the Study of Fertility Society for Neuroscience Iowa Physiological Society Pituitary Society American Society for Cell Biology Cooperating Faculty Member, ISU Neuroscience Program Cooperating Faculty Member, ISU Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program Editorial Board, Domestic Animal Endocrinology, Editorial Board, Animal Reproduction Science Editorial Board, Endocrinology Editorial Board, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ISU Department of Animal Science Animal Physiology section coordinator.
Selected Publications (from a total of 227 research papers in refereed journals, 201 abstracts presented at scientificmeetings, 89 experiment station reports and 5 patents) Scanes, C.G., A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, S.A. Johannsen and L.L. Anderson. 2007. Sub-populations of somatotropes with differing intracellular calcium concentration responses to secretagogues. Neuroendocrinology 85:221-231. (Cover illustration). Molina, J.R., A.M. Benoit, S. Lkhagvadorj, and L.L. Anderson. 2008. Hypothalamic deafferentation in prepuberal beef heifers: Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and estradiol benzoate on luteinizing hormone secretion. Livestock Science (In Press). Anderson, L.L. 2006. Guest Editor for Cell Secretion Review Series Cell Secretion finally sees the light. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 10:271-272. Anderson, L.L. 2006. Invited Minireview titled: Discovery of the porosome: the universal secretory machinery in cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 10:126-131. Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, M.H. Stromer, J.-L. Lee, K. Jeftinija, and A. Glavaski-Joksimovic. 2005. Physiology of ghrelin and related peptides. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 29:111-144. Lee, J.S., M.S. Mayes, M.H. Stromer, C.G. Scanes, S. Jeftinija and L.L. Anderson. 2004.Number of secretory vesicles in growth hormone cells of the pituitary remains unchangedafter secretion. Experimental Biology and Medicine 229:632-639. Anderson, L.L., S. Jeftinija and C.G. Scanes. 2004. Invited minireview titled: Growth hormone secretion: Molecular and cellular mechanisms and in vivo approaches. Experimental Biology and Medicine 229:291-302. Glavaski-Joksimovic, A., K. Jeftinija, C.G. Scanes, L.L. Anderson and S. Jeftinija. 2003.Stimulatory effect of ghrelin on isolated porcine somatotropes. Neuroendocrinology 77:366-378. Cho, S.-J., K. Jeftinija, A. Glavaski, S. Jeftinija, B.P. Jena, and L.L. Anderson. 2002.Structure and dynamics of the fusion pores in live GH-secreting cells revealed usingatomic force microscopy. Endocrinology 143:1144-1148 (cover illustration). Link to Dr. Anderson's CV