{"id":120,"date":"2018-11-07T17:12:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:14:57","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Graduate Students (Major Professor):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/527-2\/\">Chloe Gardner &#8211;\u00a0 Ph.D. Candidate 2024-2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/alexis-jones\/\">Alexis Jones<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/dalen-zuidema\/\"> &#8211; MS 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/dalen-zuidema\/\">Dalen Zuidema<\/a>, PhD 2022<\/p>\n<p>Karl Kerns, PhD 2019<\/p>\n<p>Wonhee Song,\u00a0PhD\u00a02017<\/p>\n<p>Edward Miles, MS 2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/viosfertility.com\/locations-doctors\/shawn-zimmerman-phd\/\">Shawn Zimmerman, PhD 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsey Kennedy, MS 2011<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Antelman, MS 2007<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Marie Baska, MS 2004<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucmo.edu\/college-of-health-science-and-technology\/school-of-natural-sciences\/agriculture\/faculty\/kyle-lovercamp\/index.php\">Kyle Wayne Lovercamp, MS 2004<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Katherine Anne Fischer, MS 2003<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Co-advised Graduate Student:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/edgar-miranda\/\">Edgar Miranda<\/a> &#8211; PhD 2022<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\">P. Ronald Tovich, PhD 2004, <a href=\"https:\/\/dbms.queensu.ca\/faculty\/richard_oko\">Dr. Richard Oko<\/a>, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Wu, PhD 2004, Dr. Richard Oko, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Moore, MS 2009, Dr. Timothy Safranski, MU Animal Science principal mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Julie Stilley, MS 2007, Dr. Kathy Sharpe-Timms, MU OBGYN, principal mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Julie Stilley, PhD 2011, Dr. Kathy Sharpe-Timms, MU OBGYN, principal mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Aarabi, PhD, ongoing, started spring 2010 Dr. Richard Oko, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON, principal mentor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Administrative Assistants<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnr.missouri.edu\/person\/kathy-craighead\/\">Kathy Craighead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/erica-mantle\/\">Erica Mantle 2023-24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/betsy-pascoe\/\">Betsy Pascoe<\/a> 2019-2022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/meghan-lawlor\/\">Meghan Lawlor BIOSCI &amp; ANSCI 2020-2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/grace-wiley\/\">Grace Wiley ANSCI 2017-2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Jankovitz ANSCI 2017<\/p>\n<p>Sheridan Tompkins, ANSCI 2015<\/p>\n<p>Madison Hennessy ANSCI 2013-2014<\/p>\n<p>Edward Miles BIOCHEM 2010<\/p>\n<p>Clayton Buckman BIOCHEM 2007<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Leitman ANSCI<\/p>\n<p>Heinz Leigh ANSCI<\/p>\n<p>Arawind Parameshwaran<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Postdocs<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/lauren-hamilton\/\">Lauren Hamilton<\/a> 2020-2024<\/p>\n<p>Karl Kerns 2019-2020<\/p>\n<p>Michal Zigo 2014-2019<\/p>\n<p>Peter Vargovic 2011-2012<\/p>\n<p>John F. Odhiambo 2009-2010<\/p>\n<p>Dawn Feng (MD\/Res Specialist) 2004-2006<\/p>\n<p>Young-Joo Yi (promoted to research assistant professor in 2013, while with lab) 2004-2006 and 2008-2013<\/p>\n<p>Gauri Manandhar (promoted to research assistant professor while with lab) 2002-2005<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Moreno (co-mentor) 1997-1999<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn Neuber (co-mentor) 1999-2000<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Research Professors<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yiude Mao 2015-2018<\/p>\n<p>Young-Joo Yi 2013-2014<\/p>\n<p>Gaurishankar Manandhar 2005-2011<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Visiting Scholars 2001-Present:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/natalie-zelenkova\/\">Natalie Zelenkova<\/a> 2023-<\/p>\n<p>2022-2023: Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/mayra-elena-ortiz-davila-de-assumpcao\/\">Mayra Elena Ortiz D\u2019Avila De Assump\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a> , University of Sao Paulo Brazil<\/p>\n<p>2019: Prof. John Soley &amp; Lizette du Plessis, University of Pretoria. Visit supported by University of Missouri South African Exchange Program grant<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/filip-tirpak\/\"><span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">2019: <\/span>Filip Tirpak<\/a> &#8211; Visiting scholar, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, <span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">5 month fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/clio-maicas\/\">2019 Clio Maicas<\/a> &#8211; Visiting Scholar, University of Dublin, 3<span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\"> month fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/seda-ocakli\/\"><span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">2018-2019: <\/span>Seda Ocakli<\/a><span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\"> &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Visiting scholar,<span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey, <\/span> 1 year fellowship<\/p>\n<p>2018: Lucie Tumova, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, 2 month fellowship<\/p>\n<p>2018: Miriam Stiavnicka, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 8 month fellowship<\/p>\n<p>2017-2018: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embrapa.br\/equipe\/-\/empregado\/351839\/eriklis-nogueira\">Eriklis Nogueira<\/a>, DVM, PhD, EMBRAPA, Brazil, 1 year fellowship<\/p>\n<p>2017: Lauren Hamilton, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON, visiting scholar, 1 month stay<\/p>\n<p>2016: Lauren Hamilton, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON, visiting scholar, 1 month stay<\/p>\n<p>2015: Lina Baron Lastra, University of Antofagasta, Chile, visiting scholar, 2 month stay<\/p>\n<p>2015: Prof. Marketa Sedmikova, Vice-Chancellor, Czech Life Science University in Prague<\/p>\n<p>2015-Bart Gadella, University of Utrecht, NETHERLANDS (invited speaker)<\/p>\n<p>2015- Prof. Eriklis Nogueira, EMBRAPA Pantanal, BRAZIL (collaborator\/visiting scholar)<\/p>\n<p>2015-Adriana Kolesarova &amp; Eduard Kolesar, Slovak University of Agriculture Nitra (visiting scholars)<\/p>\n<p>2014-15-Lin Yan (12 months), Szechuan University, China (visiting scholar)<\/p>\n<p>2014 &#8211; William Ballard, University of Sydney (invited speaker, collaborator)<\/p>\n<p>2014 &amp; 2015-Alexei Santiani Acosta (&lt;1 month), Universidad Nacional Major San Marcos, Lima, Peru<\/p>\n<p>2014-Veronika Benesova (12 month), Czech Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n<p>2014-Peter Petruska (5 months), Slovak University of Agriculture Nitra<\/p>\n<p>2014-Jan Nevoral (6 months), Czech University of Life Sciences<\/p>\n<p>2013-Genevieve Acteau Queen\u2019s University, Kingston ON (1 month)<\/p>\n<p>2013-Stuart Myers UC Davis (visiting scholalr\/collaborator)<\/p>\n<p>Whitney Alpaugh University of Calgary (&lt;1 month, visiting scholar)<\/p>\n<p>Professor Stephen Krawetz, Wayne State University (invited speaker)<\/p>\n<p>Giselle del Carmen Gamarra Lazo, Universit\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais, Tours, France\u00a0 (USDA Borlaugh Fellow, trainee; 2 months)<\/p>\n<p>Vanesa Rawe, PhD, Director of Basic Research, CEGyR, Buenos Aires, Argentina (invited speaker &amp; collaborating researcher)<\/p>\n<p>Andrei Zalensky, PhD Professor, The Jones Fertility Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (invited speaker)<\/p>\n<p>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)<\/p>\n<p>Eva Nagyova, DVM, PhD, Institute of Animal Physiology &amp; Genetics, Libechov, Czech republic (collaborating researcher)<\/p>\n<p>Christophe Ozanon MD Clinical Director, Assisted Fertility Clinical Center, Clinique Monplaisir, Lyon, France (collaborating clinician)<\/p>\n<p>Professor Chang Sik Park PhD (College of Agriculture and Life Science, Research Center for Transgenic Cloned Pigs, Chungnam National University, South Korea (collaborating researcher)<\/p>\n<p>Alex Wu PhD (Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, ON) trainee<\/p>\n<p>Professor John Diehl PhD (Clemson University) (invited speaker &amp; 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