EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation

Jerry R. Malayer, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education in the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1994.  He is a Professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources.  Dr. Malayer received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Purdue University, and the Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1990.  He was the recipient of a National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health under the mentorship of Professor Jack Gorski at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Sigma Xi, and Phi Zeta, the Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine; he has served on Editorial Boards for two journals, and been a scientific reviewer for numerous professional journals and funding agencies including the National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, and the USDA.  Dr. Malayer was recently appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma to the Oklahoma Science and Technology Council and re-appointed to the Health Research Committee of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.  He is currently Chair of the Research Committee of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges; State Director for Oklahoma EPSCoR and a member of the IDEA/EPSCoR Foundation Board of Directors.  Dr. Malayer has been the recipient of the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, the Oklahoma A&M Regent’s Distinguished Research Award, and the Oklahoma State University Graduate and Professional Student Association Award for Excellence in graduate student mentoring.  In 2006, he was selected for the American Council on Education Fellows Program, the nation’s premier higher education leadership development program.  In 2007, he was recognized as a Distinguished Animal Sciences Alumnus by Purdue University.