Biography
I am a PhD student at Iowa State University in the Department of Animal Sciences. I am passionate about understanding the fundamental biology and biochemistry associated with livestock growth and meat production. Data science has become another passion of mine. I am involved in a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship Program at Iowa State University called DataFEWSion. Through this program, I meet weekly with a cohort of interdisciplinary PhD students from across various departments. We discuss and learn from each other about data analysis and modeling skills at the nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (FEWS). We also grow our professional and communication skills through our symposium with external stakeholders and through our Graduate Certificate course work on Data-Drive Food, Energy, and Water Decision Making. All together, I am applying the skills and knowledge I gain on data science and analytics to the animal science, livestock production, and meat quality research areas.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Distinct myofibrillar sub-proteomic profiles are associated with the instrumental texture of aged pork loin.
Johnson, L.G., C. Zhai, E.M. Steadham, L.M. Reever, K.J. Prusa, M.N. Nair, E. Huff-Lonergan, and S.M. Lonergan. 2023. Journal of Animal Science. 101:skad327.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad327
Review of postmortem protein oxidation in skeletal muscle and the role of the peroxiredoxin family of endogenous antioxidants.
Johnson, L.G., B.M. Patterson, S.M. Lonergan, and E. Huff-Lonergan. 2023. Meat and Muscle Biology. 6(3): 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.22175/mmb.14492
Characterizing the sarcoplasmic proteome of aged pork chops classified by purge loss.
Johnson, L.G., C. Zhai, L.M. Reever, K.J. Prusa, M.N. Nair, E. Huff-Lonergan, and S.M. Lonergan. 2023. Journal of Animal Science. 101: 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad046
Partial purification of peroxiredoxin-2 from porcine skeletal muscle.
Johnson, L.G., E.M. Steadham, E. Huff-Lonergan, and S.M. Lonergan. 2021. Meat and Muscle Biology. 5(1): 1-9.
https://doi.org/10.22175/mmb.12408