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My principal area of interest is mammalian reproductive
biology, with a focus on the life history trade-offs associated with
the timing of hormone secretion and reproductive effort. I study the
effects of photoperiod and melatonin on female reproductive aging in
Siberian hamsters. I am also a collaborator on the Berkeley Spotted
Hyena Project at the University of California, where I study sexual
differentiation and mating behavior of naturally masculinized female
mammals. I pursue basic research that is integrative and comparative,
while also being biomedically and ecologically relevant.
For more information, please view the Place Lab web site. |
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| Education |
| B.S. | - 1982 | State University of New York, Albany - Biology | |||
| M.D. | - 1987 | University of Rochester - Medicine | |||
| Ph.D. | - 2000 | University of Washington - Zoology |
| Certifications and Licenses |
| Board Certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993 |
| Honors and Awards |
| Medical Student Oncology Fellowship, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK 1985 | ||
| Excellence in Endoscopy Award, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1991 | ||
| Board Certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1993 | ||
| Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1993 - 2003 | ||
| Richard C. Snyder Award in Zoology, University of Washington 1997 | ||
| National Research Service Award, Individual NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2001 - 2004 | ||
| Best Trainee Poster Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology 2003 |
| Research and Professional Experience |
| 1987 - 1991 | Resident, Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center | ||||
| 1991 - 1995 | Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Ob-Gyn Associates, Waynesboro, VA | ||||
| 1997- 2000 | Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington | ||||
| 2000 - 2004 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley | ||||
| 2004 - 2011 | Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences | ||||
| 2004 - present | Director, Endocrinology Section, Animal Health Diagnostic Center | ||||
| 2011 - present | Associate Professor, Cornell University, Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences |
| Professional Society Memberships |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | |||||
| American Society of Mammalogists | |||||
| Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology | |||||
| Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | |||||
| Society for the Study of Reproduction | |||||
| Selected Publications |
| 1. Place NJ, Tuthill CR, Schoomer EE, Tramontin AD, and Zucker I.(2004). Short day lengths delay reproductive aging. Biol Reprod 71:987-992. 2. Timonin ME, Place NJ, Wanderi EW*, and Wynne-Edwards KE. (2006). Phodopus campbelli detect reduced photoperiod during development but, unlike P. sungorus, retain functional reproductive physiology. Reproduction 132:661-670. 3. Glickman SE, Cunha GR, Drea CM, Conley AJ and Place NJ. (2006). Mammalian sexual differentiation: lessons from the spotted hyena. Trends Endocrinol Metab 17:349-356. (Featured on the cover) 4. Conley AJ, Corbin CJ, Browne P, Mapes SM, Place NJ, Hughes AL, and Glickman SE. (2007). Placental expression and molecular characterization of aromatase cytochrome P450 in the hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Placenta 28:668-675. 5. Scotti ML, Place NJ, Demas GE. (2007). Short day increases in aggression are independent of circulating gonadal steroid levels in female Siberian hamsters (Phodopussungorus). Horm Behav 52:183-190. 6. Wahaj SA, Place NJ, Weldele ML, Glickman SE, and Holekamp KE. (2007). Siblicide in the spotted hyena: analysis with ultrasonic examination of wild and captive individuals. Behav Ecol 18:974-984. 7. Kabithe EW* and Place NJ. (2008). Photoperiod-dependent modulation of anti-Müllerian hormone in female Siberian hamsters, Phodopus sungorus. Reproduction 135:335-342. 8. Walsh DM, McGowan CM, McGowan TW, Lamb SV, Schanbacher BJ, and Place NJ. (2009). Correlation of plasma insulin concentration and laminitis score in a field study of equine Cushing’s disease and equine metabolic syndrome. J Equine Vet Sci. 29:87-94. 9. Place NJ and Cruickshank J*. (2009). Graded response to short photoperiod during development and early adulthood in Siberian hamsters and the effects on reproduction as females age. Horm Behav. 55:390-397. (Featured on the cover) 10. Phalen AN*, Wexler R*, Park S-U*, Cruickshank J*, and Place NJ. (2010). Photoperiod-induced differences in uterine growth in Phodopus sungorus are evident at an early age when serum estradiol and uterine estrogen receptor levels are notdifferent. Comp Biochem Physiol A. 155:115-121. (A.N.P. and R.W. contributed equally to this publication) 11. Place NJ and Cruickshank J*. (2010). Short photoperiod initiated during adulthood sustains reproductive function in older female Siberian hamsters more effectively than does shortphotoperiod before puberty. Biol Reprod. 82:778-782. 12. Place NJ, McGowan CM, Lamb SV, Schanbacher BJ, McGowan TW, and Walsh DM. (2010). Seasonal variation in serum concentrations of selected metabolic hormones in horses. J Vet Intern Med. 24:650-654. 13. Piekarski DJ, Place NJ, and Zucker I. (2010). Facilitation of male sexual behavior in Syrian hamsters by the combined action of dihydrotestosterone and testosterone. PLoS ONE. 5(9):e12749. 14. Place NJ, Coscia EM, Dahl NJ, Drea CM, Holekamp KE, Roser JF Sisk CL, Weldele ML, and Glickman SE. (2011). The anti-androgen combination, flutamide plus finasteride paradoxically suppressed LH and androgen concentrations in pregnant spotted hyenas, but not in males. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 170:455-459. 15. Place NJ, Hansen BS, Cheraskin J-L, Cudney SE*, Flanders JA, Newmark AD, Barry B, and Scarlett JM. (2011). Measurement of serum anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations in female dogs and cats before and after ovarihysterectomy. J Vet Diag Invest 23:524-527. 16. Almeida J, Ball BA, Conley AJ, Place NJ, Liu IKM, Scholtz EL, Mathewson L, Stanley SD, and Moeller BC. (2011). Biological and clinical significance of anti-Müllerian hormone determination in blood serum of the mare. Theriogenology 76:1393-1403. 17. Rutkowska J, Place NJ, Vincent SE and Adkins-Regan E. (2011). Adrenocortical response to mating, social interaction and restraint in the Japanese quail. Physiol Behav 24:1037-40. 18. Schwacke LH, Zolman ES, Balmer BC, DeGuise S, George RC, Hoguet J, Hohn AA, Kucklick JR, Lamb S, Levin M, Litz JA, McFee WE, Place NJ, Townsend FI, Welss RS, and Rowles TK. (2011). Anemia, hypothyroidism, and immune suppression associated with polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Proc Roy Soc B (in press). |
Last Update April 30 2009
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