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About the Reproductive Biology Center
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Research at the Reproductive Biology Center focuses on developing both basic and applied assisted reproductive technologies for use in livestock improvement, production of transgenic animals for biomedical applications and propagation of exotic and endangered species.
Current Research
The Reproductive Biology Center is focused on the development of assisted reproductive technologies, which include embryo collection and transfer, in-vitro maturation/fertilization and embryo sexing. Gene banking research for livestock includes gamete cryopreservation and embryo/semen collection for the germplasm bank. The center's biotechnology research includes studies in areas such as production of transgenic animals from nuclear transfer, isolation and characterization of adipose-derived somatic stem cells and the effect of gene copy number in transfected fibroblast cells. Some applied studies include management techniques to increase reproductive efficiency in cattle; developing techniques to enhance the preservation of exotic and endangered species, including the characterization of the eland estrus cycle; improving pregnancy rates of white-tailed deer through synchronization and artificial insemination trials; using white-tailed and red deer interspecies embryo transfer as a model for endangered cervidae; and the characterization of alligator-derived cell lines.
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| Last Updated: 11/4/2009 3:01:40 PM |
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