52nd Annual Texas Genetics Society, 2025

2025 TGS Barbara Bowman Distinguished Geneticist

Reflections on the Golden Age of Genomics

Dr. Loren Skow is Senior Professor Emeritus in the Department of Veterinary Integrated BioSciences at Texas A&M University. His research has been devoted to the comparative analysis of mammalian genomes with emphasis on animal models of human genetic disorders. He served on the organizing committees for both the bovine and the equine genome sequencing initiatives and is particularly interested in how variation in the architecture and evolution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influences the function of the immune system.