{"id":164,"date":"2018-11-07T20:35:30","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T20:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T20:41:26","slug":"karl-kerns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafnrfaculty.missouri.edu\/sutovskylab\/karl-kerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Kerns Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Missouri<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor, Iowa State University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.S. 2014 Animal Science\u00a0 – Iowa State University, Ames, IA<\/p>\n

Ph.D.\u00a0 2019 Reproductive Physiology – University of Missouri, Columbia, MO<\/p>\n

Postdoc 2019-2020, Reproductive Physiology – University of Missouri, Columbia, MO<\/span><\/p>\n

Positions and Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 2020-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Missouri<\/p>\n

August 2020-present Assistant Professor, Iowa State University<\/p>\n

August 2020-Present May 2019 – July\u00a0 2020 \u00a0 \u00a0 USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, Sutovsky Lab<\/p>\n

Summer 2013 \u00a0\u00a0 USDA ARS, Dr. David Guthrie Lab, Intern, Beltsville, MD<\/p>\n

Summer 2013 \u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>University of Adelaide, Dr. William van Wettere Lab, Intern, Australia<\/em><\/p>\n

Summer 2011 \u00a0\u00a0 Trans Ova Genetics, Sexed Semen and In-vitro Fertilization Lab Intern, IA<\/p>\n

Summer 2012 \u00a0\u00a0 Smithfield Premium Genetics, Management & Operations Intern, NC & TX<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State University \u2013 Dr. Jason Ross Lab, Undergraduate Research<\/p>\n

2008 \u2013 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 University of Nebraska & Bellwether Farms<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 International Boar Semen, IA<\/p>\n

Other Experience and Professional Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015 – \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)<\/p>\n

2015 – \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cardinal Key Honor Society (Top 1% Campus Leadership, Service, & Scholastic)<\/p>\n

2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alpha Zeta Honor Fraternity<\/p>\n

Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020 First place in postdoctoral poster competition at SSR Virtual 2020.<\/p>\n

2020: USDA-NIFA-AFRI Merit Award (SSR meeting 2020)<\/p>\n

2020: University of Missouri Distinguished Dissertation Award<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) Trainee Travel Award (1 of 20)<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Missouri Life Sciences Week; Animal Biology, Health & Disease – 1st Place<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State University STATEment Maker, Academia Division<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Missouri Life Sciences Week Plant and Animal Physiology and Health, 2nd Place<\/p>\n

2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Animal Science Graduate Forum, University of Missouri, 1st Place PhD Oral<\/p>\n

2015 – ’18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Award, SSR<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Swine Improvement Federation (NSIF) Graduate Student Award<\/p>\n

2015 & \u201917 Douglas D. Randall Young Scientists Development Award, University of MO<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USDA NIFA AFRI SSR Scientific Merit and Impact Award<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SSR Trainee Platform Finalist (Top 1% of 600+ abstracts)<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Predoctoral Fellow ($95,000)<\/p>\n

2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Animal Science Graduate Forum, University of Missouri, 2nd Place PhD Poster<\/p>\n

2014 -\u201916 \u00a0Miller Fellow, University of Missouri<\/p>\n

2014 -\u201916 \u00a0Graduate College Fellow, University of Missouri<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Murray Wise Agricultural Entrepreneurship Award ($10,000)<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Iowa Governor Branstad Agricultural Leadership Award<\/p>\n

Grant Funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019-67012-29714 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kerns (PI) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 06\/01\/2019-05\/31\/2021 USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development. Title:\u00a0Characterizing Boar and Bull Semen Ejaculate-to-Ejaculate Fertility Differences<\/p>\n

2017-67011-26023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0USDA NIFA AFRI Education and Workforce Development\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kerns (PD)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a002\/01\/2017-01\/31\/2019 Title:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Optimizing boar sperm nanopurification and creating a boar fertility prediction model.<\/p>\n

Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Sharif M, Kerns K, <\/strong>Sutovsky P, Bovin N, Miller DJ (2021) Progesterone induces porcine sperm release from oviduct glycans in a proteasome-dependent manner. Reproduction,<\/em> 161(4):449-457.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Kerns K<\/strong>, Jankovitz J, Minton A, Kuster C, Robinson J, Sutovsky P (2020) Relationship between the length of sperm tail mitochondrial sheath and fertility traits in boars used for artificial insemination. Antioxidants,<\/em><\/strong> 9(11):1033. doi: 10.3390\/antiox9111033<\/li>\n
  3. Kerns K<\/strong>, Sharif M, Zigo M, Xu W, Hamilton L, Sutovsky M, Ellersieck M, Drobnis EZ, Oko R, Miller D, Sutovsky P (2020) Sperm cohort-specific zinc signature acquisition and capacitation-induced zinc flux regulate sperm-oviduct and sperm-zona pellucida interactions. Int. J. Mol. Sci.,<\/em> 21(6):2121; Special Issue on Advances in Molecular Regulation of Spermatozoa Function.<\/li>\n
  4. Zigo M, Ma\u0148\u00e1skov\u00e1-Postlerov\u00e1 P, Zuidema D, Kerns K<\/strong>, Jon\u00e1kov\u00e1 V, T\u016fmov\u00e1 L, Buben\u00ed\u010dkov\u00e1 F, Sutovsky P (2020) Porcine model for the study of sperm capacitation, fertilization and male fertility. Cell Tissue Res.,<\/em> <\/strong>380(2):237-262.<\/li>\n
  5. Kelsey KM, Zigo M, Thompson WE, Kerns K<\/strong>, Gaurishankar Manandhar G, Sutovsky M, Sutovsky P (2020) Reciprocal surface expression of arylsulfatase A and ubiquitin in normal and defective mammalian spermatozoa. Cell Tissue Res. <\/em><\/strong>379:561-576.<\/li>\n
  6. Zigo M, Manaskova-Postlerova P, Jonakova V, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky P (2019) Compartmentalization of the proteasome-interacting proteins during sperm capacitation. Sci. Rep. <\/em><\/strong>9:12583<\/li>\n
  7. Mordhorst B, Kerns K<\/strong>, Schauflinger M, Zigo M, Murphy S, Ross R, Wells K, Green J, Sutovsky P, Prather R (2019) Pharmacologic treatment with CPI-613 and PS48 decreases mitochondrial membrane potential and increases quantity of autolysosomes in porcine fibroblasts. Sci. Rep.<\/em><\/strong> 9:9417.<\/li>\n
  8. Sutovsky P, Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Zuidema D (2019) Boar semen improvement through sperm capacitation management, with emphasis on zinc ion homeostasis. Theriogenology,<\/em> <\/strong>137:50-55<\/li>\n
  9. Zigo M, Jonakova V, Manaskova-Postlerova P, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky P (2019) Ubiquitin-proteasome system participates in the de-aggregation of spermadhesin and DQH protein during boar sperm capacitation. Reproduction,<\/em> <\/strong>doi: 10.1530\/REP-18-0413.<\/li>\n
  10. Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Sutovsky P (2018) Zinc: A necessary ion for mammalian sperm fertilization competency. Int. J. Mol Sci.,<\/em> <\/strong>19(12)<\/li>\n
  11. Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Sutovsky M, Drobnis E, Sutovsky P. 2018. Zinc Ion Flux of Mammalian Spermatozoa Capacitation. Nature Communications<\/em><\/strong>. DOI:10.1038\/s41467-018-04523-y<\/li>\n
  12. Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Sutovsky P. 2018. Zinc: A Necessary Ion for Mammalian Sperm Fertilization Competency. J. Mol. Sci<\/em><\/strong>. 19 (12), 4097. DOI:10.3390\/ijms19124097<\/li>\n
  13. Kerns K<\/strong>, Morales P, Sutovsky P. 2016. Regulation of Sperm Capacitation by the 26S proteasome: An emerging New Paradigm in Spermatology. Biol Reprod<\/em><\/strong> 94(5):117. DOI: 10.1095\/biolreprod.115.136622<\/li>\n
  14. Mordhorst BR, Kerns KC<\/strong>, Schauflinger M, Murphy SL, Ross RM, Samuel MS, Wells KD, Green JA, Sutovsky P, Prather RS. 2019. Pharmacologic reprogramming designed to induce a Warburg Effect in porcine fetal fibroblasts decreases mitochondrial membrane potential and increases the quantity of autolysosomes, without impacting the overall quantity or size mitochondria. Scientific Reports<\/em><\/strong>. DOI:10.1038\/s41598-019-45850-4<\/li>\n
  15. Zigo M, Manaskova-Postlerova P, Jonakova V, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky P. 2019. Proteasomal activity mediates structural and proteome remodeling during sperm capacitation. Scientific Reports<\/em><\/strong>. DOI:10.1038\/s41598-019-49024-0<\/li>\n
  16. Kelsey KM, Zigo M, Thompson WE, Kerns K<\/strong>, Manandhar G, Sutovsky M, Sutovsky P. 2019. Reciprocal Surface Expression of Arylsulfatase A and Ubiquitin in Normal and Defective Mammalian Spermatozoa. Cell Tissue Res<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> In press.<\/li>\n
  17. Sutovsky P, Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Zuidema D. 2019. Boar Semen Improvement through Sperm Capacitation Management, With Emphasis on Zinc Ion Homeostasis. Theriogenology<\/em><\/strong>. DOI: 1016\/j.theriogenology.2019.05.037<\/li>\n
  18. Chinchilla-Vargas J, Kerns K<\/strong>, Rothschild MF. 2017. Climatic and lunar effects on boar semen traits. Anim Reprod Sci<\/em><\/strong>. DOI:10.1016\/j.anireprosci.2018.04.006<\/li>\n
  19. Zigo M, Manaskova-Postlerova P, Jonakova V, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky P. 2019. Ubiquitin-proteasome system participates in the de-aggregation of spermadhesion and DQH protein during boar sperm capacitation. Reprod<\/em><\/strong>. DOI: 10.1530\/REP-18-0413<\/li>\n
  20. Zigo M, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky M, Sutovsky P. 2018. Modifications of the 26S proteasome during boar sperm capacitation. Cell Tissue Res<\/em><\/strong>. DOI:10.1007\/s00441-017-2786-6<\/li>\n
  21. Costello K, Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky P, Timms K. 2018. Paternal Development Exposure to Endometriosis Causes Negative Transgenerational Impacts on Male Fertility. Submitted.<\/li>\n
  22. Jankovitz J, Kerns K*<\/strong>, Minton A, Kuster C, Sutovsky P. Relationship between the length of sperm tail mitochondrial sheath and fertility traits in boars used for artificial insemination. In preparation.<\/li>\n
  23. Kerns K<\/strong>, Sutovsky M, Sutovsky P. Characterization of spermatozoa plasma membrane changes and zinc super resolution 3D modeling during capacitation. In preparation.<\/li>\n
  24. Kerns K<\/strong>, Zigo M, Sutovsky M, Sutovsky P. Spermatozoa zinc signature and capacitation rate is dependent on ejaculatory sequence. In preparation.<\/li>\n
  25. Nogueira E, Kerns K<\/strong>, Wiley G, Zigo M, Sutovsky P. Bull fertility predictive model using a biomarker approach. In preparation.<\/li>\n
  26. Grusenmeyer E, Kerns K,<\/strong> Zulovich J, Sutovsky P, Lamberson W, Lucy M, Safranski T. Heat stress mitigation strategies for boars and the impact on sperm quality parameters. In preparation.<\/li>\n
  27. Walters EM, Kerns K<\/strong>, Burlak C. 2017. Xenotransplantation literature update, May\/June 2017. Xenotransplantation<\/em><\/strong> 24(4): e12323. DOI: 10.1111\/xen.12323<\/li>\n
  28. Kerns K<\/strong>, Hua A, Burlak C. 2017. Xenotransplantation literature update, January\/February 2017. Xenotransplantation<\/em><\/strong> 24(2): e12304. DOI: 10.1111\/xen.12304<\/li>\n
  29. Burlak C and Kerns KC<\/strong>. 2015. Xenotransplantation literature update, January-February 2015. Xenotransplantation<\/em><\/strong> 22(2): 155-157. DOI: 10.111\/xen.12168<\/li>\n
  30. Burlak C, Kerns KC<\/strong>, Taylor RT. 2015. Xenotransplantation literature update, March-April 2015. Xenotransplantation<\/em><\/strong> 22(3): 236-238. DOI: 10.111\/xen.12171<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *Designates co-first author.<\/p>\n

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