Perpetuation of any species is the outcome of normal reproductive processes. However, this fundamental element of biology is countered by a need to control fertility to match the sustainability of our natural resources, a very difficult task of growing national and international concern. At Cornell University, research into aspects of reproductive biology encompasses a host of different species (from mice and human beings to cattle and horses), examining both male and female reproductive function and fertility at the systems, endocrine, gonadal, genetic, and molecular levels. Our research groups are highly collaborative and help to form the Center for Reproductive Genomics as well as a Training Program in Reproductive Genomics supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This group also boasts one of the longest running journal clubs and seminar series on the Cornell campus.
| Faculty | Research area(s) | Graduate Field Membership (Biological & Biomedical Sciences Fields in bold) |
 Doug Antczak |
pregnancy immunology; immunogenetics; equine immunology
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Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Immunology & Infectious Disease; Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
 W. Ron Butler |
reproductive physiology; gonadotropins and ovarian function; reproduction/nutrition interactions | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Animal Science |
 Paula E, Cohen |
etiology of spontaneous birth defects in mammals; mechanisms of meiotic recombination; DNA repair proteins in meiosis and recombination; germ cell development; ovarian development | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Genetics & Development; Genomics |
 Scott Coonrod |
reproductive physiology; molecular and cellular physiology; epigenetic reprogramming during the egg-to-embryo transition; mechanisms by which specific histone modifications are dynamically regulated during hormone-dependent gene transcription in breast cancer cells | Comparative Biomedical Sciences; Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
 Paul D. Curtis |
animal behavior; population ecology; reproductive biology | Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Natural Resources |
 Robin L. Davisson |
molecular mechanisms of determining normal cardiovascular function and pathogenesis of certain cardiovascular diseases; central neural control of blood pressure and autonomic function; molecular determinants of cardiac disease; molecular pathophysiology of preeclampsia | Molecular & Integrative Physiology;
Pharmacology; Environmental Toxicology |
 Joanne Fortune |
ovarian development and function; regulation of ovarian follicular development and function | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Animal Science; Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies |
 Maria Garcia-Garcia |
development biology in mice and flies; genetics of developmental mechanisms that influence embryonic morphology | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology; Genetics & Development |
 Robert O. Gilbert |
theriogenology; bovine health and reproduction; canine genetics | Comparative Biomedical Sciences |
 Laura C. Harrington |
mosquito biology and behavior; disease ecology and evolution; epidemiology; medical entomology; mosquito biology; vector-borne disease ecology | Comparative Biomedical Sciences; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Entomology |
 Patricia A. Johnson |
animal science and physiology; endocrinology and reproductive physiology | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Animal Science |
 Siu Sylvia Lee |
molecular genetics of aging; signaling pathways of nutrient sensing; molecular basis of stress response | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology; Computational Biology; Genetics & Development; Nutrition |
 Marla Lujan |
nutritional regulation of fertility; endocrinology and metabolism; polycystic ovary syndrome; ultrasonography | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Nutrition |
 Vicki Meyers-Wallen |
inherited canine diseases; reproductive tract disorders | Comparative Biomedical Sciences; Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
 Alexander Nikitin |
genetic modeling of human cancer in the mouse; early detection and monitoring of carcinogenesis; neoplasms of reproductive and endocrine systems | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Environmental Toxicology |
 Kimberly O'Brien |
calcium metabolism and bone health; control of maternal/fetal nutrient; partitioning and cellular mineral transport; micronutrient status in international settings; development of mass spectrometric methodology; pediatric bone health; pregnancy and mineral metabolism in adolescents | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Nutrition |
 John E. Parks |
spermatogenesis in vitro; gamete physiology; cryobiology | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Animal Science |
 Ned J. Place |
mammalian reproductive biology with a focus on the life history of trade-offs associated with timing of hormone secretion and reproductive effort, sexual differentiation | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Neurobiology & Behavior |
 Susan M. Quirk |
reproductive physiology; focus on molecular and cellular aspects of ovarian function | Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Animal Science |
 Mark Stephen Roberson |
molecular endocrinology in reproductive tissues | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Pharmacology; Environmental Toxicology |
 John Schimenti |
mouse genetics and functional genomics; genomic instability; genetic recombination; genetics of gametogenesis and development; use of ES cells to mutagenize the mouse genome | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology; Genetics & Development; Genomics |
 Donald H. Schlafer |
reproductive pathology; infectious diseases | Comparative Biomedical Sciences |
 Susan S. Suarez |
sperm motility regulation and transport into the female reproductive tract | Comparative Biomedical Science; Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Zoology & Wildlife Conservation |
 Alexander J. Travis |
comparative biology of male germ cells; signaling and metabolism of sperm during capacitation; organization of lipid raft membrane sub-domains in sperm; applications of technologies using reproductive stem cells for wildlife conservation | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Animal Science |
 Robert S. Weiss |
genomic maintenance mechanisms; cell cycle checkpoints; molecular responses to genomic stress; mouse models of genomic instability | Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology; Environmental Toxicology; Genetics & Development; Genomics |
 Mariana Wolfner |
molecular, developmental, and genetic studies of Drosophila reproduction; embryogenesis and nuclear envelope; function and evolution of reproductive genes | Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Genetics & Development |
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