Graduate Students (Major Professor):
Alexis Jones – MS candidate 2021-present
Dalen Zuidema, PhD 2022
Karl Kerns, PhD 2019
Wonhee Song, PhD 2017
Edward Miles, MS 2013
Chelsey Kennedy, MS 2011
Jennifer Antelman, MS 2007
Kathleen Marie Baska, MS 2004
Katherine Anne Fischer, MS 2003
Co-advised Graduate Student:
Edgar Miranda – PhD 2022
P. Ronald Tovich, PhD 2004, Dr. Richard Oko, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor.
Alexander Wu, PhD 2004, Dr. Richard Oko, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor.
Kelly Moore, MS 2009, Dr. Timothy Safranski, MU Animal Science principal mentor.
Julie Stilley, MS 2007, Dr. Kathy Sharpe-Timms, MU OBGYN, principal mentor.
Julie Stilley, PhD 2011, Dr. Kathy Sharpe-Timms, MU OBGYN, principal mentor.
Mahmoud Aarabi, PhD, ongoing, started spring 2010 Dr. Richard Oko, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor.
Administrative Assistants
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Betsy Pascoe 2019-2022
Meghan Lawlor BIOSCI & ANSCI 2020-2021
Jennifer Jankovitz ANSCI 2017
Sheridan Tompkins, ANSCI 2015
Madison Hennessy ANSCI 2013-2014
Edward Miles BIOCHEM 2010
Clayton Buckman BIOCHEM 2007
Nicole Leitman ANSCI
Heinz Leigh ANSCI
Arawind Parameshwaran
Postdocs
Lauren Hamilton 2020-present
Karl Kerns 2019-2020
Michal Zigo 2014-2019
Peter Vargovic 2011-2012
John F. Odhiambo 2009-2010
Dawn Feng (MD/Res Specialist) 2004-2006
Young-Joo Yi (promoted to research assistant professor in 2013, while with lab) 2004-2006 and 2008-2013
Gauri Manandhar (promoted to research assistant professor while with lab) 2002-2005
Ricardo Moreno (co-part mentor) 1997-1999
Evelyn Neuber (co-mentor) 1999-2000
Research Professors
Yiude Mao 2015-2018
Young-Joo Yi 2013-2014
Gaurishankar Manandhar 2005-2011
Visiting Scholars 2001-Present:
Natalie Zelenkova 2023-
2022-2023: Professor Mayra Elena Ortiz D’Avila De Assumpção , University of Sao Paulo Brazil
2019: Prof. John Soley & Lizette du Plessis, University of Pretoria. Visit supported by University of Missouri South African Exchange Program grant
2019: Filip Tirpak – Visiting scholar, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, 5 month fellowship
2019 Clio Maicas – Visiting Scholar, University of Dublin, 3 month fellowship
2018-2019: Seda Ocakli – Visiting scholar,Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey, 1 year fellowship
2018: Lucie Tumova, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, 2 month fellowship
2018: Miriam Stiavnicka, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 8 month fellowship
2017-2018: Eriklis Nogueira, DVM, PhD, EMBRAPA, Brazil, 1 year fellowship
2017: Lauren Hamilton, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, visiting scholar, 1 month stay
2016: Lauren Hamilton, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, visiting scholar, 1 month stay
2015: Lina Baron Lastra, University of Antofagasta, Chile, visiting scholar, 2 month stay
2015: Prof. Marketa Sedmikova, Vice-Chancellor, Czech Life Science University in Prague
2015-Bart Gadella, University of Utrecht, NETHERLANDS (invited speaker)
2015- Prof. Eriklis Nogueira, EMBRAPA Pantanal, BRAZIL (collaborator/visiting scholar)
2015-Adriana Kolesarova & Eduard Kolesar, Slovak University of Agriculture Nitra (visiting scholars)
2014-15-Lin Yan (12 months), Szechuan University, China (visiting scholar)
2014 – William Ballard, University of Sydney (invited speaker, collaborator)
2014 & 2015-Alexei Santiani Acosta (<1 month), Universidad Nacional Major San Marcos, Lima, Peru
2014-Veronika Benesova (12 month), Czech Academy of Sciences
2014-Peter Petruska (5 months), Slovak University of Agriculture Nitra
2014-Jan Nevoral (6 months), Czech University of Life Sciences
2013-Genevieve Acteau Queen’s University, Kingston ON (1 month)
2013-Stuart Myers UC Davis (visiting scholalr/collaborator)
Whitney Alpaugh University of Calgary (<1 month, visiting scholar)
Professor Stephen Krawetz, Wayne State University (invited speaker)
Giselle del Carmen Gamarra Lazo, Université François Rabelais, Tours, France (USDA Borlaugh Fellow, trainee; 2 months)
Vanesa Rawe, PhD, Director of Basic Research, CEGyR, Buenos Aires, Argentina (invited speaker & collaborating researcher)
Andrei Zalensky, PhD Professor, The Jones Fertility Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (invited speaker)
Nuch Tanpaichitr,PhD Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Biochemistry/Microbiology/Immunology, and Scientific Director of the Human IVF Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute (invited speaker)
Eva Nagyova, DVM, PhD, Institute of Animal Physiology & Genetics, Libechov, Czech republic (collaborating researcher)
Christophe Ozanon MD Clinical Director, Assisted Fertility Clinical Center, Clinique Monplaisir, Lyon, France (collaborating clinician)
Professor Chang Sik Park PhD (College of Agriculture and Life Science, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, South Korea (collaborating researcher)
Alex Wu PhD (Queen’s University, Kingston, ON) trainee
Professor John Diehl PhD (Clemson University) (invited speaker & collaborating researcher)
Ron Tovich PhD (Queen’s University, Ontario) trainee
Professor Richard Oko PhD (Queen’s University, Ontario) (invited speaker & collaborating researcher)
Professor Jozef Laurincik DVM PhD (Konstantine The Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia) collaborating researcher
Antonio Miranda-Vizuete PhD (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden) (invited speaker & collaborating researcher)
Anita Schurman PhD (AgResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand) trainee
Professor Hector Chemes, MD, PhD President Intl Soc Andrology (CEGyR, Buenos Aires, Argentina) (invited speaker & collaborating researcher)