Edward Onyango
Associate Professor
Department of Health Sciences
Significant Roles: A&P Course Coordinator
Department of Health Sciences
Significant Roles: A&P Course Coordinator
Contact:
423-439-4490 / onyango@etsu.edu
Room 249 Lamb Hall
MS, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992
BVM, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1987
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Room 249 Lamb Hall
EDUCATION
PhD, Purdue University, IN, 2004MS, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992
BVM, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1987
COURSES TAUGHT
Human PhysiologyHuman Anatomy & Physiology
RESEARCH FOCUS
Influence of environmental factors (dietary and otherwise) on the protective gastrointestinal mucus lining.RESEARCH PROJECTS
Onyango, E. M. Effect of stress on the integrity of the protective barrier of the gastrointestinal tract. RDC, 2010-2011Onyango, E. M. Minority Faculty Recruitment Program. Tennessee Board of Regents, 2010-2011.
Onyango, E. M. Effect of IP6 on mucins in mice – Analysis of samples already collected. RDC, 2008-2009.
Onyango, E. M. Co-PI. Diabetes and embryonic development: a chick embryo model. RDC, 2008-2009.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Onyango, E. M. Source and level of protein fed to mice may affect their intestinal mucin production. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2008.
Onyango, E. M. Inositol hexaphosphate alters mucin expression in the intestinal mucosa of mice. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2008.
Onyango, E. M., E. K. Asem, and O. Adeola, 2006. Dietary cholecalciferol and phosphorus influence intestinal mucosa phytase activity in broiler chicks. British Poultry Science 47:632-639.
Onyango, E. M., M. R. Bedford, and O. Adeola, 2005. Phytase activity along the digestive tract of broiler chicks: A comparative study of an Escherichia coli-derived and Peniophora lycii phytase. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 85:61-68.