University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department Of Animal ScienceC220 Animal Science Complex
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908
(402)-472-0518
Professor
Dr. Fernando's interests are in understanding microbial structure-function relationships to improve human and animal nutrition. His interests are in
- understanding the role of the microbial food chain in methanogenesis and other metabolic disorders in ruminants
- developing new animal models to study structure-function relationships in the human microbiome
- understanding the influence of host-genotype, gut microbiota and environment towards pathogen colonization in humans and livestock
- uncovering the gut virome in ruminants and non-ruminants.
Education
| 2008 – 2011 |
Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge |
| 2008 – 2011 |
PhD Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK |
| 2004 |
M.S. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK |
| 2002 |
B.S. University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
Professsional Experience
| July 2017 – present |
Associate Professor |
April 2011 – June 2017 |
Assistant Professor |
Jan 2013 – present |
Courtesy appointments in School of Biological Sciences, UNL |
July 2011 – present |
Courtesy appointments in Food Science and Technology, UNL |
Memberships
| American Society of Animal Science | American Society of Microbiology | Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture |
Research Publication
| PubMed |
| Google Scholar |
Honors
| 2015 |
IANR's Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research Award |
| 2015 |
IANR Dinsdale Family Faculty Award |
| 2015 |
American Society of Animal Science Early Career Achievement Award |
| 2008 |
Oklahoma State University Research Excellence Award for outstanding research contribution in Biological Sciences |
| 2008 |
Phoenix Award for exemplary achievement in leadership, scholarship, professional involvement and university and community service at Oklahoma State University |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Ph.D. Student in the Department of Animal Science |