Wellison Diniz

Dr. Wellison Diniz is an Assistant Professor of Animal Genomics in the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University. His research program investigates the genomic and epigenomic mechanisms underlying developmental programming in beef cattle, with focus on how maternal nutrition influences offspring development and productivity.

His research integrates genomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics to study fetal programming effects of maternal nutrition. He examines how nutritional interventions during pregnancy affect gene expression, metabolic pathways, and epigenetic regulation in offspring across multiple generations.

Dr. Diniz's publications demonstrate expertise in multi-omics approaches to understand how maternal nutrition alters hepatic transcriptomes, affects mineral homeostasis, and influences skeletal muscle development in beef cattle. His work has implications for improving cattle productivity through strategic nutritional management during pregnancy.

He contributes to Auburn's agricultural research units and collaborates on projects investigating nutritional strategies to enhance sustainable beef production systems.