Scott Fry, Ph.D.
Swine Research Manager

Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Joined Akey in 2011

Dr. Fry was raised on a cattle operation in north-central Arkansas. He received his B.S. in Animal Science with a minor in Agribusiness from the University of Arkansas in 2005. His M.S. degree was awarded from North Carolina State University in 2007 where his research examined the effects of dietary boron supplementation on immunity in receiving cattle. Following the completion of his M.S. degree, Dr. Fry remained at NCSU until 2010 when he completed his Ph.D. in Animal Science and Nutrition with a minor in Biotechnology. His Ph.D. research characterized metabolic pathways involved in copper metabolism in the intestine and liver of cattle and pigs. Studies in cattle examined how copper deficiency, breed, and dietary iron affects copper metabolism at the cellular level in the intestine and liver. His research also investigated the effects of level and source of dietary copper, as well as the effects of dietary iron on copper metabolic pathways in the small intestine and liver of weanling pigs.

To date Dr. Fry has authored or coauthored 8 refereed publications and 16 scientific abstracts. He is also a member of the American Society of Animal Science.