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Dr. Jorge De los Santos Funes

  • Assistant Professor - Department of Agricultural Sciences
Portrait of Dr. Jorge De los Santos Funes

Biography and expertise

I am a scientist and educator driven by strong curiosity. I have built my career in biotechnology and molecular diagnostics. I have developed my own teaching styles supported by diverse technologies, hoping to enhance student engagement and learning. My international academic and industry experience include roles in research, teaching, product development. I am happily engaged in academic roles in agricultural and animal sciences, contributing to both research and curriculum development at Texas State University.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Animal Sciences

Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • De los Santos Funes, Jorge Antonio (Principal). Investigating genetic markers and gene expression in pregnant caws as Indicators of health and pregnancy Viability., Texas State University, $260000. (Submitted: March 1, 2025, Funded: August 1, 2025 - August 1, 2027). Grant.
  • De los Santos Funes, J. A. (2025). Fetal–Fetal and Fetal–Maternal Microchimerism: Insights from Mammalian Placental Biology. Journal of Developmental Biology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb14020019
  • Perez, A., Amaro, A., & De los Santos Funes, J. A. (2025). Comparative Evaluation of Two DNA Extraction Protocols using Blood and Hair Samples for Bovine DNA Banking. In no.
  • De los Santos Funes, J. A., Erickson, M., Wattiaux, M., & Parrish, J. (2023). Retrospective Ratings of Learning across pre-pandemic, emergency-remote, and post-pandemic instruction in an introductory biology laboratory Accepted for publication. NACTA, 67(1).
  • De los Santos Funes, J. A., Andrade, J. P., Cangiano, L., Iriarte, A., Peñagaricano, F., & Parrish, J. J. (2023). Transcriptomic analysis reveals gene expression changes in peripheral white blood cells of cows after embryo transfer: Implications for pregnancy tolerance. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 58(7).
  • De los Santos Funes, J. A., Andrade, J. P. N., Berndtson, J., & Parrish, J. (2023). Profiling the expression of Let-7d-5p microRNA in circulating blood of pregnant and nonpregnant cows. Journal of Animal Science, 101.
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: Teaching Assistant Award, Dorothy Powelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2021 - Present
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Fulbright Scholarship, 2016-2018. Fulbright Scholarship to start a Ph.D. program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. February 1, 2016 - December 1, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Company. January 1, 2013
  1. Volunteer

    2023 Moderator for the 24th Annual Undergraduate Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

  2. Volunteer

    College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  3. Member

    Soccer Coach, Middle School. Shorewood Hills School, Madison Wisconsin

  4. Member

    Eye to Eye, a non-profit organization

  5. Member

    Graduate admission Program

  6. Member

    Member Curriculum Committee

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