Gabriel Zayas, Ph.D

    B.S. Animal Sciences (concentration in Animal Biology), University of Florida, 2019
    Ph.D. Animal Sciences (concentration in Livestock Genetics and Genomics), University of Florida, 2025

    zayas@wisc.edu

    (787) 486-3177

    Animal Sciences Building, Room 448
    1675 Observatory Drive
    Madison, WI 53706-1205

    Advisor:
    Dr. Francisco Peñagaricano

    Research Area:
    Gabriel’s research uses bioinformatics to study how in-utero heat stress alters DNA methylation in the developing bovine mammary gland, and whether those epigenetic marks are inherited across generations. By integrating methylation data with transcriptomic and other multi-omic layers, he aims to identify the regulatory pathways linking early-life environmental stress to lifelong changes in mammary development and dairy productivity.