Amy Reeder

Campus Address: 470 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706

Major Professor: Dr. Jack Rutledge

Email: alreeder@wisc.edu

Telephone: (608) 265-6422

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Background: B.S. 1995, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign - Animal Sciences
                   M.S. 1998, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign - Animal Sciences

Current Research Projects :

Current research is in the areas of in vitro embryo production and the application of microfluidic (µF) technologies to embryology. This includes the investigation of the physical, developmental and molecular differences between traditionally derived in vitro embryos and in vitro embryos manipulated by µF means. Differences in developmental kinetics and cellular protein expression in embryos undergoing the cumulus removal techniques of hand-stripped, µF treated and vortexed embryos will be evaluated.

Presentations:

Poster presentation, International Embryo Transfer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 8-12, 2005.Enhanced Bovine Embryonic Development After Microfluidic Cumulus Cell Removal Post Fertilization, A.L. Reeder1, R.L. Monson1, D.J. Beebe2, M.B. Wheeler 3, B.R. Lindsey4, and J.J. Rutledge1

Publications:

Reeder AL, Ruiz MO, Pessier A, Brown LE, Levengood JM, Phillips CA, Wheeler MB, Warner RE, and Beasley VR. 2004. Intersexuality and the Cricket Frog Decline: Historic and Geographic Trends Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.7276. [Online 7 December 2004] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2004/7276/7276.html

Awards:

  • Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program Training Grant Award. T32HD041921.