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Joanne Fortune

Professor Emeritus

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853

Office: 607-253-3466
Fax: 607-253-4447
Email: jf11@cornell.edu

Profile

Research/Clinical Interests

Ovarian development and function in mammals; reproductive endocrinology

Education

  • B.A. (1963 - 1967), College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
  • M.S. (1967 - 1969), Ph.D. (1971 - 1974), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (major - embryology, minors - reproductive physiology, genetics)

Biography/Professional Experience

  • 2017: Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
  • 1992-2017: Professor, Dept. of Physiology (now Biomedical Sciences), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (joint appointments in the Sect. of Physiology, Division of Biological Sciences and Women's Studies (now FGSS) Program, College of Arts and Sciences)
  • 1993-94: Visiting Professor, Dept. Ob/Gyn, Univ. of Pennsylvania
  • 1986-92: Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (joint appointments in the Sect. of Physiology, Division of Biological Science and Women's Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences)
  • 1990: Visiting Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
  • 1988: Visiting Scientist, Medical Research Centre, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
  • 1980-1986: Assistant Professor, joint appointments in the Sect. of Physiology (Division of Biological Science), Women's Studies Program (College of Arts and Sciences), and Dept. of Physiology (College of Veterinary Medicine), Cornell University
  • 1979-1980: Senior Research Associate, Dept. of Physical Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • 1977-1979: Research Associate, Depts. of Animal Sci. and Physical Biology, Cornel Univ.
  • 1976-1977: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Animal Science, Cornell University, (with William Hansel)
  • 1975-1976: Postdoctoral Fellow, Depts. of Physiology and Ob/Gyn, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (with D.T. Armstrong)
  • 1969-1971: Faculty Member, Garland Junior College, Boston, MA

Awards and Honors

  • Carl G. Hartman Award, Society for the Study of Reproduction (its highest award), 2017
  • Asdell Lecture, Cornell University, Dept. Of Animal Science, 2017
  • Distinguished Service Award, Society for the Study of Reproduction, 2008
  • James Law Professor of Physiology, College of Vet. Medicine, Cornell University, 2005-
  • Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989
  • Ursula Laurus Award for professional achievement, College of New Rochelle, 2002
  • National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRSA), 1976 1977
  • National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 1971 1974
  • Cornell Graduate Fellowship, 1967 1969
  • New York State Regents Graduate Fellowship, 1967 1969
  • B.A. magna cum laude with honors in Biology

Professional/Academic Affiliations

  • Professor Emeritus, Cornell University, Depts. of Biomedical Sciences and Animal Science and Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
  • Emeritus member and Past President, Society for the Study of Reproduction
  • Fellow, AAAS

Publications

Selected Publications

  1. Siqueira, L.C., J.T. dos Santos, R. Ferreira, R.S. dos Santos, A.M. dos Reis, J.F. Oliveira, J.E. Fortune, P.B. Goncalves, 2012.  Preovulatory changes in the angiotensin II system in bovine follicles.  Reproduction, Fertility and Development 25:539-546.
  2. Fortune, J.E., M.Y. Yang, J.J. Allen, and S.L. Herrick, 2013. The ovarian follicular reserve in cattle: What regulates its formation and size? J. Anim. Sci. 91:3041-3050.
  3. Mouttham, L.L., J.E. Fortune, P. Comizzoli, 2015.  Damage to fetal bovine ovarian tissue cause by cryoprotectant exposure and vitrification is mitigated during tissue culture.  Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 32:1239-1250.
  4. Yang, M.Y. and J.E. Fortune, 2015.  Changes in the transcriptome of bovine ovarian cortex during follicle activation in vitro.  Physiological Genomics 47: 600-611.
  5. Allen, J.J., S.L. Herrick, and J.E. Fortune, 2016.  Regulation of steroidogenesis in fetal bovine ovaries: differential effects of LH and FSH.  Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 57:275-286.
  6. Willis, E.L., P.J. Bridges, and J.E. Fortune, 2017.  Progesterone receptor and prostaglandins mediate luteinizing hormone-induced changes in messenger RNAs for ADAMTS proteases in theca cells of bovine periovulatory follicles.  Molecular Reproduction and Development 84:55-66. DOI 10.1002/mrd.22761.
  7. Yang, M.Y., R.A. Cushman, and J.E. Fortune, 2017.  Anti-Mullerian hormone inhibits activation and growth of bovine ovarian follicles in vitro and is localized to growing follicles.  Molecular Human Reproduction 23:282-291.
  8. Fortune, J.E. , 2018.  Antral follicles: Recruitment and selection of ovulatory follicles.  Encyclopedia of Reproduction, 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 80-86.
  9. Fortune, J.E., 2018.  Ovarian production of estradiol: The two-cell, two-gonadotropin model.  Encyclopedia of Reproduction, 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 165-171.