Email

gwendolynn.hummel@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine

05/2026 - Houston, Texas United States

Bioinformatics, Genomics, and Systems Biology

MS from University of Wyoming

05/2021 - Laramie, Wyoming United States

Animal Genetics

MS from Colorado State University

08/2018 - Fort Collins, Colorado United States

Biomedical Sciences - Assisted Reproductive Technology

BS from Colorado State University

05/2017 - Fort Collins, Colorado United States

Equine Science

BA from Colorado State University

05/2017 - Fort Collins, Colorado United States

Journalism & Technical Communication

Selected Publications

• Hummel, G., Aagaard K. "Arthropods to Eutherians: A historical and contemporary comparison of sparse prenatal microbial communities amongst Animalia species." Am. J. Repro. Immunol.. 2023;
• Hummel, G.L., Woodruff, K.W., Austin, K.J., Knuth, R.M., Lake, S., and Cunningham-Hollinger, H.C. "Late gestation maternal feed restriction decreases microbial diversity of the placenta while mineral supplementation improves richness of the fetal gut microbiome in cattle." Animals. 2021 Jul 29;11:2219.
• Hummel, G.L., Woodruff, K.W., Austin, K.J., Smith, T.L., and Cunningham-Hollinger, H.C. "Evidence for the amnion-fetal gut-microbial axis in late gestation beef calves." Transl. Anim. Sci.. 2020 Dec;4:S174-S177.
• Woodruff, K.W., Hummel, G.L., Austin, K.J., Smith, T.L., and Cunningham-Hollinger, H.C. "Influence of the maternal rumen microbiome on development of the calf meconium and rumen microbiome." Transl. Anim. Sci.. 2020 Dec;4:S169-S173.

Memberships

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Trainee (09/2022)

Society for the Study of Reproduction

Trainee (03/2020)

American Society of Animal Science

Trainee (03/2020)