Faculty Directory
* Indicates participating faculty member on pre-doctoral training grant
Faculty with current students
David Abbott, Ph.D. *
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Neuroendocrine function, Primates, PCOS
E-mail: abbott@primate.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 2
Craig Atwood, Ph.D.
Medicine
Interests: Hormone regulation of aging and Alzheimer's Disease
E-mail: csa@medicine.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 2
Paul Bertics, Ph.D. *
Biomolecular Chemistry
Interests: Cell regulation and proliferation by growth factors
E-mail: bertics@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 0
Ian Bird, Ph.D., Program Director *
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Uterine blood flow, eNOS, Cell Signaling
E-mail: imbird@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
Gabriela Cezar, Ph.D., DVM
Animal Sciences
Interests: Stem Cell Safety
Email:gcezar@ansci.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
Ted Golos, Ph.D. *
Comparative Biosciences
Interests: Placenta biology, stem cells, primates
E-mail: golos@primate.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 3
Colin Jefcoate, Ph.D. *
Pharmacology
Interests: stAR protein
E-mail: jefcoate@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 2
Ron Magness, Ph.D. *
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Shear stress
E-mail: rmagness@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
Jon Odorico, MD *
Surgery
Interests: Stem cells, Pancreatic islet development
E-mail: jon@surgery.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
John Parrish, Ph.D. *
Animal Sciences
Interests: Sperm regulation and function, Equine Reproduction
E-mail: parrish@ansci.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 2
Manish Patankar, Ph.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOS)
E-mail: patankar@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 4
Lewis Sheffield, Ph.D. *
Dairy Science
Interests: Mammary gland function
E-mail: lgsheffi@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
Ei Terasawa, Ph.D. *
Pediatrics
Interests: Neuroendocrinology, primates
E-mail: terasawa@primate.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 3
Milo Wiltbank, Ph.D. *
Dairy Science
Interests:Hormonal interaction; intracellular regulation of cell death and steroidogenesis in the corpus luteum; regulation of ovarian function in dairy cattle.
E-mail: wiltbank@calshp.cals.wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 1
Jing Zheng, Ph.D. *
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Endothelial cell funtion
E-mail: jzheng@wisc.edu
Number of Current Students: 2
Additional Participating Faculty Members
* Indicates participating faculty member on pre-doctoral training grant
Elaine Alarid, Ph.D. *
Oncology
Interests: Estrogen response
E-mail: alarid@oncology.wisc.edu
Terrance Barry, Ph.D. (may train a student jointly with another faculty member)
Animal Sciences
Interests: Aquaculture, fish reproduction
E-mail: tpbarry@wisc.edu
Willian Bosu, Ph.D., DVM
Veterinary Medicine
Interests: Folliculogenesis, Corpus luteum function
E-mail: bosuw@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Karen Downs, Ph.D. *
Anatomy
Interests: Developmental and genetic control of fetal and extraembryonic lineage formation during mouse gastrulation, use of mammalian stem cells in gene therapy.
E-mail: kdowns@wisc.edu
Marc Drezner, MD
Medicine
Interests: Phosphatonins, Hormones
E-mail: mkd@medicine.wisc.edu
Theresa Duello, Ph.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Interests: Health Disparities in Underrepresented Populations
E-mail: tmduello@wisc.edu
Oliver Ginther, Ph.D.
Veterinary Medicine
Interests: Equine reproduction
E-mail: ojg@ahabs.wisc.edu
Pam Kling, MD
Pediatrics
Interests: Neonatal development, Growth factors
E-mail: pkling@wisc.edu
Tom Martin , Ph.D. *
Biochemistry
Interests: Cell Signalling, Neuropeptides
E-mail: tfmartin@wisc.edu
James Ntambi , Ph.D.
Biochemistry, Nutritional Sciences
Interests: Cellular differentiation and hormonal and dietary regulation of gene expression.
E-mail: ntambi@biochem.wisc.edu
Richard Peterson , Ph.D. *
Pharmacology
Interests: Prostate disease
E-mail: repeterson@pharmacy.wisc.edu
Linda Schuler , Ph.D., DVM *
Comparative Biosciences
Interests: Prolactin, Growth hormones
E-mail: schulerl@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
Dinesh Shah, MD
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Interests: mechanisms of preeclamptic hypertension
E-mail: dmshah@wisc.edu
James Thomson, Ph.D., DVM *
Anatomy
Research Interests: Stem Cells
E-mail: thomson@primate.wisc.edu
Jyoti Watters, Ph.D.
Comparative Biosciences
Interests: Molecular mechanisms employed by microglia, Central Nervous System Diseases.
E-mail: jjwatters@wisc.edu
Ziming Yu, Ph.D.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Interests: transcription factors, AP-1 and Ets-1
E-mail: zyu1@wisc.edu