Stem Cell Biology Researchers
Research at the College of Veterinary Medicine meets the clinical and research demands of human and animal health. Consistently ranked among the top veterinary colleges in the country, the College leads in scientific discovery. Faculty expertise focus on the interface between scientific research and clinical practice as well as a commitment to animal and human health.
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Area of Interest |
| Role of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) family in mammalian meiosis and recombination; RNA binding Argonauts in germline and other mammalian tissue stem cells; Genetics and development;
Gamete biology, fertilization & reproductive tract |
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Identification and characterization of
genes that are mutated in breast tumors; Reproductive biology; investigation of the role that novel, highly-abundant, and egg-restricted molecules
play in reprogramming process; Epigenetic regulation of preimplantation development and embryonic fate
decisions |
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| Equine immune system with specific
interest in immunodeficiencies and
developmental immunity of the foal; immunomodulatory therapies and response to vaccines; comparative animal model for human disease research; Mechanisms of regulation of B cell differentiation using equine bone marrow- and fetal liver-derived hematopoietic stem cells
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| Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of arthritis with
the ultimate goal of identifying novel molecular targets for the treatment or
prevention of arthritis; refining the clinical application of stem
cells for treatment of orthopaedic diseases; cartilage and ligament regeneration; induced pluripotent stem cell and bone marrow stem cell research; biomedical mechanics |
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Genetics & Development; Molecular biology and
cytogenetics; mammalian gametogenesis
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| Molecular processes underlying cardiac stem cell and smooth muscle cell development and function |
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Transcriptional and cellular control of tissue morphogenesis; molecular and cellular events that direct the formation of tissues and organs
during vertebrate embryogenesis; cell signaling;
cellular behaviors and cell shape during development |
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Biomedical imaging; cellular excitation and relaxation;
sarcoplasmic reticular calcium release channels; molecular processes underlying
excitation-contraction coupling; sarcolemnal ion channels;
molecular processes underlying cardiac stem cell and smooth
muscle cell development and function
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Animal models of inherited human disorders as a means to understand sex
determination and differentiation at the molecular level; Inherited disorders of the reproductive tract |
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Diseases of multiple species, defining epidemiology and risk
factors for diseases |
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| Genetic modeling of human cancer in the mouse; early detection and monitoring of
carcinogenesis; neoplasms of reproductive and endocrine systems; Role of stem cell compartment in carcinogenesis, mouse models, stem cell
pathology |
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Biomedical mechanics; joint pathobiology and cartilage repair
with growth factor gene-enhanced chondrocyte and stem cell transplantation
techniques; genetic characterization of OCD in animals and man using microarray
expression studies; clinical application of growth factor recombinant proteins
and gene therapy for improved joint, tendon, and bone repair
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| Mouse genetics and functional genomics; genomic instability; genetic
recombination; genetics of gametogenesis and development; use of ES cells to
mutagenize the mouse genome |
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Micro and nano-biotechnology; biomaterials & drug delivery;
Reproductive Physiology; Cell biology of male germ cells; preservation of genetic diversity; 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 |
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| Genome maintenance mechanisms, cellular responses to genotoxins; mouse cancer models, DNA damage signaling, genomic instability; lung stem cells |
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Cell cycle regulation; cell differentiation; myeloblastic hematological tumor cell line, HL-60; Cancer chemoprevention; biomaterials & drug delivery;
oncogenes; genetics |
