Reproductive Biology
| Faculty | Research Area(s) |
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 Doug Antczak |
Pregnancy immunology; immunogenetics; equine immunology
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 Sarah Caddy |
understanding the protective activity of non-neutralising antibodies; unravel the negative activities of antiviral antibodies; maternal antibodies - Caddy lab |
| Postpartum ovarian and uterine health; epidemiology; regenerative medicine; microfluidics and assisted reproductive techniques - Cheong lab | |
 Theodore Clark |
Mechanisms of sperm-egg fusion |
 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 - Cohen lab |
 Pierre Comizzoli |
Reproductive physiology; fertility preservation and control for rare and endangered species; assisted reproductive techniques; cryobiology of gametes and reproductive tissues; biostabilization Faculty member located at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute- works with Smithsonian Joint Graduate Training Program students |
 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 |
 Erin Daughterity
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(Minor Member) As a trained, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) board certified veterinarian, Dr. Erin Daugherity has a strong interest in animal models of disease, the humane use of animals used in teaching and research, and applying the 3 R’s (reduce, refine, replace) to the use of animals in research. |
 Mandi de Mestre
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processes for a healthy pregnancy and delivery of a neonate, pathologies that compromise pregnancy. Improve diagnostics and treatments for pregnancy conditions, primarily in the mare |
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genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of chromosome inheritance and aging during meiosis and early development. |
 Mariana Diel de Amorim
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equine theriogenology; equine maternal recognition of pregnancy; equine endometritis |
 Callum Donnelly |
Theriogenology, equine genomics/ epigenomics, pregnancy/placental physiology, Vitamin E |
 Siu Sylvia Lee |
Molecular genetics of aging; signaling pathways of nutrient sensing; molecular basis of stress response - Lee lab |
 Marla Lujan |
Nutritional regulation of fertility; endocrinology and metabolism; polycystic ovary syndrome; ultrasonography - Lujan lab |
 Motoko Mukai |
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs); neuroendocrine regulation; reproductive, developmental and metabolic health effect of toxic compounds found in food - Mukai lab |
 Alexander Nikitin |
Stem cells and cancer; pathogenesis of ovarian and prostate cancers; modeling of human disease in genetically modified mice and human organoids - Nikitin lab |
 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 - O'Brien lab |
 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; female reproductive aging - Place lab |
 Mark Roberson |
Molecular endocrinology in reproductive tissues |
 John Schimenti |
Genetics of reproduction and germ cell development; cancer genetics; meiosis; DNA repair; genome manipulation in mice; functional genomics - Schimenti lab |
 Vimal Selvaraj |
Pluripotency and stem cells; regenerative medicine; animal biotechnology; technologies for wildlife conservation - Selvaraj lab |
 Marcus Smolka
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Cell signaling and genome maintenance; DNA replication stress; phosphoproteomics |
 Paul Soloway |
Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in mammals; Chromatin changes associated with neuropathy using single cell analyses - lab |
 Nucharin Songsasen |
Reproductive biology; cyrobiology; wildlife conservation Faculty member located at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute- works with Smithsonian Joint Graduate Training Program students |
 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 - Travis lab |
 Robert S. Weiss |
Molecular mechanisms for the maintenance of genomic stability; cellular responses to DNA damage; mouse models of human cancer - Weiss lab |
 Mariana Wolfner |
Genetic, molecular, developmental, and evolutionary studies of seminal proteins' functions in fertility, and of mechanisms of egg activation and initiation of embryogenesis; investigate conserved phenomena in reproductive biology, using primarily the Drosophila model system - Wolfner lab |
