Dr. John Parrish, Professor
Joined ERP Program: 1990

Department: Animal Sciences
Mailing Address: 714 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: (608) 263-4324  FAX: (608) 262-5157
E-mail: parrish@ansci.wisc.edu

Background:

Institution Degree Year Area of Study
California State University-Fresno B.S. 1977 Animal Science
Cornell University Ph.D. 1983 Animal Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison Postdoc 1983-1988 Animal Science


Professional Experience:

1988-1995   Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1995- 2000  Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2000-Present  Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

  

Honors and Awards:

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, 1992
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Pound Research Award, 1996
  • Sabbatical Leave, UW-Madison, 1996
  • USDA-NRI Reproductive Efficiency Panel Member, 1998
  • Scientific Advisor to National Association of Animal Breeders, 1998
  • USDA-NRI Reproductive Efficiency Panel Member, 1999
  • Local Arrangement Co-Chair of Society for the Study of Reproduction 2000 meeting in Madison, WI. July 2000.
  • Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2001-2002

Research Statement:

The biochemical basis and regulation of sperm capacitation; the factors responsible for male fertility both in vivo and in vitro; control and regulation of the cytoplasmic environment in sperm, eggs and embryos.

Current ERP Graduate Students:

Celina Checura cmchecura@wisc.edu Ph.D.
Lefric Enwall leenwall@students.wisc.edu Ph.D.

Former ERP Trainees:

  • Lindsey La Plante, Masters, 8/03
  • Charles Ostermeier, Ph.D., 12/00
  • Alaaldin Mahmound, Ph.D., 8/96
  • Terence Barry, Ph.D., 12/94

Publications from Dr. Parrish's Lab Search Pub Med