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Rajesh Jha  PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal SciencesCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Work Email: rjha@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Animal Nutrition, Feed Evaluation, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Fiber Fermentation, Gut Physiology and Health, In vitro Digestion and Fermentation

Recent Publications

  •  Tiwari, U. P., H. Chen, S. W. Kim, and R. Jha. 2018. Supplemental effect of xylanase and mannanase on nutrient digestibility and gut health of nursery pigs studied using both in vivo and in vitro model. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 245:77-90
  • Haygood, A. M., and R. Jha. 2018. Strategies to modulate the intestinal microbiota of Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in aquaculture: a review. Rev. Aquacult., 10(2):320-333.
  • Singh, A. K., J. D. Berrocoso, Y. Dersjant-Li, A. Awati, and R. Jha. 2017. Effect of a combination of xylanase, amylase, and protease on growth performance of broilers fed low and high fiber diets. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 232:16-20.
  • Berrocoso, J. D., R. Kida, A. K. Singh, Y. S. Kim and R. Jha. 2017. Effect of in ovo injection of raffinose on growth performance and gut health parameters of broiler chicken. Poult. Sci., 96:1573–1580.

Current Graduate Students (Chair)

  • Razib Das (PhD, HNFAS home): Nutrition
  • Alyssa Haygood (PhD, MBBE home): Aquaculture Nutrition
  • Hannah Holmes (MS, HNFAS home): Nutrition
  • Ratu Serupepeli Ravula Tagivakatini (MS): Animal Science

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

  • Current students
    • Requirements
      • Coursework requirement
        • BS plan
        • MS plan
        • Career courses
        • Research courses
        • Specialty courses
      • Qualifying exam
        • Qualifying Exam: Tips
        • Examination rubric
        • Form I
      • Comprehensive examination and Dissertation proposal
        • Examination rubric
        • Form II
      • Dissertation
        • Dissertation defense proposal
          • Examination Rubric
          • Form III
        • Dissertation format guidelines
        • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
        • Institutional Review Board
    • Tips for success

Degree program faculty

Cheryl Albright PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio DrPH
Jinan Banna PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry PhD
Carol J. Boushey PhD, MPH, RD
Monica K. Esquivel PhD, RDN, CSSD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla PhD, RD, LDN
L. Kealoha Fox PhD
Adrian Franke PhD
Andrew Grandinetti PhD
Yanghua He PhD
Ronald Hetzler PhD
Kacie Ho PhD
Rajesh Jha PhD
Rachel Johnson PhD, MPH, RD
Soojin Jun PhD
Yong Soo Kim PhD, MS
Janet Latner PhD
Loic Le Marchand MD, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li PhD
Yong Li PhD
Unhee Lim PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec MD PhD
Birendra Mishra PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar PhD
Rachel Novotny PhD, RDN, LD
Jenee Odani DVM
May Okihiro MD
Andre P Seale PhD
John A Shepherd PhD
Mark Thorne PhD
C. Alan Titchenal PhD, CNS
Lynne Wilkens DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang PhD
Halina M Zaleski PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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